Release notes

New EnaTTO logo

• ImprovedNew EnaTTO logo: a spark launched by an arrow shows an idea's path from invention to market and impact; the app icon and browser tab icon are updated too
• FixedThe interface uses the same term for the same concept everywhere (for example the negotiation status); descriptions in the regional settings were corrected

Release process

• ImprovedNew versions are checked more thoroughly before they are published; nothing changes in how you use the app

Safer, faster updates

• ImprovedServer updates now run in one step: the changes are shown first, then a backup is taken and the new version is installed

Industry collaboration, startups, academy and commercialisation; integrations, German interface, analytics and optional AI assistance

• NewIndustry: company profiles, an expertise directory and a directory of laboratories and facilities; academics can update their own expertise profile
• NewIndustry demands: suitable experts and laboratories are suggested with reasons, and you decide whom to contact; meetings are recorded on the demand or the company
• NewCompanies can send a demand through a public form without an account; once confirmed by e-mail, your team is notified in the app and by e-mail
• NewIndustry agreements and payments: consultancy, contract research, testing services, joint R&D and training in one place; industry collaboration indicators in reports
• NewStartup programmes and calls: applications arrive through a public form, the reviewers you assign score them on weighted criteria, and your team decides
• NewStartup records: mentoring and sessions, milestones, periodic check-ins, a lean canvas and an investment readiness checklist
• NewFunding rounds, spin-off details and programme exit; startup indicators in reports
• NewAcademy: training programmes, events and sessions, a waiting list when an event is full, and attendance per session
• NewPublic event registration: participants confirm by e-mail and can cancel until the first session; people on the waiting list get an e-mail when a seat opens
• NewCertificates of attendance as PDF; anyone can check a certificate on the verification page
• NewAnonymous feedback survey after an event; training and event indicators in reports
• NewCommercialisation: a technology portfolio with TRL history and market assessment; patents, invention disclosures, projects and documents come together in one technology
• NewA public technology catalogue with an "I'm interested" form; confirmed interest arrives as a licensee candidate, and you track the negotiation steps
• NewLicence, assignment and option agreements, revenue, and revenue sharing per agreement (you enter the shares); commercialisation indicators in reports
• NewPublications: import from OpenAlex with an ORCID iD or add one by DOI; publication topics are suggested as keywords for the expertise profile
• NewEPO check on patent applications: the published application's data and its EP Register status are compared with your record, and you choose what to update
• NewImport people and units from CSV or Excel; a preview shows the outcome of each row before anything is saved
• NewSign-in with your institutional account (SSO) can be set up; on first sign-in, users are matched to the person record with the same e-mail
• NewCountry profiles for Türkiye, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Switzerland: recommended patent offices, national funding programmes and reporting framework labels
• NewGerman interface (preview: the translation is still to be reviewed by a native speaker; e-mails and exports generated by the server are in English for now)
• NewTrends in reports: follow indicators over months, quarters or years as charts and tables; save and share indicator sets and get an e-mail summary at the end of each period
• NewBenchmarking (optional): preview and approve your yearly indicators and compare anonymously with similar institutions; you can leave at any time
• NewAI assistance (optional, off by default): keyword and sector suggestions, ranking of candidates for an industry demand, and an editable report draft from indicators; confidential records are never sent
• NewWhat's new page: see what changed in each version
• ImprovedLists keep your search and filters when you come back from a record; clear filters in one click when nothing matches
• ImprovedRecord pages have a copy link button, and the browser tab shows the record's name
• ImprovedPublic forms point straight to the field that needs fixing
• ImprovedDeleting and other irreversible actions ask for confirmation; "today" and due dates follow your organisation's time zone
• ImprovedJustified access to a strictly confidential document notifies the people responsible
• ImprovedOnly the TTO team starts and cancels the invention disclosure workflow; joining a committee no longer gives access to strictly confidential agenda records
• FixedWhen a page cannot load, you now get a retry option instead of a blank screen or endless loading
• FixedA submitted startup review can no longer be changed, and an application to a closed call can no longer be confirmed
• FixedLong record titles no longer run under the buttons on narrow screens