Exchanging Ideas

Do you have a good idea for a project or product, but lack the means and equipment to make it happen? Do you want to consult an expert, but find it hard to pinpoint the right person? 

TU Delft has the knowledge and facilities to take your idea a step further. You will be matched with the right expert with whom you can form a partnership to make your idea reality. We will be happy to help you find your way in the university. If TU Delft is unable to help, we can draw on extensive information to refer you to a specialist elsewhere. 

For businesses

You may not yet know exactly how TU Delft can help you, but would still like to speak to someone to see whether anybody within the university is the right partner for you. Then contact us via this form  

Businesses can have their ideas developed in different forms of partnership, such as a short-term research project or a more extensive longer-term partnership. How the project is carried out depends on the size and complexity of your research needs and your funding capacity. Read more about partnership opportunities for businesses 

For private inventors

If you are a private individual with a good idea or invention, we refer you to: 

• Nederlandse Orde van Uitvinders (Dutch Association of Inventors)
• Octrooicentrum Nederland (Netherlands Patent Office)