A technology transfer center, also known as TTO or technology commercialization office, is a platform designed to transfer technology between universities, research centers and the commercial world. In addition to these terms, there are many other synonyms for technology transfer center including innovation center, knowledge transfer center, patent commercialization center, or tech hub. All of these synonyms represent the same objectives, which are to bridge the gap between innovative research and commercializing the findings to bring them to the marketplace. More importantly, technology transfer centers create a symbiotic relationship between academia and the industry, fostering economic growth through the generation of intellectual property, patents, and other forms of technology transfer.