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December 16, 2025 - GTU Office of Press and Public Relations Gebze Technical University (GTU) takes a significant step within its vision of transferring academic output to industry by granting exclusive licenses for two new energy efficiency–focused patent families to EMARLAB Energy Technologies Inc.
Achieving a major success within its mission to transfer academic knowledge to industry, GTU has exclusively licensed two patent families, developed by its academic staff and focusing on energy efficiency and advanced manufacturing technologies, to EMARLAB Energy Technologies Inc. The licensing agreement was signed at a ceremony held at the GTU Rectorate by GTU Rector Prof. Hacı Ali Mantar and the inventor, Asst. Prof. Mahmut Akşit from the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science at GTU.
Focus of the Licensed Patents The licensed works, which have international patent applications, offer innovative solutions involving both chemical and mechanical processes for integrating nanomaterials into macro-scale practical devices. Among the primary envisaged applications of these patents is the production of thermoelectric foils that, enabled by nanostructures, achieve enhanced efficiency by directly converting heat into usable electrical energy. Laboratory-scale thermoelectric foil products have already been developed. The licensed patents are as follows:
The patent family titled “Textured Film and Production Method Thereof” The patent titled “A Rotary Mechanism with Periodic Reverse Motion”
Emphasis on Commercialization from the GTU Rector Commenting on the signing process, GTU Rector Prof. Hacı Ali Mantar underlined the university’s commercialization vision, stating: “As Gebze Technical University, we value not only high-quality academic output but also the creation of added value for industry and the national economy through this output. The energy sector is one whose strategic importance continues to grow. This licensing represents a concrete demonstration of GTU’s interdisciplinary scientific strength and its commercialization vision. It also serves as a strong example of how knowledge generated within the university could be transferred directly to industry through the academic–entrepreneur model.”
Asst. Prof. Mahmut Akşit, Chairman of the Board of EMARLAB Energy Technologies Inc., expressed his satisfaction with the coordinated and effective execution of the licensing process and thanked the GTU Rectorate, GTU Research Coordination Office, GTU Technology Transfer Office (TTO), and the CETLİS Consulting team for their contributions. He noted that such university–industry collaborations make a significant contribution to strengthening Türkiye’s technology transfer ecosystem and that the completed licensing process stands as a tangible indicator of positive progress in technology transfer.
The successful execution of this important commercialization process was made possible through the collaborative efforts of the GTU Research Coordination Office, the GTU Technology Transfer Office (TTO), and CETLİS Consulting, which managed the commercialization coordination. The process being guided by a shared vision among these stakeholders demonstrates a strong level of coordination in transforming academic knowledge into high value-added outcomes. |
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