Centrum Transferu Technologii i Innowacji UKW

What Centrum Transferu Technologii i Innowacji UKW does

CTTI UKW is a university technology transfer and innovation center operating within Kazimierz Kazimierz Wielki University (Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego, UKW) in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Founded in 2016 as the institutional home for UKW's technology transfer function, the center serves as the first point of contact for external businesses and socio-economic entities seeking collaboration with the university. It identifies scientific potential across UKW's faculties (mechatronics, materials engineering, IT, biology, chemistry, physical culture), connects researchers with industry partners, and coordinates the commercialization of R&D results through licensing, sale of IP, and creation of spin-off companies.

The center administers two principal EU-funded grant programs: Inkubator Innowacyjności 4.0 (PLN 2,111,000 under POIR 2014-2020) and the ongoing Science4Business - Nauka dla Biznesu consortium project (PLN 3 million+ under FENG 2021-2027, Action 2.5), which fund pre-implementation R&D work, IP protection, and innovation brokerage. Under these programs CTTI has funded 19 research teams with PLN 1,180,000 in pre-implementation grants and supported the exclusive licensing of the GRADYS VR cognitive training software to Grydsen sp. z o.o. Notable intellectual property includes a European patent for a white LED converter, a 3D-printed passive exoskeleton for children with upper limb weakness (15 awards), a flame-retardant biopolyol from white mustard oil, and various mechatronic and biomedical devices.

CTTI operates as a non-profit academic unit with no independent revenue; its services are funded by EU project budgets and provided free of charge to UKW researchers and collaborating businesses. Distribution is relationship-based: innovation brokers proactively engage both sides, supplemented by international trade fair participation (INTARG, iENA, Archimedes, KIDE, Concours Lépine, JDIE), regional economic forums, and science outreach events such as Bydgoski Festiwal Nauki and Akademia Młodego Naukowca. The center is a member of PACTT (Porozumienie Akademickich Centrów Transferu Technologii) and holds director-level positions in regional innovation policy bodies including the Kujawsko-Pomorska Rada Przemysłu Przyszłości and Rada Rozwoju Gospodarczego Województwa.

Name

Centrum Transferu Technologii i Innowacji UKW

Legal name

Centrum Transferu Technologii i Innowacji Uniwersytetu Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy

Website

https://innowacje.ukw.edu.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CTTI UKW is the technology transfer and innovation center of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It brokers science-business collaboration, administers EU-funded pre-implementation grants, and supports commercialization of university research across multiple disciplines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bydgoszcz

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. EU-Funded Project Grants: Primary revenue stream comes from European Union funded programs. Science4Business (FENG 2021-2027, Action 2.5) is the flagship project, providing millions in support for R&D pre-implementation work. Additional programs include Inkubator Innowacyjności 4.0 (POIR 2014-2020) which funded over PLN 2 million in grants, NCBiR grants, and regional operational program funds. The center operates as a non-profit academic unit within UKW; revenue is disbursed as grants to research teams rather than retained.
2. Commercialization of R&D Results: Commercialization pathways include sale of research results, licensing agreements, and creation of spin-off companies (spin-off/spin-out). Example: GRADYS VR cognitive training software licensed exclusively to Grydsen sp. z o.o. Revenue model is transactional and project-dependent rather than recurring.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Centrum Transferu Technologii i Innowacji UKW (CTTI) is the technology transfer and innovation center at Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It acts as the first point of contact for businesses and the socio-economic environment seeking collaboration with the university, coordinating R&D commercialization, providing innovation broker services, administering pre-implementation grants, supporting IP protection, and managing the Science4Business project for science-business linkages.

Product overview

CTTI UKW is a university technology transfer center that serves as the primary point of contact for business entities interested in collaboration with Kazimierz Wielki University. The center offers technology transfer services, commissioned research, training programs, and manages the Science4Business project for R&D collaboration. The center also supports pre-implementation grants and innovation brokerage. One notable product is GRADYS, a VR-based cognitive training application developed in collaboration with medical researchers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Science4Business - Nauka dla Biznesu: Project promoting collaboration between science and business, supporting commercialization of R&D results

