{"id":1709,"date":"2026-08-27T13:43:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T11:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/?page_id=1709"},"modified":"2026-09-18T15:46:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T13:46:57","slug":"innovation-and-startups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/en\/innovation-and-startups\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation and Startups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Krakow University of&nbsp;Technology supports innovation and startups mainly through its special purpose vehicle, INTECH PK, together with the Centre for Technology Transfer PK&nbsp;(CTT PK), helping turn scientific research into business. The university establishes spin-off companies, runs mentoring programs, and promotes academic technologies on&nbsp;the domestic and international market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>INTECH PK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">INTECH PK&nbsp;is&nbsp;the special purpose vehicle of&nbsp;Krakow University of&nbsp;Technology, working in&nbsp;the area of&nbsp;innovative technologies. It&nbsp;manages intellectual property rights entrusted to&nbsp;it&nbsp;by&nbsp;the university, builds business\u2013science relationships, and supports scientists and technology creators who want to&nbsp;transform their research into market products and services. The company also supports entrepreneurs and investors, helping Polish companies access key technologies and increase their competitiveness, and works with investors looking to&nbsp;develop companies and profit from innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its main area of&nbsp;activity is&nbsp;the commercialization of&nbsp;R&amp;D&nbsp;results, especially through establishing and taking equity stakes in&nbsp;spin-off companies. INTECH PK&nbsp;also helps with licensing or&nbsp;transferring technology rights to&nbsp;industry partners, cooperates with interdisciplinary research teams, and offers access to&nbsp;labs and implementation projects that draw on&nbsp;the university&#8217;s&nbsp;potential to&nbsp;meet market needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intechpk.pl\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.intechpk.pl\/?lang=en<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"pkgl-section\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pkgl-band\" style=\"width:100vw!important;max-width:none!important;position:relative!important;left:50%!important;transform:translateX(-50%)!important;margin-left:0!important;margin-right:0!important;box-sizing:border-box!important;\" data-pkgl-images=\"[{&quot;full&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pk.edu.pl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/topa.jpg&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;PK KUT tesearcher Monika Topa-Skwarczy\\u0144ska in a laboratory&quot;},{&quot;full&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pk.edu.pl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/70ec328e-fa19-4329-a9a5-621eb78f5cbd-1.jpg&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Ortyl Photo Lab research team member Karolina Kuczy\\u0144ska at work&quot;},{&quot;full&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pk.edu.pl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/Fot.-Jan-Zych_Materialy-Politechniki-Krakowskiej-1-scaled.jpg&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;PK KUT researchers from the team working on alcohol-free perfumes&quot;},{&quot;full&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pk.edu.pl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/477476eb-d31b-44ab-89d8-0ca6471d6c18-1-scaled.jpg&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Ortyl Photo Lab research team member Katarzyna Wolny at work&quot;},{&quot;full&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pk.edu.pl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/PolitechnikaKrakowskaBezalkoholoweperfumyElwiraLason-1.jpg&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;PK KUT researcher Elwira Laso\\u0144 working on alcohol-free parfumes in university laboratory&quot;},{&quot;full&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pk.edu.pl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/a864c4f7-d85c-490c-928e-b79f9303ad43-1.jpg&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Ortyl Photo Lab research team at work&quot;},{&quot;full&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pk.edu.pl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/48869345937_059247195f_o-scaled.jpg&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;},{&quot;full&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pk.edu.pl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/143-DE_00884-1.jpg&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Ortyl Photo Lab research team at work&quot;},{&quot;full&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pk.edu.pl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/128-DE_00823.jpg&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Ortyl Photo Lab research  members including team leader prof. 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Its main fields of&nbsp;operation are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>commercialization of&nbsp;intellectual property,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>technology transfer,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>support within framework programs,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>services supporting SME development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CTT PK&nbsp;focuses on&nbsp;implementing the university&#8217;s&nbsp;research results in&nbsp;industry. Thanks to&nbsp;its in-depth knowledge of&nbsp;the commercialization process and active collaboration with entrepreneurs, the Centre can clearly identify the technical and business needs of&nbsp;industry partners. Depending on&nbsp;individual customer needs, CTT PK&nbsp;informs, advises, trains, supports technology transfer, prepares technological innovation certificates, conducts technology audits, and helps find foreign partners. It&nbsp;also provides professional support to&nbsp;entities applying for international R&amp;D&nbsp;programs funded by&nbsp;the European Commission. Most of&nbsp;its services are free of&nbsp;charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since its founding, CTT PK&nbsp;has been trusted by&nbsp;more than 45,000 customers, has completed 100 technology transfers, issued dozens of&nbsp;technological innovation certificates, and conducted hundreds of&nbsp;technology audits. 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