For TTOs
Building Technology Transfer Ecosystems
Turning research into real-world impact.
Great research doesn’t transfer itself. Universities and research institutes often get stuck with unclear governance, outdated procedures, and heroic ad-hoc work that can’t scale.
We help institutions build a market-oriented technology transfer ecosystem: clear rules, usable workflows, practical tools, and trained teams—so research results move reliably from labs into licensing deals, partnerships, and spin-outs.
We bring ecosystem-level experience and hands-on delivery: originating as a commerical technology transfer office we have scaled our work to TTOs across Central and Eastern Europe - from Poland to Georgia. To help understand our outlook on tech transfer, check out Croatia’s National Guidelines for Technology Transfer which we drafter together with the World Bank.
What you get
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A clear and efficient technology transfer process
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Stronger internal coordination and decision-making
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A more capable TTO with practical tools and routines
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Better market orientation of research and clearer value propositions
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A healthier pipeline of licensing and spin-out opportunities
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More effective collaboration with industry and partners
What we do
Technology transfer operating model
We design an end-to-end system that connects research outputs with market opportunities. This includes clear roles, responsibilities, and decision-making, so technology transfer is consistent and not dependent on a few individuals.
Policies, procedures, and governance
We develop or improve internal rules and procedures that guide the whole process, from invention disclosure to licensing or spin-out. The result is a framework that is understandable, defensible, and easy to run.
TTO setup and professionalisation
We help establish or strengthen a technology transfer office and its service portfolio. This includes team structure, competencies, workflows, and practical ways of working with researchers, management, and external partners.
Opportunity intake and evaluation
We build tools and criteria for triage and prioritisation. Your team gains a structured way to evaluate commercial potential, define the right route to market, and focus resources where they matter.
Market orientation and industry engagement
We help translate research into a clear value proposition and connect it with real market needs. This includes guidance on outreach, partnership building, and deal readiness, so industry conversations lead to concrete next steps.
Toolkits
and templates
We provide ready-to-use templates and materials that reduce friction and speed up delivery. Typical toolkits cover intake, evaluation, market assessment, partner communication, internal decision support, and deal preparation.
Skills and capacity
building
We train and coach technology transfer teams, leadership, and researchers. The focus is practical competence in commercial thinking, collaboration with industry, and execution of the transfer process.
Case-based implementation support
We do not stop at documents. We work on real cases with your team to embed the process, build confidence, and turn the new system into daily practice.
Princing
This service is delivered as a scoped engagement. Most institutions start with a diagnostic phase and continue with implementation support based on ambition, capacity, and timeline.
Our Services
Our Comprehensive market analysis measures market size, growth potential, key segments for technology application, value chain/supply chain positioning and potential products/services segmentation.
It examines market dynamics, benchmarks competitors, and identifies potential customers to refine the technology’s unique value proposition.
Our Market Validation service is designed to assess whether a novel technology or scientific discovery has the potential to succeed in the market. We help innovators avoid costly detours by systematically testing and validating the business case behind their innovations.
We bridge the gap between lab and market by answering critical early-stage questions:
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Does the market need this solution?
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Who are the early adopters or ideal customers?
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Is the value proposition clear and compelling?
Our IP Valuation service helps technology owners, research institutions, startups, and investors understand the true economic potential of their intellectual property. We evaluate intellectual property, typically patents or other intangible assets.
Our valuation is based on the income approach, meaning we assess its real market potential.
The result is an official valuation report, certified by a court-appointed expert. This gives your innovation a clear and objective market price tag.
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IP Valuation
for VŠB-TUO
For VŠB-TUO we valued the intellectual property “Measuring system for continuous evaluation of weld quality during robotic welding” and proposed licensing terms. The valuation supported the preparation of a licence agreement between VŠB-TUO and the company ABB, which later licensed the technology.
Michal Mokroš,
Business Development Specialist
"“UNICO Analytics helped us determine the value of technology for transferring rights to a private company. Our entire collaboration was marked by excellent communication, reliable conduct, speed, and reasonable prices. Overall, UNICO's work was very good, and I would like to thank them again in this form.”"
IP Valuation
for MENDELU
We quickly assessed the value of a technology for collecting and reusing the mixture of fermentation gases developed by Mojmir Baron's team from the Faculty of Horticulture at MENDELU. Thanks to our forensically verified output it was successfully sold to a wine house in Bzenec.
Jiří Přenosil,
TT Manager
"UNICO was a great choice - they priced our technology license quickly and realistically. In addition, they found a manufacturer who invested in the development of our technology and bought the license. UNICO opened the way for our research to be put into practice - one of the most progressive wineries in the Czech Republic is now producing beverages carbonated with our grape bubbles instead of industrially produced CO2."
Client Stories
Through a deep understanding of technology and the intellectual property environment, thorough analytical work, and brutal honesty in our recommendations, we are focused on our clients' goals.
Prices
Market
Analysis
from
€ 6 000
Market
Validation
from
€ 5 000
IP
Valuation
from
€ 3 000