Technology Transfer Coordinator
Dr. Marzena Krzek specializes in technology transfer, research commercialization, and intellectual property management, combining extensive scientific experience with practical expertise in innovation and industry collaboration. At ICTER, she is responsible for developing commercialization strategies, identifying R&D results with application potential, and coordinating intellectual property protection processes in international projects, including those carried out under the Horizon Europe – Teaming for Excellence program.
Her work focuses on building a bridge between scientists and the business environment—she conducts licensing negotiations, prepares collaboration agreements (NDA, MTA), supports research teams in patent filings, and develops partnerships with industry representatives, investors, and funding institutions. She also plays an advisory role by educating research teams on IP protection, commercialization, and pathways for implementing new technologies.
Dr. Krzek combines strong competencies in technology process coordination with a rich scientific background. She earned her PhD from the University of Groningen, where she conducted research in biochemistry, biotechnology, and enzyme engineering. She has extensive research experience gained in scientific institutions in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Poland—including Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the University of Twente, as well as research institutes and technology startups in Warsaw. She has worked as a principal investigator and R&D project leader, managing interdisciplinary teams and carrying out projects in biotechnology and biophysics.
She is the author and co-author of scientific publications and patent applications. Her research interests include protein self-assembly, supramolecular biochemistry, enzymology, microfluidics in the context of human health and white biotechnology, as well as life sciences applied to space exploration.
She is currently undergoing training to become a patent attorney, further expanding her expertise in IP protection and industrial property law.
