Seda Damla Yücel

Ms. Yücel has been working in TED University-Directorate of Research, Technology and Innovation (ATİD) since 2019 and in charge of project preparation, submission and evaluation of projects for various funding mechanisms and also management of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). She has Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Master’s Degree in Intellectual Property, Technology Policy and Innovation Management at Ankara University.

Ms. Yücel has 15 years of general professional experience which is mostly related with preparation of project proposals for national and international institutions such as FP7, Horizon2020, MSCA, Erasmus+, TÜBİTAK, etc. and also project management and reporting.  Addition; Ms. Yücel supports faculty members and students to structure their idea as a project proposal and also guide them to apply the appropriate funding program.

Ms. Yücel has more than 10 years of professional experience in Technology Transfer Offices in management of patent portfolio, technology commercialization, mentoring for entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs and other TTOs about IPR, marketing, market research, commercialization strategy, development national and international collaborations, project preparation for various funding mechanisms and development of university-industry collaboration.

She had various experience as internship at National Institutes of Health (NIH) OTT in the scope of the international mentoring program and also visiting scholar at Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition. She also hold a patent attorney license. Ms. Yücel has also experiences in organization of national and/or international workshops, seminars, study visits and twining activities.