Licensing Opportunities

The level of research at UCD is increasing significantly. During 2007/08 UCD was awarded €115 million (including overheads) in funding from state agencies, charities, industry and other commercial organisations. Many of the recently funded projects are now at a stage where intellectual property with commercial potential is becoming a reality.

Opportunities currently available include:

Amyloid and Amyloid-like Structures as Mechanically Functional Biomaterials



pdf Amyloid and Amyloid-like Structures as Mechanically Functional Biomaterials (125 kbs)

Development of adhesives that optimise the use of nanoscale structural properties of amyloid fibrils to produce natural adhesives with properties tailored for environmental success.


A Microwaveable Cheese Product

pdf A Microwaveable Tasty and Healthy Cheese Product (131 kbs)

Development of a proprietary formulation and method for producing a cheese product with enhanced organoleptic properties such as taste and mouthfeel.


A Platform Technology - Assessing the Action of Molecular Targeted Drug Treatments


pdf A Platform Technology - Assessing the Action of Molecular Targeted Drug Treatments (117 kbs)

Development of a tumour explant model which can examine the response of different molecular targeted drugs ex vivo.


Biofilm Control in a Membrane Bioreactor

pdf Biofilm Control in a Membrane Bioreactor (108 kbs)

The new technology relates to a process and apparatus for optimising the operation of membrane erated biofilm reactors.


Biomarkers for Disease Management and Drug Adherence


pdf Markers for Disease Management and Drug Adherence (109 kbs)

Technology has been developed to remotely monitor and diagnose Asthma, Schizophrenia, Vocal Palsy and Multiple Sclerosis using biomarkers.


Biomedical Microarray Sensor for the Identification of Macromolecules and their Structural Properties using Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR)


pdf Biomedical Microarray Sensor (129 kbs)

Biomedical microarray sensor for identification of macromolecules and their structural properties using Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR).


Digital pre-Distortion for RF Power Amplifier for Wireless Communication

pdf Digital pre-Distortion for RF Power Amplifier for Wireless Communication (118 kbs)

Derived from the dynamic deviation reduction-based Volterra series this design allows for compensation of both nonlinear distortion and memory effects induced by RF power amplifiers (PA) in wireless transmitters.


Generation of an Improved Biocatalysts



pdf Generation of an Improved Biocatalyst (114 kbs)

An improved enzyme for the biocatalytic synthesis of compounds such as styrene oxide, indene oxide and the widely used dye indigo.


High-Rate LDPC Codes for Data Storage Applications


pdf High-Rate LDPC Codes for Data Storage Applications (127 kbs)

Correcting for errors in digital data transmission is a key challenge in the error-tolerant communication and digital storage technologies. Based on an idea from finite geometry, this structured LDPC code has a Tanner graph of large girth, enabling superior error suppressing performance at high S/N ratio compared to currently available error-correcting schemes.


Lower Power Imaging - NMR

pdf Lower Power Imaging (LPI) - NMR (249 kbs)

A new small flip-angle NMR technique based on continuous wavelets excitation has been developed and validated in the laboratory. The new scheme results in extremely low power excitation levels, and signal amplitudes close to those obtained with traditional pulsed FT NMR.


Methods for Producing Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)



pdf Methods for Producing Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) (108 kbs)

A new platform technology has been developed for recycling petrochemical plastic waste material with the production of valuable PHA polymers that have a broad range of applications and which are completely biodegradable.


Methylation Biomarkers for Melanoma

pdf Methylation Biomarkers for Melanoma (109 kbs)

A panel of novel biomarkers for the diagnosis of melanoma has been identified. The markers can be used to determine tumor progression.


Mucoadhesive and Bioadhesive Polymers

pdf Mucoadhesive and Bioadhesive Polymers (129 kbs)

The invention describes a method of augmenting the epithelial mucosal barrier with a topical composition of synthetic polymers based on poly (methacrylate)s that adhere to cells (bioadhesion) and/or mucosal gels (mucoadhesion).