Products and services

• Innovation Broker Services (Broker Innowacji) Service offering where innovation brokers facilitate science-business collaboration by identifying market potential for university research, building business client databases, supporting IP creation plans, conducting market research, consulting on research agenda creation, and supporting commercialization negotiations. Targeted at UKW researchers and external enterprises.
• Science4Business - Inkubator Rozwoju Pre-implementation Grant Program Multi-stage competitive grant program funding pre-implementation R&D work at UKW for solutions with commercialization potential. Provides over PLN 3 million in total support for UKW researchers through the EU-funded FENG 2021-2027 program.
• Commissioned Research Services (Badania zlecone) Contract research services where external businesses commission UKW researchers to conduct R&D work, access specialized equipment in university laboratories, or solve specific technical problems. Priced per individual agreement.
• Training Programs (Szkolenia) Training programs offered through CTTI covering IP protection, commercialization processes, and technology transfer topics for UKW researchers and external businesses.
• Intellectual Property Protection Support Support for UKW researchers in protecting intellectual property, including patent applications, IP creation planning, and IP management for research results with commercialization potential.
• Conferences and Knowledge Zone Conference hosting and knowledge dissemination services including the Bydgoski Festiwal Nauki science festival and Akademia Młodego Naukowca summer camps for youth.

Quantifiable outcome

• 19 pre-implementation grants awarded totaling PLN 1,180,000 under Inkubator Innowacyjności 4.0
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Science4Business - Nauka dla Biznesu Consortium (Uniwersytet Morski w Gdyni, Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazorsky w Olsztynie, UKW, Instytut Ogrodnictwa - PIB, Instytut Technologii Bezpieczeństwa MORATEX)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026Non-competitive project 'Science4Business - Nauka dla Biznesu' under FENG 2021-2027, Action 2.5. Led by Uniwersytet Morski w Gdyni with UKW as consortium partner. UKW's CTTI coordinates the project locally, managing the 'Inkubator Rozwoju' task (Task 1) which funds pre-implementation R&D work at UKW. Provides over PLN 3 million in total support for UKW.
• Kujawsko-Pomorska Rada Przemysłu PrzyszłościcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 September 2025Regional Future Industry Council established by the Platform of Future Industry. CTTI Director dr Alina Kaszkur serves on the Expert Panel; Prorektor dr hab. inż. Marek Macko serves as Vice-Chair. Supports digital transformation of regional enterprises and shapes regional innovation policy.
• Rada Rozwoju Gospodarczego Województwa Kujawsko-PomorskiegocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 September 202541-member body representing business, academic, and local government communities. Prorektor Marek Macko serves as member. Advisory role for regional economic policy, helping shape innovation-friendly conditions in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie region.
• Grupy Robocze ds. inteligentnych specjalizacji regionu (8 groups covering food, health, advanced materials, transport, culture, ICT, Green Deal, Industry 4.0)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 September 2025Eight working groups covering regional smart specializations. Multiple UKW researchers serve as members: dr hab. Magdalena Twarużek (healthy food), dr hab. Aleksandra Jezierska-Thöle (health tourism), dr hab. inż. Krzysztof Moraczewski (advanced materials), dr hab. inż. Grzegorz Szala (transport), dr Anna Pawiak (culture), dr hab. Piotr Prokopowicz (ICT), dr Barbara Panciszko-Szweda (Green Deal), dr inż. Joanna Nowak (Industry 4.0).
• Grydsen sp. z o.o.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 30 December 2021Signed exclusive license with UKW and CM UMK for the GRADYS VR cognitive training software - first Polish VR application for elderly cognitive therapy. The license enables commercial deployment of the university-developed technology in healthcare settings.
• EFREI Paris - École d'Ingénieur Généraliste en Informatique et Technologies du NumériqueminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 September 2021Polish-French research collaboration on AI-based emotion analysis application. French team members included dr Catherine Marechal, prof. Katarzyna Węgrzyn-Wolska, and dr Lamine Bougueroua. Joint development led to gold medal at iCAN 2021 Canada. Demonstrates UKW's international research collaboration capability.
• AIP UKW Sp. z o.o. (Akademicki Inkubator Przedsiębiorczości UKW)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 October 2020UKW's spin-off company and commercialization vehicle. Partner in the 'Inkubator Innowacyjności 4.0' consortium alongside UKW, implementing pre-implementation grants for university researchers. Manages commercialization of research results, licensing, and spin-off creation.
