The American University in Cairo (AUC) is committed to teaching and research of the highest caliber and provides exceptional liberal arts and professional education in a cross-cultural environment. With a diverse campus community and strong academic ecosystem, AUC advances research, applied innovation, and real-world impact in Egypt and beyond. AUC’s Technology Transfer Office supports this mission by protecting university intellectual property and partnering with industry to license technologies and enable spin-outs.

AUC’s Technology Transfer Office (TTO) operates an innovation-to-impact strategy that translates research excellence into deployable products, services, and ventures. We manage the full cycle from invention intake and evaluation to IP protection, partner engagement, and commercialization execution. Our strategy is anchored in three principles: (1) evidence-based selection of inventions with the highest likelihood of adoption; (2) IP management that is fit-for-purpose (right scope, right territory, right timing) and aligned with the intended route to market; and (3) structured collaboration with industry to reduce technical and market risk through development, piloting, and validation.