Industry Partnership & Solution Matching — BINUS Research Meets Industry | BINUS Technology Transfer
Industry Partnership & Solution Matching
Research only creates real value when it meets a real problem. BINUS RTT builds the bridge — connecting BINUSIAN researchers and students with industries that need what they’ve built.
— What Is It
What is Industry Partnership & Solution Matching?
Industry Partnership & Solution Matching (ISM) is BINUS RTT’s structured program to connect research outputs with real industry needs — and vice versa. It is the engine of the BINUS Research & Technology Transfer Ecosystem.
The BINUS RTT ecosystem operates through three layers: identifying and developing research products, collaborating with industry to refine and test them, and ultimately commercializing them into sustainable business solutions. Industry Partnership is the connective tissue that makes all three layers work.
There are three ways BINUS engages with industry:
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🚀 Technology Push Researcher → Industry A BINUS researcher develops an innovation and brings it to market through licensing, spin-off, or direct industry adoption. |
🏭 Market Pull Industry → Researcher Industry presents a specific problem. BINUS researchers form a team to solve it through contract research, consultancy, or collaborative R&D. |
🤝 Co-Creation Joint Strategic Partnership BINUS and industry build a shared vision from the start — joint research centers, strategic alliances, and long-term innovation consortiums. |
BINUS RTT supports all three — and helps researchers identify which approach fits their product and stage.
— Why It Matters
Why industry partnership matters — for everyone
For Lecturers
Your research has a real user waiting
Industry partnership validates that your work solves a real problem, opens doors to joint publications and HKI, secures external research funding via industry-backed proposals, and strengthens your Jabatan Fungsional profile. 72% of industries that have worked with BINUS are open to joint research — the demand is there.
For Students
Real industry experience — before you graduate
Students participate in industry research internships, multidisciplinary final projects (Tugas Akhir Multidisiplin), and the Youngpreneur program. The goal: develop the skills to communicate with researchers, understand industry needs, and build startups — not just complete coursework.
For Industry
Access a full research ecosystem — not just one expert
BINUS offers multidisciplinary research teams, access to the BRIDGE platform’s product portfolio, joint IP development, and a pipeline of research-ready talent. Industry partners submit a Request for Proposal (RfP) — and BINUS builds the solution team around it.
National Context
Aligned with Indonesia’s hilirisasi agenda
Indonesia’s national priority under the Asta Cita framework is to move from raw research output toward real economic value. BINUS’s industry partnership ecosystem is built precisely for this — turning academic knowledge into products, policies, and businesses that contribute to national competitiveness.
— The Programs
Three programs that drive the ecosystem
The BINUS RTT Industry Partnership ecosystem runs through three interconnected programs. Each serves a different audience — but all three are designed to converge at one goal: sustainable industry-research collaboration.
Industry Solution Matching (ISM)
ISM is BINUS RTT’s flagship matchmaking program. Industries submit a Request for Proposal (RfP) — a real problem they need solved. BINUS RTT then identifies the right multidisciplinary research team to respond. This is where research meets reality.
How it works:
- RTT maintains a Bank of Industry Problems — updated regularly on BRIDGE: Opportunities
- RTT maintains a List of Potential Partners — contact us to find the right match
- On-site events: ISM Day (matchmaking sessions) and Invited Industry Discussions
- Selected proposals become multidisciplinary research projects, executed by lecturers and students
PPHK — Commercialization Readiness Training for Researchers
PPHK (Peningkatan Pemahaman Hilirisasi dan Komersialisasi) is an intensive training program for lecturers who want to move their research toward industry adoption. It focuses on building the mindset, tools, and documents needed for commercialization — not just publication.
What lecturers gain:
- Hilirisasi and commercialization mindset development
- Product specification documentation
- Market research methodology and target market identification
- Business feasibility assessment
- Business Model Canvas (BMC) for investor readiness
Youngpreneur — Student Business Development Program
Youngpreneur bridges the gap between lecturer research products and business reality. Selected students work alongside lecturers to conduct market research, develop business plans, and pitch to real investors — with the ultimate goal of forming a startup.
What students do:
- Conduct market research for lecturer research products
- Develop a business model and pitch deck
- Present to industry partners and investors
- Participate in the BINUS Tech Transfer Innovation Festival (Demo Day)
- Top performers proceed toward startup formation with GEE support
— The Bigger Picture
Where this all leads: BINUS Technopark
The three programs above are not isolated events. They are part of a growing ecosystem that is designed to culminate in the BINUS Technopark — a living innovation hub where research becomes startups, and startups become companies.
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📍 How the ecosystem grows
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🔗 What makes it work
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Important note for all BINUSIANs: This is an open ecosystem. You don’t need to be from an engineering faculty to participate. Business, design, communication, social sciences, law — every discipline has a role in making a research product reach the market. Industry problems are multidisciplinary. So should be the teams that solve them.
— Get Involved
How to get involved — by role
👨🏫 If you’re a Lecturer / Researcher
- Register your research product on BRIDGE Apps
- Join PPHK training to develop your commercialization readiness (requires a functional prototype)
- Participate in ISM events to pitch your solution to industry or respond to an industry RfP
- Email tech.transfer@binus.edu to find an industry partner or explore joint research opportunities
- Monitor BRIDGE: Opportunities for the latest industry RfPs and partnership openings
🧑🎓 If you’re a Student
- Apply for the Youngpreneur program — work directly with lecturer research products on business development
- Pursue an industry research internship through BINUS RTT (selection-based, requires proposal writing skills)
- Propose a Tugas Akhir Multidisiplin linked to an industry partner’s real challenge
- Attend ISM and Innovation Festival events to network with industry and understand the landscape
- If you have a business mindset, apply for the startup track in collaboration with GEE
🏢 If you’re from Industry
- Submit a Request for Proposal (RfP) — describe your challenge and let BINUS build the research team
- Browse BINUS’s research product portfolio on BRIDGE for ready-to-adopt or licensable solutions
- Attend ISM events and the annual Tech Transfer Innovation Festival to meet researchers directly
- Explore joint research, MoU, Letter of Intent, or full Perjanjian Kerja Sama (PKS) frameworks
- Contact: tech.transfer@binus.edu
Ready to connect research with industry?
Browse open opportunities, find a partner, or submit your industry challenge via BRIDGE.