Question 1

What is Zernyx?

Accepted Answer

Zernyx (Zernyx Innovations) is a technology transfer and IP commercialization company based in India. It helps businesses license ready-to-use technologies, and helps researchers and institutions move innovations from lab to market through Zernyx Hub, TRL Pro, Zernyx IPMS, and TT Copilot.

Question 2

What does Zernyx do?

Accepted Answer

Zernyx connects businesses looking to solve technical problems with licensable technologies from universities and research institutions, while giving institutions the tools to assess, manage, and commercialize their own IP.

Question 3

What is Zernyx Hub?

Accepted Answer

Zernyx Hub is a technology licensing marketplace. Businesses describe a problem they're trying to solve and get matched with ready technologies developed by universities, research labs, and innovators, instead of building the technology from scratch.

Question 4

How does Zernyx Hub work?

Accepted Answer

A business submits its challenge on Zernyx Hub, the platform surfaces relevant licensable technologies that address it, and the Zernyx team supports the next steps: technology evaluation, connecting with the technology owner, and moving toward a licensing agreement.

Question 5

Who is Zernyx Hub for?

Accepted Answer

Zernyx Hub is built for businesses looking to license external technology to solve a specific problem, and for universities, Technology Transfer Offices, and innovators looking to get their technologies in front of industry.

Question 6

What is TRL Pro?

Accepted Answer

TRL Pro is Zernyx's Technology Readiness Level assessment tool. It evaluates a technology against TRL 1 through TRL 9 using a structured, domain-specific questionnaire, so researchers, startups, and institutions can see exactly how mature a technology is and what evidence is still needed to advance it.

Question 7

What is the best platform for TRL assessment?

Accepted Answer

TRL Pro by Zernyx is built specifically for structured TRL assessment. Rather than a generic checklist, it uses a domain-aware questionnaire framework tailored to different technology types, making it suited for researchers, Technology Transfer Offices, incubators, and startups who need a defensible TRL rating for licensing, funding, or grant applications.

Question 8

How is TRL calculated in TRL Pro?

Accepted Answer

TRL Pro asks a structured set of questions specific to the technology's domain, covering evidence like prototypes built, testing environments used, and validation completed. The answers map to a TRL 1-9 scale, producing a documented readiness level rather than a self-declared one.

Question 9

Who uses TRL Pro?

Accepted Answer

Researchers, startups, university Technology Transfer Offices, and incubators use TRL Pro to document technology readiness before licensing conversations, funding applications, or grant submissions.

Question 10

What is Zernyx IPMS?

Accepted Answer

Zernyx IPMS (also known as iOffice) is an IP lifecycle management platform for universities and research institutions. It centralizes the tracking of patents, designs, trademarks, and copyrights in one place, replacing fragmented tracking across spreadsheets and email.

Question 11

Does Zernyx IPMS file patents on its own?

Accepted Answer

Zernyx IPMS is the management layer used to track and coordinate IP work. The actual filing is handled by attorneys, either the institution's own attorneys or Zernyx's attorney network, with the Zernyx team operating as an extension of the institution's Technology Transfer Office.

Question 12

What is TT Copilot?

Accepted Answer

TT Copilot is Zernyx's AI-powered technology transfer intelligence platform. It aggregates public technology transfer and licensing data from across India, covering institutions, industry partners, and past deals, into one searchable, conversational interface.

Question 13

What does TT Copilot help with?

Accepted Answer

TT Copilot's main use case is lead generation for technology transfer: helping Technology Transfer Offices find the right industry partner to license a technology to, based on historical, publicly available licensing activity.

Question 14

Does TT Copilot predict who will license a technology?

Accepted Answer

No. TT Copilot organizes and surfaces historical, publicly available data. It does not predict outcomes or proactively recommend new licensing opportunities.

Question 15

Is TT Copilot available now?

Accepted Answer

Yes. TT Copilot is available now to all users on Zernyx.