Technology transfer
Technology transfer includes the University's official collaboration agreements with companies or organisations, inventions registered by researchers, license agreements concerning use of UCPH technologies, and spin-out companies.
License agreements
License agreements per year concerning rights to commercial use of a technology from the University of Copenhagen.
Collaboration agreements
Collaboration agreements per year entered by the University of Copenhagen with private companies.
Technology transfer year-by-year
The table shows, year by year, the number of inventions made by researchers at the University of Copenhagen that are registered at the University’s Tech Transfer Office.
| 2022 | 54 |
| 2021 | 65 |
| 2020 | 57 |
| 2019 | 81 |
| 2018 | 78 |
| 2017 | 77 |
| 2016 | 88 |
| 2015 | 70 |
| 2014 | 74 |
| 2013 | 77 |
| 2012 | 49 |
| 2011 | 58 |
| 2010 | 40 |
| 2009 | 45 |
| 2008 | 74 |
| 2007 | 72 |
The table shows, year by year, the number of license agreements concerning rights to commercial use of a technology from the University of Copenhagen.
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2020 | 26 |
| 2019 | 39 |
| 2018 | 26 |
| 2017 | 29 |
| 2016 | 28 |
| 2015 | 23 |
| 2014 | 18 |
| 2013 | 17 |
| 2012 | 16 |
| 2011 | 21 |
| 2010 | 12 |
| 2009 | 13 |
| 2008 | 12 |
| 2007 | 9 |
The table shows, year by year, how many research collaboration agreements the University of Copenhagen has established with private companies (NDA's and MTA's not included).
| 2022 | 222 |
| 2021 | 182 |
| 2020 | 228 |
| 2019 | 284 |
| 2018 | 335 |
| 2017 | 304 |
| 2016 | 326 |
| 2015 | 408 |
| 2014 | 365 |
| 2013 | 382 |
| 2012 | 370 |
| 2011 | 306 |
| 2010 | 306 |
The table shows, year by year, the number of spin-out companies that have been established at the University of Copenhagen.
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 |
