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The National Council of Science, Technology and Innovation (Concytec) presented the Technology Transfer Capabilities Index (ICTT), the first instrument in the country that measures and compares the preparation of universities and public research institutes to bring the results of science to the productive sector and society.
This study, prepared by the Subdirectorate of Innovation and Technology Transfer of Concytec, reveals an unprecedented diagnosis: seven out of every ten academic institutions in Peru are still in the very initial stages of developing their technology transfer capabilities, without the basic conditions necessary to convert their knowledge into applied solutions, that is, into products or services with economic and social impact.
Why does this measurement matter?
Peru faces a critical gap: it has been generating more and more knowledge, but it is difficult to transform it into innovation. In the Global Innovation Index 2025, the country ranks 112th in university-industry collaboration and 84th in national patents (out of a total of 133 countries evaluated), reflecting the urgent need to strengthen the bridges between academia and industry.
The ICTT responds precisely to that urgency. Until today, the country did not have a systematic tool that would allow us to know how prepared our institutions are to transfer technology and how to guide public policies and services to enhance said process.
The diagnosis: a mirror of the Peruvian scientific system
The index was applied at a pilot level to 67 institutions--36 public universities, 26 private universities, and 5 public research institutes--and classifies their maturity levels into five stages. The majority (67%) is located at levels 1 and 2, characterized by low institutional capacity, absence of specialized teams and no articulation with the productive sector.
However, a third of the entities studied are beginning to stand out: those with clear intellectual property policies, defined internal processes and more solid technical teams in technology transfer show greater potential for impact and advance towards levels 3 and 4 (Intermediate and Upper Intermediate Capacity, respectively).
Beyond the numbers
The ICTT not only measures; opens a strategic conversation about the future of the national science, technology and innovation system (SINACTI). Its results will be used to:
Design more focused support policies, aimed at strengthening Technology Transfer Offices (OTT).
Promote more effective alliances between universities, companies and the State.
Promote competition and mutual learning between institutions through comparisons and common standards.
A decisive step
For Concytec, development not only depends on producing more knowledge, but also on making that knowledge reach where it transforms the most: the industry, the regional economy and the daily lives of people. This index is, therefore, a compass to guide efforts, investments and public policies towards innovation that responds to the countrys needs.
The ICTT allows us to know, for the first time, where we stand in terms of technology transfer. With this information we will be able to better accompany universities and research centers, so that science and innovation are true engines of productivity and well-being, said the Directorate of CTeI Policies and Programs of Concytec.
The complete document of the Technology Transfer Capabilities Index is available on the Concytec institutional portal:
https://www.gob.pe/institucion/concytec/informes-publicaciones/7322881-indice-de-capacidades-en-transferencia-tecnologica-un- model-for-measuring-institutional-conditions-for-the-development-and-management-of-technology-transfer-in-peru.
