The economic development of any country is supported by innovations, hence the importance of generating research, development and innovation (R&D) is an imperative today for the economic development of Mexico and its regions, in the Hidalgo State case where universities serve as their main sources of knowledge, requiring just one instance to protect the scientific and technological results and developed processes to facilitate technology transfer. Therefore this paper addresses the importance of technology transfer and the role played by technology transfer offices as facilitators of these processes in support of the universities to promote innovation in the state of Hidalgo.