Louvain Technology Transfer Office (LTTO)

To serve society

Alongside teaching and research, the University has a third mission: to serve society.

Promotion of knowledge and technology transfer are key factors in this mission, both for the University and for society. Nevertheless, although they allow progress and innovation, they are still long and complex processes because of the very nature of the underlying social interests, and the human and financial resources that they require.

The Louvain Technology Transfer Office - LTTO - was set up to meet these challenges and thus enhance technology transfer and the promotion of knowledge within society.

LTTO brings together teams from the University’s Research Department and Sopartec, UCL’s technology transfer company. Its function is to act as a one-stop shop for the promotion of UCL’s knowledge, operating as a fully integrated technology transfer service available to UCL’s research community and its partners.

LTTO’s strategy is defined by its Board, chaired by Benoît Macq, Public Service Pro-Rector, while the day-to-day management is shared by Anne Bovy, Director of the Research Department, and Philippe Durieux, CEO of Sopartec.

LTTO now offers UCL’s RESEARCHERS support in:

• Finding a source of funding;
• Preparing a successful research proposal;
• Examining and drafting contracts;
• Offering comprehensive advice on matters relating to intellectual property.

LTTO offers BUSINESSES AND OTHER PARTNERS a response to specific needs in terms of leading-edge scientific research at UCL, and technology offerings. LTTO helps you to:

• Find out about UCL’s research potential;
• Work with a UCL research team;
• Identify a technological offering that is of interest.

When you contact LTTO, you will be dealing with a team of experts in:

• research funding;
• project set-up;
• contract drafting;
• protection of intellectual property;
• protection of know-how;
• biological material transfer;
• patent filing;
• business model definition;
• licence agreement negotiation;
• support for the launch of spin-offs.

A single point of contact:

Phone : +32 10 47 25 47

e-mail :

www.ltto.com