Patent Transfer From GTU Laboratories to Industry

Gebze Technical University (GTU) contributes to Türkiye’s technology transfer ecosystem by bringing together in-house developed technologies from its laboratories with industry. Organized under the slogan "Where Knowledge Turns Into Products and Ideas Into Value", the Patent Commercialization Launch Event gathers representatives of academia and industry.

The ceremony was attended by Prof. Muhammed Zeki Durak, President of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, GTU Rector Prof. Hacı Ali Mantar, GTU Vice-Rectors Prof. Elif Damla Arısan and Prof. Hasari Çelebi, as well as numerous academics, sector representatives, and students.

Rector Mantar: A Patent Cannot Be Considered To Have Completed Its Mission Unless It Reaches Industry

In his opening speech, GTU Rector Prof. Hacı Ali Mantar emphasized the university’s research-oriented identity and underlined the importance of patent commercialization. He stated that obtaining a patent for an invention is a major achievement; however, unless that invention reaches industry and transforms into a mechanism in a factory, a remedy in a hospital, or comfort in an office, it cannot be regarded as having fulfilled its mission. He further noted that GTU is not merely a university that publishes academic articles, but an institution fully integrated with industry. Highlighting that university–industry collaboration is no longer a mere aspiration but a living ecosystem, Rector Mantar conveyed that GTU’s doors are always open to industrial partners.

Prof. Muhammed Zeki Durak delivered a comprehensive presentation titled "Industrial Property and Academic Life", emphasizing the importance of patent processes within academia.

Four Major Licensing Agreements Signed

At the most significant stage of the launch event, official agreements were signed for the commercialization of strategic patents developed at GTU:

Functional Office Chair: The invention by Lecturer Ramazan Aybey from the Department of Physical Education and Sports was licensed to Seçkin Büro Mobilyaları.

Biological Control: The invention titled "Recombinant Bacillus thuringiensis for Killing Mosquito Larvae and Its Method", developed by Prof. Sedef Tunca-Gedik from the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, was transferred to Doğa İlaç.

Energy Technologies: Two major inventions by Mahmut Akşit, PhD, from the Department of Physics, titled "Textured Film and Production Method Thereof and A Rotary Mechanism with Periodic Reverse Motion", were licensed under EMARLAB Energy.

Following the signing ceremony, plaques were presented to the inventors and company representatives by GTU Rector Prof. Hacı Ali Mantar and Prof. Muhammed Zeki Durak. The plaques were presented to Şükrü Serbest on behalf of Seçkin Büro Mobilyaları, Hacı Osman Dalkürek on behalf of Doğa İlaç, and Mahmut Akşit, PhD, on behalf of EMARLAB Energy.

Plaques and Certificates of Appreciation

Plaques of appreciation were presented to Sevcan Işıkay, PhD, from the Research Coordination Office, Engineer Fırat Kayabaşı, and Cetlis Consultancy representative Cihat Çetin for their contributions to the commercialization process.

Additionally, official registration certificates were awarded to numerous academics who obtained patent registrations between 2019 and 2025.

The certificate recipients and their invention titles are as follows:

Prof. Osman Öztürk and Ali Şems Ahsen, PhD, for the invention titled "A High-Performance Trimetallic Catalyst Production Method Prepared by Magnetron Sputtering Technique for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells";

Prof. Coşkun Aydıner for the invention titled "Innovative Membrane Systems Based on Membrane Distillation for Advanced Treatment of Leachate";

Assoc. Prof. Perihan Aksu for the invention titled "Thin Films with Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy and the Production Method Thereof";

Saliha Büyükçorak, PhD, for the invention titled "A Generalized Positioning System Based on Physical Layer-Assisted Spoofing Signal Detection and Authentication";

Prof. Cemal Özer Yiğit and Prof. Mehmet Halis Saka for the invention titled "A Lighting Apparatus Mountable on a Tripod or Staff";

Assoc. Prof. Mahmut Yıldız for the invention titled "Heterocyclic Plastoquinone Analogues with Antimycobacterial Activity";

Muhammed Enes Oruç for the invention titled "A Digital Hologram Imaging Device Containing an Acoustic Module";

Mahmut Akşit, PhD, for the invention titled "An Electric Generator for Central Heating and Cooling Systems";

Ülker Diler Keriş-Şen, PhD, for the invention titled "An Integrated Process Developed for the Production of Nitric Acid and Nitrate Compounds";

Prof. Barış Binay for the invention titled "A Method for Obtaining an Improved Amino Acid Sequence of the Hypsibius dujardini Epoxide Hydrolase Enzyme";

Prof. Hüseyin Cengiz Yatmaz and Research Assistant Gizem Başaran-Dindaş for the invention titled "A Photocatalytically Active Semiconductor Heterogeneous Catalyst Under Visible Light";

Kamil Çınar, PhD, for the invention titled "A Method for Simultaneous Imaging and Feedback of Dosage Amount in Photodynamic Applications";

Prof. Mehmet Salim Öncel and Assoc. Prof. Emin Ender Çelebi for the invention titled "A Method for Producing Lithium Phosphate from Lithium Enolate Chelate Structure";

Assoc. Prof. Yakup Genç for the invention titled "A Relative Positioning Method for Multiple Unmanned Aerial, Marine, and Ground Vehicles";

Lecturer Ramazan Aybey for the invention titled "Functional Office Chair".

A certificate of appreciation in the category of "The Inventor With the Highest Number of Patent Applications at GTU" was also presented to Prof. Barış Binay.

A certificate of appreciation in the category of "The Inventor With the Highest Number of Design Applications at GTU" was presented to Assoc. Prof. Ceyda Özgen.

Young Entrepreneurs Awarded

During the event, the winners of the Business Plan Competition organized by the GTU Technology Transfer Office, with participation from ten different universities, received their awards:

Kübra Tutkun Akdeniz with "Lentify"

İlhan Aytutuldu and Ümit Murat Akkaya with "Rubrika"

Mustafa Mercan with "Zentry"

Jury Special Award: Mustafa Enes Öztürk

The program concluded with a commemorative group photograph.

Please click here to access the photos from the ceremony

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