Patent portfolio – Licensing opportunities
ICIQ is willing to develop commercial applications of these technologies. This portfolio is therefore addressed not only to companies and investors but also to entrepreneurs and technology centres interested in bringing a technology forward towards the market. You can also find ICIQ portfolio in the CERCA platform here.
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Technology area: materials, bio-based materials, circular economy, organic polymers
Keywords: cellulose, polymers, sealants, materials, circular economy, CO₂, climate change, environment, R&D chemicals
TRL: 3
Posted on: 21/04/2024
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Article
Technology area: hydrogen, materials, semiconductors
Keywords: catalysis, multimetallic, nitrides, metals, climate change, sustainability
TRL: 3-4
Posted on: 25/10/2023
Patent
Article
Diazomethylation reagent and process for using it
Technology area: fine chemistry, late-stage functionalization, drug development, photoredox catalysis, photochemistry
Keywords: photochemistry, late-stage functionalization, carbyne, molecular diversity, diazomethylation
TRL: 3
Posted on: 08/05/2020
Licensed patents
Potentiometric sensor for creatinine: renal health monitoring
Licensed IP: WO2015EP67241
Technology Brief: molecular receptor selective for creatinine incorporated in a potentiometric sensor for remote monitoring of renal disorders.
Licensee: Renalyse
Status: clinical trials
TRL: 9
Research Group: Prof. P. Ballester
Nickel (0) catalysts
Licensed IP: US15/763,468
Technology Brief: shelf-stable nickel (0) species complexed to a N-heterocyclic carbene ligand for nickel(0) catalyzed transformations.
Licensee: University of Michigan
Status: compound commercialized
TRL: 9
Research Group: Prof. John Montgomery (U. Michigan) with Prof. M. Pericàs
Englerin derivatives for treatment of cancer
Licensed IP: WO2019010298A1
Technology Brief: compounds for treating diseases as cancer, diabetes and HIV.
Licensee: National Institute of Health EEUU (NIH) – National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Status: licensed
Research Group: Prof. A. Echavarren
Scaling up CO2 to methanol conversion to fight climate change
Licensed IP: WO2013171239
Technology Brief: Process for the one-pass conversion of carbon dioxide to methanol by high-pressure catalytic hydrogenation.
Licensee: InnoxNova
Status: commercial plant
TRL: 9
Research Group: Prof. A. Urakawa
Software
ioChem-BD
Technology Brief: open-access and open-source software that allows researchers to further analyse data published by their peers, or to start new studies based on existing work.
Status: open use
Research Group: Prof. C. Bo
Abandoned patents
Biobased epoxy resin composition for adhesive and coating applications
IP: WO2023110981A1
Technology Brief: innovative materials for adhesive, coating and painting applications made from CO₂ and limonene from citrus peel oil.
Status: abandoned
Research group: Prof. A. W. Kleij
Sustainable process for preparing polyesters having high glass transition temperature
IP: US20200002472A1
Technology Brief: bio-based materials, resulting polyester products with high glass transition temperature and low dispersity.
Status: abandoned
Research Group: Prof. A. W. Kleij
Sustainable process for preparing poly(limonene)dicarbonate having high glass transition temperature
IP: US20190322803A1
Technology Brief: bio-based materials, resulting PLDC products with high glass transition temperature.
Status: abandoned
Research Group: Prof. A. W. Kleij
Cyclopropanation method and reagent
IP: EP3782977A1
Technology Brief: a photochemical method for the preparation of cyclopropanes from substrates containing a single carbon-carbon double bond conjugated with an aromatic/heteroaromatic group.
Status: abandoned
Research Group: Prof. M. G. Suero