Proposte dal mondo 2022

UK SME offers exclusive early global market access via a patented scaleable product: a unique off-grid flow-through solar thermal water pasteuriser making clean drinking water. The company seeks commercial agreement with technical assistance, financial agreement, joint venture agreement and/or license agreement. Users get safe sustainable low-cost disinfection, long life & reliability deployable mainly in sunny tropics but not exclusively.

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A team of Spanish researchers specialised in supramolecular chemistry and parasitology has developed a new polymer useful as a general-purpose artificial vector for delivery of genetic material (DNA and RNA). The compound is thermally and chemically stable, non-toxic and effective for transfection of eukaryotic cells, single-cell parasites and bacteria. The team intends to license its use to companies interested in exploiting transfection technology for biomedical and biotechnology applications.

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A Spanish research group has developed an economic, fast and high-performance method for manufacturing fiber reinforced composite dental posts. The resulting product is suitable for its use in dentistry and solves the two main problems in the existing manufacturing processes: fiber agglomeration and heterogeneity, while maintaining its advantages. The university is looking for companies interested in licensing this patented technology.

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A UK startup is sharing demonstrators of a novel bistable smart window technology that only needs power for switching. The optically superior film is highly customisable. Technical cooperation is sought with manufacturers of smart windows and display cabinets.

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The high-performance coating developed by a Swiss anodiser company provides surface treatment of aluminium alloys for partners who need high corrosion resistance (bubble test or salt spray test). Parts up to 2000 x 1500 x 500 mm of all standard aluminium alloys can be anodised for protection against wear (tribology) and corrosion, where conventional hard-anodising is not sufficient. Industrial partners, R&D institutes are sought for manufacturing agreements.

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A Danish company has developed a bio-cellulose-based material used to replace fossil-based plastics and synthetic chemicals. The bio-cellulose material is recyclable, biodegradable, compostable, - and made from sugar, which allows the utilisation of potential surplus sugar from the sugar market. In order to bring the product successfully to market, the company is looking for companies in the personal care market, to co-create products under a technical cooperation agreement.

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A leading Polish medical university has developed an innovative fluorescent dye for visualization of biological samples which is characterized by a wider range of applications in the examination of such samples than other dyes available. The university is now looking for foreign licensees that are willing to obtain IP rights to this formula and introduce it to the market.

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The UK agri-tech company founded in 2010 has developed a patented technology to produce artificial seeds for crops that do not produce seeds. They specialise in high yielding perennial grasses. They are looking for licensing partners globally, to either establish bio-factories to produce for their own use, or to distribute to others.

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A Spanish (Basque) SME specialized in engineering and manufacturing medium voltage (MV) and high voltage (HV) switchgears, is looking for a partner to jointly manufacture new and innovative MV/ HV switchgears. The company seeks a partnership under either a license agreement or a commercial agreement with technical assistance. A joint investment agreement could also be an option.

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An Italian company is a major player in machinery manufacturing for the gardening and agriculture sector; they are seeking new technology solutions, preferably at TRL 6, to improve their autonomous grass-cutting and floor-cleaning machines by reducing system redundancies and increasing the machines' energy autonomy. Partners will work together in proofs of concept or pilot projects under technical cooperation agreement. This request is part of an open innovation challenge.

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A German university offers a solution for standardised quantitative diagnosis of sleep bruxism. It is user-friendly and the first bite film was validated in clinical studies. The device is worn by the patient like a night splint and combined with an automated evaluation software. This facilitates monitoring of bruxism activity and personalised therapy planning. Partners are sought for license agreements.

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The Portuguese company operating in the development of renewable energy equipment has developed an urban wind utilization unit for the production of electrical energy to be installed in buildings. The SME needs a partner to take this specific and innovative technology project to the commercialization stage through a joint venture agreement.

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An Italian machinery company with a global presence is looking for start-ups or scale-ups offering innovative IoT solutions for industrial machinery, preferably at TRL 7, to monitor and digitize machinery operativity with the aim to optimize its energy consumption. Partners will work together in the co-development of pilot projects and proof of concepts under technical cooperation agreement. This request is part of an open innovation challenges programme.

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An Italian company with international presence, active in building & construction is looking for start-ups or scale-ups offering innovative techniques, at minimum TRL 4, for the application of waterproofing materials on sloped surfaces such as dams and reservoirs, to optimize the process and reduce waste. Partners will work together in co-development, experiment and pilot projects under technical cooperation agreement. This request is part of an open innovation challenges programme.

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A private Portuguese systematic innovation R&D company, based in Lisbon, has been developing the novel patent-pending drive assembly for providing a natural walking input, that is compact, ergonomic and integrates with the components of the bicycle industry. It offers the technology to industrial and/or commercial companies for a license agreement for technology transfer, and/or a manufacturing agreement and/ or a joint venture agreement for technology exploitation.

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The Italian company is an highly innovative SME working on Climate Services in different economic sectors, with a main focus on the infrastructure and insurance markets. The company, with a great experience in climate-related risk assessment, designs climate risk products based on different climate data sources. It is looking for new partners for financial agreements and commercial agreements with technical assistance.

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An Italian company is a contractor for renewable energy production plants in Italy and abroad and is looking for innovative agro-energy technologies and methodologies, preferably TRL 5, to combine agricultural and energy production (agro-photovoltaic systems) in their plants. Partners will work together in the co-development of proofs of concept or pilot projects, under technical cooperation agreement. This request is part of an open innovation challenge.

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A Korean company has proven experience in the development of biopharmaceutical products based on technology transfer from a foreign company. The company is looking for companies, research institutions, or universities in EU countries that have innovative technologies targeting mitochondria metabolism, autophagy, or micropinocytosis in KRAS (Kirsten RAt Sarcoma) mutant or wild-type cancer cells under a license agreement or a research cooperation agreement.

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The SME is a technology company specialized in advanced materials (graphene, carbon nanotubes, nanocomposites, special coatings etc.) and biotechnology (genetics, IVD, drug delivery, recombinant DNA technology etc.) and located in Ankara/Turkey. The SME is seeking partners from European countries for development of new products for different industries (aerospace, automotive, composites, medical devices, pharmaceuticals etc.) using advanced materials and technologies.

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An Italian research group is developing an innovative technology capable of identifying chemical substances at trace concentrations (below parts-per-million), even in case of a complex matrix of interfering species. This is achieved by coupling of a microsystem-based gas chromatographic (GC) system with a miniaturized quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectrometer (QEPAS). The researchers are looking for: financial; license and research cooperation agreements.

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