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 or organisations.
Technology transfer since 2007
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.
| 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.
| 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 collaboration agreements the University of Copenhagen has entered with private companies or organisations.
| 2019 | 1.285 |
| 2018 | 1.071 |
| 2017 | 999 |
| 2016 | 810 |
| 2015 | 816 |
| 2014 | 721 |
| 2013 | 623 |
| 2012 | 638 |
| 2011 | 682 |
| 2010 | 609 |
| 2009 | 573 |
| 2008 | 412 |
| 2007 | Not available |
The table shows, year by year, the number of spin-out companies that have been established at the University of Copenhagen.
| 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 |
Figures are updated up to and including 2019.
Figures for the previous year are being updated within the first month or so of the year.