Novel Anti-Fungal Bacterial Strains

pdf Noval Anti-fungal Bacterial Strains (110 kbs)

Four novel bacterial strains with demonstrated anti-fungal properties have been isolated and characterised. The strains promise to be effective bio-control agents for the treatment of crops to alleviate the detrimental effects of blight and head blight disease.


Novel Fine Material Production Method - Controlled Deposition of Functional Materials on the Surfance of Micro- and Nanoparticles


pdf Novel Fine Material Production Method (110 kbs)

This novel method selectively patterns micro- and nanoparticles with functional molecules, such that a complexity of functional architectures can be built on the particle surface, thereby providing specificity to multiple substrates and also with a specific directional selectivity.


Novel Image Analysis System for Nuclear Biomarkers


pdf Novel Image Analysis (128 kbs)

This novel, fully automated image analysis system uses a non-supervised approach for the accurate quantification of nuclear biomarkers.


Novel Modulators of Fertility


pdf Novel Modulators of Fertility (128 kbs)

A set of novel genes has been found to be associated with the development of bovine ovarian follicles. The genes were identified in micro array studies examining ovarian cells of dominant and subordinate follicles.


Novel Vaccine for Protection against Liver Fluke Disease in Cattle and Sheep

pdf Novel Vaccine for Protection of Liver Fluke (130 kbs)

This vaccine is based on a recombinant antigen expressed by cDNA, which encodes for a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the liver fluke parasite.


Proteomic Profiling of p21-mediated anti-Apoptotic and Mitogenic Paracrine Effects


pdf Proteomic Profiling of p21-Mediated Anti-apoptotic and Mitogenic Paracrine Effects (130 kbs)

Proteomic profiling of p21-mediated anti-apoptotic and mitogenic paracrine effects identified candidate proteins to act as (i) A prognostic/diagnostic tool during cancer treatment and (ii) potential targets to enhance the efficacy of current cancer therapies.


Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Animal and Human Parasitic Diseases

pdf Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Animal and Human Parasitic Diseases (130 kbs)

Two immunoassays have been developed for detection of Fasciolosis.


Treatment of Prion Diseases


pdf Treatment of Prion Diseases (129 kbs)

This invention relates to a compound that potentially may be used in the treatment of prion diseases.


Power Composer

pdf Power Composer (109 kbs)

Power composer is a plug-in tool for the standard Texas Instruments Software Development Kit that predicts the power consumption of a DSP processor based on an analysis of the application software.


Quantitative Image Analysis at a Subcellular Level

pdf Quantitative Image Analysis at a Subcellular Level (619 kbs)

This novel, fully automated image analysis system uses a non-supervised approach for the accurate quantification of nuclear, cytoplasmic and membranous biomarkers.


RECAP - Dynamic Reassignment of Cluster Aggregation Point in Wireless Sensor Networks


pdf RECAP (114 kbs)

The RECAP technique dynamically re-assigns the aggregation point (AP), which is the central node responsible for collecting the data in multihop wireless sensor networks, in order to reduce the energy consumption and to prolong the battery lifetime of the sensor nodes.


The Serendipty Engine: A Comparison Based e-Commerce Platform


pdf The Serendipity Engine (110 kbs)

The serendipity engine is a comparison based e-commerce platform.


ufxDesign Fixed Point Development Tools

pdf ufxDesign Fixed Point Development Tools (108 kbs)

ufxDesign Fixed-Point Development Tools accelerate and simplify implementation of fixed-point DSP systems, allowing accurate measurement of signal quality on target fixed-point platforms.


Wearable Posture Sensor


pdf Wearable Posture Sensor (127 kbs)

A truly novel wearable sensor has been developed that accurately measures spinal posture without affecting the user’s work performance.


Contact

For any additional information on the above opportunities please contact:

Dr Ciaran O'Beirne
Manager, Technology Transfer
t: + 353 1 716 3713
e: ciaran.obeirne@ucd