Institute for Technology Transfer and Innovations

The Institute for Technology Transfer and Innovations (ITTI)works toward the creation and the development of a national innovation infrastructure, the spreading of new knowledge, the stimulation of technological entrepreneurship, the transfer of knowledge and technologies and the market application of innovative products. The activities of the Institute serve as a mechanism for the development and financing of research, development and application of innovations. Critical focus in the work of the Institute is the development of cooperation between the business and the scientific community. The Institute for Technology Transfer and Innovations (ITTI) has been established in December, 2013. ITTI is a non-governmental, non-profit organization, a registered alliance, according to the Law for Judicial Entities with Non-profit Purposes. Its services fall into these categories: • Intermediation in technology transfer; • Services (Financial, Strategic, Legal, etc.), related to • Searching and finding technologies, know-how, IP (intellectual property), patents, and beneficial models; • Financing or investment mediation when realizing new and starting companies (start-ups); • Assistance in developing new teams and companies – management consulting; • Participation in the preparation and management of projects, programs, analyses and strategies – EU and others – that are related to innovations; • Other assistance and activities, related to innovations; Creation and maintenance of information database with innovations. The aim of ITTI is to become a solid business support organization whose mission is to help entrepreneurs, start-ups and innovative SMEs by supporting the growth of innovative ideas, business incubation and acceleration, internationalization solutions and involvement in international projects and networks. A special focus of it is the enhancement of the SMEs’ capacity through the implementation of actions related to education and training. The objective is to enable entrepreneurs to acquire the necessary skills/tools to boost their competitiveness, to grow towards other markets and introduce innovation in all phases of their business cycle. The Institute has been entrusted by the Plovdiv Regional Administration to develop and/or implement innovation support programmes for regional SMEs and as consequence is entitled as a regional innovation support agency. Its members consist of experts with substantial scientific, managerial, financial and practical experience. Our team contributes for finding practical and working solutions and real application of innovative ideas in business. We have rich international experience and network of contacts, which we use to implement our goals. All members have close ties to a large pool of science experts in Bulgaria and around the world. We always aim at creating measurable benefits and holistic innovative solutions for our clients.