The Center for Technology and Innovation Transfer at the Jožef Stefan Institute has been operating as a financially independent internal unit of the Jožef Stefan Institute since 1. January 2011. Our primary task is to transfer technologies and innovations from the Jožef Stefan Institute, the most successful Slovenian research organization, to the economy, both by acquiring new cooperation with industry and by establishing spin-off companies, making market analyzes, helping to protect and market intellectual property.
We assist individuals in acquiring intellectual property rights and in contracting with industry, planning and setting up spin-off companies and their market penetration, and offer advice and assistance with project applications and business plans. We offer concrete advice for optimizing cases of intellectual property protection and carry out their active marketing, we provide professional legal advice, especially in the field of intellectual property and opportunities for exploitation of intellectual property rights (technological assessments and market assessments), we look for suitable partners for selling intellectual property. In addition, we also prepare appropriate agreements for the licensing or sale of intellectual property.
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Established spin-off companies:
- AtomQL (Atom Quantum Labs) is a high-tech company based in Ljubljana, established with a clear mission to develop and commercialize next-generation quantum devices based on cold atoms. The company emerged from a long-term collaboration between Laboratory for cold atoms at JSI and the laser-tweezers manufacturer Aresis. With its innovative technology, AtomQL is enabling the development of scalable, high-performance quantum computers and advanced quantum sensors.
- SFC Solutions is a cutting-edge robotics company focused on creating adaptable, comprehensive and efficient manufacturing solutions. Founded by experts in robotics and industrial automation, the company aims to deliver innovative process solutions for industries such as automotive manufacturing and metal processing. Headquartered in Spain, the company collaborates with leading technology institutions and industry partners to bring the next generation of robot-aided reconfiguration systems, enabling rapid and efficient adaptations to market conditions.
- Genuine Technologies Ltd. company produces and sells synthetic calcium-silicate–based bioceramic powders for use in dentistry. The class IIa medical device RS+™, which is currently not on the market, is a bioceramic calcium silicate-based cement filler with excellent handling properties and a short setting time, suitable for permanent filling of root canal systems in endodontic treatments of teeth. RS+™ was designed to overcome the limitations of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA). The company has recently developed a new class I medical device, RSense™, a bioceramic remineralization powder that can be used to treat hypersensitivity either through direct application or as a bioceramic filler ingredient in toothpaste. The powder consists of fine microspherical calcium-silicate–based particles that remineralize into hydroxyapatite (a mineral component of enamel and dentin) upon contact with saliva, thereby reducing tooth hypersensitivity.
- Flex Hex ApS. the company established in Denmark aims to develop, produce and market robotic Hexapod solutions as a mean to enable fast and cost-effective changeover in production. The hexapod system is fully integrable with the robot activities in production lines, and the merging of the two technologies leads to an economical, flexible and high quality fixture that ensures higher stiffness and accuracy in fixating workpieces in e.g. assembly, welding, part holding and precision position sensing for in-line calibration. The Hexapod system enables companies a faster transition to meet the needs of the constant changeable demands on the market.
- InoVine, Ltd. Magnetic nanoparticles, extraction of yeast biomass from sparkling wines – in the finals of the Start-up Slovenia 2015 competition.
- RGA, Research Genetics and Agrochemistry, Ltd. It is one of the first companies in the world to develop commercial synthetic wheat lines with an innovative process of crossing and breeding varieties, which also achieve more than 30% higher yields compared to standard wheat varieties.
- Plasmadis d.o.o. company offers optimization of plasma systems using its own measurement methods for gaseous plasma. In addition, the company consults on appropriate choice of available plasma systems and their production for a smooth, reliable and repeatable treatment of various materials from polymers and metals to ceramics and composite materials. They provide cleaning, functionalization, nanostructuring and selective etching services, and plasma diagnostics.
