WE CAN HELP YOUR ORGANIZATION THRIVE
Our pursuit of scientific discovery in Oeiras Municipality is driven by a commitment to break down boundaries and remain receptive to new ideas. We foster creative collaboration with investors and academia, encouraging them to work together to advance science and innovation in a variety of ways. Our partnership approach is flexible and tailored to your objectives. We seek mutual benefit, recognizing that each partnership is unique.
- CONNECTING
- TRANSFORMING
- CREATING VALUE
Our team supports ITQB NOVA researchers in their engagements with industry by:
- Identifying suitable companies to partner with
- Liaising between the researcher and the company to create mutual beneficial bespoke partnerships
- Develop and negotiate suitable innovation contracts to reflect the unique partnership.
To facilitate successful collaborations, our office has established several agreements with external academic and industrial partners, essential for ensuring a smooth and valuable knowledge transfer across a broad range of scientific disciplines, which need to be reviewed by our team before being signed by an authorized official of ITQB NOVA (Dean or Vice-Dean)
Types of Agreements/Contracts
- Material Transfer Agreement (MTA)
- Confidentiality Disclosure Agreement (CDA) or Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
- Studentship/Internship/Traineeship Agreement
- Memoranda of Understanding (MoU)
- Collaborative Research Agreement
- Sponsored Research Agreement
- Consultancy/Service Provision/Contracted Research Agreement
- Licensing Agreement
Contact us if you need to get an agreement in place
Intellectual Property (IP) rights can vary significantly between different types of agreements. Nonetheless, all agreements and contracts must be aligned with ITQB NOVA’s IP policy and international best practices. In general:
- Collaborative Research: IP ownership is typically shared between the collaborating parties, often based on the extent of their contributions.
- Sponsored Research: Typically, ITQB NOVA retains ownership of any intellectual property generated from research funded by external sponsors, allowing for independent exploitation and potential licensing opportunities.
- Consultancy/Service Provision/Contracted Research: the company/organization that commissions the research generally owns the resulting intellectual property.