The Technology Transfer Office at IST supports entrepreneurship by managing IST's intellectual property and connecting entrepreneurs with students and resources. It fosters over 50 spin-off companies and the ISTART VC Fund which has over €2 million from partners to invest in startups. Entrepreneurship education is integrated into IST degrees and there is a 10-week entrepreneurship program focused on opportunity assessment, business models, and getting feedback from launching test products. The office also supports student entrepreneurship clubs and offers incubation and acceleration programs to help startups launch.