Middle East Technical University (METU) ranked 1st, just like last year, in the 2021 Patent Report, published by Patent Effect, according to both numbers of commercialization and numbers of commercialization by cumulative data and licensed patents.
In the “Turkey’s Patent Map” report published on April 28, 2022, based on the patent data used for measuring and tracking innovation performances of countries, firms, universities, and institutions, an overall analysis of patent applications submitted until 31.12.2021 by institutions in Turkey is conducted.
As of the end of 2021, METU with 34 commercialized and 36 licensed/transferred patents, is listed at the top in the rankings of commercialization-leader universities and research centers. METU also ranked 1st in terms of the numbers of 10 realized commercialization and 9 licensed/transferred patents in 2021.
At METU, the procedures of commercialization of innovations developed by faculty members are carried out by Technology Transfer Office (METU TTO). Currently, there are several innovations in METU TTO’s patent portfolio, developed in various areas ranging from biomedical engineering to the defense industry and from nanotechnology to informatics.
