GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

The Services of the CKTO are only available to entities and natural persons that are legally established and are active in territories under the control of the Republic of Cyprus.

In the event one or more foreign entities is an owner of any part of a Bundle submitted for CKTO services and thus ineligible to receive services, the foreign entities must exclusively license or assign all their rights to a Cypriot entity who is an eligible Beneficiary and receive the services or formally opt out in in writing and provide written permission for the other Beneficiaries to receive Services.

Beneficiaries of externally funded RDI projects must have utilized and exhausted all available knowledge transfer and/or commercialization support available from the funding agency before submitting an application for services from the CKTO. The Services will enhance the impact of the investment on the local economy and society.

Services provided under this call can include IP ownership assessment, IPR scope analysis, IP protection strategy development and IP protection funding through an IP Voucher, assessment of commercial prospects, technology marketing and support in negotiating commercialization agreements, as described in more detail in the Framework of Operations of the Central Office of Knowledge Transfer and its Annexes/Appendices.