23 Organizations Have Been Selected as the First Phase Implementers for the BIGG 2018 Program
The results of the 2018 “1512 Technological Entrepreneurship Seed Capital Support Program First Phase Implementer Organization Call” under TÜBİTAK’s 1601 – Innovation and Entrepreneurship Capacity Building Support Program were announced.
Between 12.02.2018 and 30.03.2018, 45 applications were received for the open call. Based on the evaluation of the applications, 23 organizations have been deemed eligible for support and are listed alphabetically below:
- ACIBADEM MEHMET ALİ AYDINLAR UNIVERSITY
- AKDENİZ UNIVERSITY
- ANKARA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ZONE FOUNDER AND OPERATOR INC.
- ANKARA UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ZONE MANAGEMENT INC.
- ARÇELİK INC.
- ARI TEKNOKENT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PLANNING INC.
- ATA TEKNOKENT INC.
- BÜN TEKNOPARK INC.
- DÜZCE TEKNOPARK INC.
- EGE TEKNOPARK TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ZONE INC.
- HASAN KALYONCU UNIVERSITY
- INOVENT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS MANAGEMENT TRADE AND INVESTMENT INC.
- IZMIR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ZONE INC.
- KOÇ UNIVERSITY
- KOÜ TEKNOPARK INC.
- METU TEKNOKENT MANAGEMENT INC.
- ÖZYEĞİN UNIVERSITY
- SAMSUN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ZONE MANAGEMENT INC.
- SÜLEYMAN DEMİREL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER R&D CONSULTANCY ENERGY ENVIRONMENT COMMUNICATION INDUSTRY AND TRADE INC.
- TOBB ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY
- TURK ECONOMY BANK INC.
- ULUDAG UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICE TRADE AND INDUSTRY INC.
- YAŞAR UNIVERSITY
These organizations will act as the Interface Organizations responsible for managing the First Phase processes of the BIGG program in the second half of 2018. As Interface Organizations, they will collect applications from aspiring entrepreneurs, evaluate business ideas, provide pre-incubation services, guide the business idea validation process, and assist entrepreneurs in preparing qualified business plans.
