Our Services
SUATT informs Sabancı University researchers about national and international funding and grant programs, providing guidance on suitable open calls. It creates roadmaps for researchers and offers support at every stage, from preparing project proposals to submitting applications. SUATT contributes to the successful funding of projects by assisting with the review of project proposals, preparing budgets, and checking the required documents for submission. Additionally, it ensures a steady flow of up-to-date information between funding institutions and researchers, and supports partner search processes in projects coordinated by Sabancı University. It provides comprehensive services in preparing administrative documents and meeting application requirements.
Contact:
Can Kartoğlu - FENS Project Partners Manager
Gökçin Ardakoç - FASS & FMAN Project Partners Manager
SUATT creates project and partnership opportunities by matching the expertise of faculty members with the needs of public and industrial organizations. It actively takes part in preparing collaboration agreements, facilitating consensus between parties, and managing coordination processes.
It carries out marketing and strategy development processes for the commercialization of the university's intellectual property rights. SUATT manages negotiations and contract processes with potential buyer companies and investors for the licensing or transfer of patents, utility models, and designs. By establishing relationships with institutions and organizations in the innovation ecosystem, it conveys the university's competencies to external stakeholders and external stakeholders' needs to faculty members to ensure effective technology transfer. Additionally, it organizes matchmaking events to build strong connections between academia and industry.
Contact:
Abdurrahman Türk - Business Development Manager
abdurrahman.turk@sabanciuniv.edu
Cem Emre Memiş - Industry Outrech Leader
SUATT is responsible for the effective management of the university’s intellectual property assets. It accepts invention disclosure forms submitted by faculty members and conducts preliminary research on the patentability and commercialization potential of the disclosed inventions.
It organizes monthly Intellectual Property and Commercialization Committee meetings and manages the committee's decision-making processes in alignment with the university’s intellectual property policies. SUATT ensures effective communication between inventors and the committee and oversees the registration processes for the university's national and international intellectual property portfolio. It negotiates provisions related to intellectual and industrial property rights in contracts where the university is a party and prepares the necessary agreements and legal documents.
SUATT also provides faculty members with advisory services on intellectual property rights, offering support throughout the commercialization processes of their inventions.
Contact:
İzlem Şahinkaya - IPR Leader
The PMO team collaborates with researchers at every step of project management within the university, from efficient project execution to reporting and closure processes. It provides guidance on budget planning, efficient resource utilization, risk management, and ensuring project continuity.
Additionally, the team is responsible for administrative and financial processes for research projects conducted under national and international funding programs. By facilitating communication and coordination with project partners and funding institutions, the PYO team contributes to the successful completion of projects.
Contact:
Çiğdem Geylan - Project Management Office Manager
Since 2008, Sabancı University has been the coordinator of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) Istanbul project, providing institutions, particularly SMEs in Istanbul, with complimentary mentoring services. These services include support in internationalization, access to finance, innovation management, intellectual and industrial property rights management, applications for European Union funding, and partner search. The project is co-funded by the European Commission.
To register with the Enterprise Europe Network and access its free complimentary services, please contact us.
Enterprise Europe Network Registration Form
Contact:
Industry Outreach Team - dpe.suatt@sabanciuniv.edu
Inovent is a strategic consulting and business development company that focuses on the commercialization of early-stage technologies, particularly in academia-based entrepreneurship. Inovent provides services to startups, including customer acquisition, funding, and investment opportunities. Inovent offers co-investment opportunities in addition to providing 900,000 TRY capital support through TÜBİTAK BiGG Fund via BiGG3INN.
Inovent Programs
Contact: info@inovent.com.tr
Success Stories
Öğretim Üyemiz Orçun Çetin’in Yürütücülüğündeki Digital Europe Projesi Kabul Edildi!
Digital Europe kapsamında DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-CYBERACADEMY çağrısına; Öğretim Üyemiz Orçun Çetin yürütücülüğünde hazırlanan “Cybersecurity for Industry 4.0 Technologies in Operational Technology – CyberSec4OT” başlıklı proje kabul edildi.
Sabancı Üniversitesi Koordinatörlüğündeki Projeye HORIZON-CL5-2024-D5-01-03 Desteği
“HORIZON-CL5-2024-D5-01-03: Advanced battery system integration for next generation vehicles (2ZERO Partnership)” çağrısı kapsamında Sabancı Üniversitesi’nin proje koordinatörü olduğu “ARISE (Advanced BatteRy System and Integration for Generation-4 Solid State CElls)” projesi desteklenmeye hak kazandı.
SSBF Fakülte Öğretim Üyemiz Fatih Serkant Adıgüzel’ın projesine Horizon Europe CL2 Desteği!
Sabancı Üniversitesi SSBF öğretim üyesi Fatih Serkant Adıgüzel’in ortak olarak yer aldığı “VALPOP- Valuing Public Goods in a Populist World: A Comparative Analysis of Network Dynamics and Societal Outcomes” başlıklı projesi Horizon Europe HORIZON-CL2-2024-DEMOCRACY-01-03 çağrısı kapsamında desteklenmeye hak kazandı.
Horizon Europe Funding for Sabancı University Coordinated DIAMETER Project!
The DIAMETER project, "Demonstration of a sustainable circular-by-design manufacturing system based on additive manufacturing," led by Sabancı University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences faculty members Assoc. Prof. Dr. Taner Tunç and Prof. Dr. Erhan Budak, has been awarded funding under the HORIZON-CL4-2024-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-05 call.