Tech Transfer & Industry · NUSX
NUSX Tech Transfer is the bridge between NUS labs and the world that will use what they invent — patents filed, technologies licensed, spinouts founded, and industry partnerships that turn research into revenue.
Tech Transfer serves two very different audiences. Pick the one that fits — each path leads to the right disclosure form, the right contact, and the right paperwork.
NUS faculty, postdoc, PhD student, or research staff with an invention, IP question, or interest in commercialising your work.
A company looking to license a technology, sponsor research, partner on a project, or scout commercially-ready innovations from the NUS pipeline.
Success stories
Three short stories from across the NUS Tech Transfer pipeline — a licensed technology, a spinout that scaled, and an industry partnership that produced a product. Concrete outcomes, not aggregate numbers.
Spinout
Short narrative — what the lab discovered, how it was spun out, where the company is now. 2–3 sentences.
Read the story →Licensing
Short narrative — what was licensed, to whom, and the outcome in market. 2–3 sentences.
Read the story →Partnership
Short narrative — the problem, the NUS lab that solved it, and the product that shipped. 2–3 sentences.
Read the story →For Researchers
A working reference for NUS faculty, students, and research staff. Open the full page →
The seven-step pathway from disclosure form to patent decision, with realistic timelines and what TTI handles at each step.
See the pathway →Plain-language guide to patents, copyrights, and ownership rules at NUS. Replaces the old accordion-style FAQ.
Read the guide →MTAs, NDAs, and the templates researchers ask for most. When to use which, and who signs what.
Browse agreements →For Industry
For companies looking to license, sponsor, or partner. Open the full page →
The browsable catalogue of NUS technologies available for licensing. Filterable by Strategic Track, sector, and TRL.
Browse catalogue →Structured ways to fund directed research at NUS labs — sponsored research agreements, joint labs, and consortia.
Sponsor research →You have a problem, NUS may have a researcher already working on it. Structured intake to match challenges to capability.
Submit a challenge →Funding
Programmes for NUS researchers turning lab work into commercial-grade prototypes and spinouts. All funding programmes →
Short description of who this programme funds, what it covers, and typical award sizes.
Short description of who this programme funds, what it covers, and typical award sizes.
Short description of who this programme funds, what it covers, and typical award sizes.
Short description of who this programme funds, what it covers, and typical award sizes.
Contact
TTOs are segmented by NUSX Strategic Track. Pick the track that fits your research domain — disclosure, agreements, and licensing conversations go straight to the right person, not a general inbox.
Life sciences & health
Biotech, medtech, diagnostics, therapeutics, digital health.
[TTO name TBC]
tto-pulse@nus.edu.sgMaterials & manufacturing
Advanced materials, energy, sustainability, hardware.
[TTO name TBC]
tto-matter@nus.edu.sgComputing & AI
AI, software, data, semiconductors, quantum.
[TTO name TBC]
tto-logic@nus.edu.sgClimate, food & security
Climate tech, food security, urban systems, infrastructure.
[TTO name TBC]
tto-resilience@nus.edu.sgEarlier-stage idea, not ready for disclosure yet? NUS MVP Studio helps researchers and students turn early ideas into testable prototypes before the tech-transfer conversation begins.
Visit MVP Studio →