- Nanos Scientificae -development and marketing, Ltd develops and produces superparamagnetic iNANOvative™ nanoparticle clusters composed of a number of individual maghemite magnetic nanoparticles. Compared to individual superparamagnetic nanoparticle – SPION, the nanoparticle clusters (size 70-150 nm) display much larger magnetic moments needed in applications involving manipulation with magnetic field. The focus of our product development is to design high quality customer-oriented products for various applications including nanophotonics, NEMS, biosensors and biomedicine.
- Particulars, Ltd. are experts in designing, building and running Transient Current Technique (TCT) apparatus for studies of various semiconductor devices and materials. They offer optimized components required for building a TCT apparatus as well as assembled setups with software tools for data acquisition and data analysis. A long term experience in using the technique allows them to provide their customers with optimum systems at a very affordable price. Different configurations of setups offer optimum time saving solutions for various fields of research ranging from educational and classical setups to the most advanced scanning TCT setups with excellent spatial resolution.
- Vibteh, Ltd Diagnostic and prognostic platform for automatic monitoring of equipment condition. Marketing of services and technologies for remote monitoring of the operation of rotating machines, prediction of faults according to operating parameters, planning of maintenance interventions and diagnostics of faults or wear.
- Modro oko, Ltd. Search point – technology for interactive sorting and clustering of results based on web search, classification of results and technology of drawing graphs.
- Inncert, Innovative Ceramic Technologies, Ltd. The process of applying an adhesive coating to a substrate for the dental industry.
- Infinite Ltd company is developing in-vitro-learned digital twins to predict long-term / chronic health hazard and the associated treatments ahead of time in animal-free way.
Licensing agreements concluded with the industry:
The company purchased the innovation EKG PCARD for EUR 360,000 System for mobile monitoring of vital physiological parameters and the context of the environment. The system was developed at the Department of Communication Systems of the Jožef Stefan Institute by a group of nine innovators led by prof. dr. Roman Trobec. In addition to single-channel ECG measurements, a single body sensor also allows measurements of respiration, movement, light and temperature, which enables the combination of information on vital signs and data from the environment for more reliable diagnostics. The quality of the measurements is suitable for medical use, which is confirmed by the CE 1304 certificate. The Center for Technology and Innovation Transfer also assisted in the transfer of IJS intellectual property rights and in the marketing of the PCARD system. (Source: Jožef Stefan Institute News Archive)
SUPPORT FOR PLANNING OF SPIN-OFF COMPANIES:
Young JSI researcher Luka Suhadolnik and the team from the K7 section successfully submitted their idea for the establishment of the startup company PurBox to the Climate-KIC RIS Accelerator program! The company will deal with wastewater treatment in a more efficient and cheaper way than existing methods. The team was selected for support under the Climate-KIC RIS Accelerator program, which includes a mentoring program and up to € 15,000 in financial support for start-up costs related to setting up a business and market penetration. The idea was presented by Luka Suhadolnik at the 9th ITTC conference, and he was also helped in his application by the staff of the Technology Transfer Center, so we are extremely happy with this success and wish the entire team all the best on their future entrepreneurial journey.
ASSISTANCE TO RESEARCHERS IN PROJECT APPLICATIONS:
CTT participated in the preparation of the project application for the ERC “Proof of concept” project, which prof. dr. Dragan Mihailović, Head of the Department of Complex Matter at the Jožef Stefan Institute, successfully won the tender of the European Research Council (ERC). The project aims to develop the commercial concept of research discoveries. The aim of the project (CTT participated in the preparation of the application) entitled Ultrafast dense wave memory for quantum computing is to investigate the potential use of the newly discovered phenomenon in quantum electronic materials for memory technology that would enable extremely high speeds and low power consumption. The obtained funds will enable the determination of the feasibility of memory devices in the framework of ultra-fast low-temperature quantum computing, the definition of important unresolved technical issues for implementation and the assessment of the time frame for wider commercial use. The project will be implemented at the Jožef Stefan Institute and the Nanocenter Center of Excellence.
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