• ADIUTIS Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnościąminorOthers · 23 August 2017UKW-affiliated spin-off company. Received PLN 816,000 in regional funding for a project on respiratory training device with dedicated software for monitoring respiratory fitness. Example of successful science-business link facilitated by UKW's innovation ecosystem.
• ZJ TECHNOLOGY Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnościąminorOthers · 23 August 2017UKW-affiliated spin-off company. Received PLN 720,230 in regional funding for biological dietary supplementation project with sub-precision crusher technology. Demonstrates UKW's role in supporting spin-off creation and growth.
• Kujawsko-Pomorska Agencja Innowacji sp. z o.o. (KPAI)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 21 June 2017Regional innovation agency from Toruń, presented as new operator of research vouchers during joint seminars. Connects SMEs with university research capabilities and manages regional R&D funding instruments.
• Pracodawcy Pomorza i Kujaw - Związek PracodawcówminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 21 June 2017Regional employers' association representing the business community. Presented funding opportunities (NCBiR, PARP programs) to enterprises and researchers during joint events. Helps connect university research with regional business needs.
• Uniwersytet Technologiczno-Przyrodniczy im. J. i J. Śniadeckich w Bydgoszczy (UTP)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 June 2017Consortium partner in 'Inkubator Innowacyjności+' program. Joint seminars and expert panel meetings to strengthen science-business cooperation in the Bydgoszcz region. Shared innovation brokers and joint events for regional SMEs and researchers.
• PACTT (Porozumienie Akademickich Centrów Transferu Technologii)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 March 2016Agreement of Academic Technology Transfer Centers connecting Polish university TTOs. CTTI UKW is a member, enabling cooperation, knowledge sharing, and joint initiatives across Polish academic technology transfer centers.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Uniwersytet Jagielloński: Top Polish research university (PACTT member) operating its own innovation and technology transfer center covering multiple faculties; comparable in mission, EU project participation, and pre-implementation grant administration to CTTI UKW.
• Politechnika Wrocławska: Major Polish technical university and PACTT member, running its own Center for Technology Transfer that coordinates R&D commercialization, broker services, and EU-funded pre-implementation grants - structurally identical to CTTI UKW's role within a public university.
• Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie: Consortium partner in Science4Business - Nauka dla Biznesu alongside CTTI UKW; runs parallel pre-implementation grant and technology transfer functions for its researchers, making it a directly comparable Polish public university TTO.
• Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu: Major Polish public research university and PACTT signatory with a dedicated technology transfer center offering science-business brokerage, IP protection, and commercialization services analogous to CTTI UKW.
• Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy: Consortium member in Science4Business - Nauka dla Biznesu; a Polish state research institute performing technology transfer and pre-implementation R&D work for its scientific staff in a manner structurally similar to CTTI UKW.
• Uniwersytet Warszawski: Poland's largest research university with an established technology transfer center (Centrum Transferu Technologii i Wiedzy UW) and PACTT membership; comparable scope of disciplines, grant administration, and commercialization activity as CTTI UKW.
• Uniwersytet Morski w Gdyni: Lead partner of the Science4Business - Nauka dla Biznesu consortium under FENG 2021-2027. Operates its own technology transfer and pre-implementation grant functions for Polish maritime university research, with a structure and mission directly comparable to CTTI UKW.

Regional players

• Kujawsko-Pomorska Agencja Innowacji (KPAI): Regional innovation agency in Toruń explicitly named as a CTTI UKW partner; manages research vouchers and SME-researcher matching in Kujawsko-Pomorskie, operating in the same regional innovation ecosystem but as a publicly-funded agency rather than university TTO.

Broad incumbents

• PARP (Polska Agencja Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości): National Polish agency for enterprise development that co-funds the FENG framework underpinning CTTI UKW's grant programs; a broader ecosystem incumbent that sets the policy and funding context in which university TTOs like CTTI UKW operate.

Emerging players

• AIP UKW Sp. z o.o. (Akademicki Inkubator Przedsiębiorczości UKW): UKW's special-purpose academic incubator and commercialization vehicle; co-implements the Inkubator Innowacyjności 4.0 program with CTTI UKW, providing adjacent startup incubation and commercialization services on the same university campus.

Market position

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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