ILO protects and manages NUS intellectual property, and helps to translate new discoveries and innovations by NUS researchers into useful products and services for the benefit of society by licensing these technologies to existing companies or start-ups.

ILO evaluates invention disclosures from NUS staff and students to determine the feasibility of commercialising the technology and whether protection of the Intellectual Property is necessary for effective commercialisation.

Applications by NUS staff and students to patent inventions are also managed by ILO, which handles the entire process, leading to the granting of patents by the US or any other territory.

We represent the University to negotiate with interested parties on the licensing of NUS technologies. These technologies may be licensed by NUS start-ups, established companies or institutions.

The technologies managed by ILO fall into three main groups, viz. Physical Sciences & Engineering, Information Technology and Bioinformatics; and Life Sciences.

Please contact Dr Peter Kew for matters related to Physical Sciences, IT & Engineering.