The Liaison and Technology Management Office assists the members of the academic staff and authorities of the Institute in the detection of needs and problems posed by different organizations of the public and private sectors of Mexico, whose solution requires the development of scientific and technological knowledge. The fields of knowledge cultivated in the Institute are: Health, Energy, Education, Environment and Industry.

The Office participates in the elaboration and negotiation of technical-economic proposals, to finally perform the signing of consensual instruments through which the resources for the development of R&D projects can be obtained. In some cases, it oversees the technology management of the projects from beginning to end.

In addition, it is in charge of the industrial and intellectual protection processes of the knowledge results obtained from the projects as well as of the development of different studies and actions required for the transfer of technology, such as monitoring, evaluation and valuation, among others.

The Liaison and Technology Management Office also carries out actions to promote the scientific and technological knowledge generated by the research and development academic groups of the Institute. Finally, it works on the identification of the economic and social impacts of the technologies resulting from the projects conducted at the Institute.