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University Technology Licensing Opportunities - Market Sectors
University-technology.com has a constantly changing portfolio of new technologies for licensing and development hot off the press and available from all of Scotland’s Universities across a wide spectrum of markets.
Scotland is renowned for new and emerging technology evolving from science and engineering and many of our technology licensing and technology transfer opportunities evolve from following high profile areas. For more information on the following key market sectors please click on following links:
Energy
Biotechnology & Diagnostics
Microelectronics & Optoelectronics
Software, Communications & Digital Media
Please click here to search the full database of opportunities by market sector.
University Technology Licensing Opportunities - Energy
Scotland has a diverse and dynamic energy sector.
With over 40 years of development of the North Sea Oil and Gas fields, Scotland has built up an almost unrivalled expertise in petroleum, oil & gas and sub-sea technologies. Throughout this period the industry has been supported with world class research and development assistance from Scotland’s Universities particularly those in Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh. Research and Development areas supporting Oil and Gas exploration and production include:
Scotland is also blessed with an abundance of natural renewable energy sources. With an enormous coastline, mountainous terrain and windy climate, it is an ideal environment for the development of renewable energy technology. Scotland’s universities have developed a wide research base covering many aspects of renewable power generation and distribution.
Areas of expertise include:
Scotland’s Universities are working in collaboration with companies across the world to help develop the next generation of energy technologies. The Scottish University Technology database contains constantly changing opportunities for development and commercial exploitation. Please click here to view all the current energy related technology licensing and development opportunities. Each opportunity request for further information puts you directly in touch with the originating university.
Back to topUniversity Technology Licensing Opportunities - Biotechnology & Diagnostics
Scotland is one of the most active biotechnology centres in Europe. Scotland’s leading position in Biotechnology, symbolised by the cloning of Dolly the sheep in 1996, is largely a result of its unparalleled university research capability in the field of life sciences. Strong support from government and gifted leadership from scientists such as Ian Wilmut, Sir David Lane and Sir Philip Cohen has attracted significant inward investment and led to the development of one of the world’s foremost biotechnology clusters. The reputation of life sciences in Scotland has attracted long term funding for projects resulting in the development of world class facilities such as the Centre for Biomedical Research and the Centre for Regenerative Medicine.
At the heart of the Scottish biotechnology cluster are the 13 Scottish universities. The strength and reputation of Life Sciences in Scotland enables the universities to recruit and retain some of the most innovative thinkers in the field. As a consequence, a very diverse range of research activities is ongoing across the Scottish universities.
Research areas include:
Research priorities include looking at the diagnosis and treatment of major disease groups such as cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis.
Many new and novel approaches in biotechnology and diagnostics are being developed by the Scottish universities which are contained in the University Technology database.
Another key strength of the Scottish universities is their willingness and ability to collaborate with other research and commercial organisations from across the world including the pharmaceutical industry.
Please search our database of biotechnology and diagnostics technology licensing opportunities. Each opportunity request for further information puts you directly in touch with the originating university.
University Technology Licensing Opportunities - Microelectronics & Optoelectronics
Scotland has a long history, stretching back to Bell and Baird, in the innovation and development of electronics. It is a tradition that continues today. The combined strength of research in the fields of microelectronics and optoelectronics within Scottish Universities means that they currently rank third in the world in terms of quality of research. Despite industry fluctuations and growing competition from China and India, Scotland still has one of the most vibrant and innovative microelectronics /optoelectronics technology clusters. With over 360 Scottish companies and 380 principal academics in the cluster, Scotland retains a very strong international reputation for microelectronics and optoelectronics research & development.
Strong collaboration between the universities and industry has led to the transfer, licensing or development of many commercially successful innovations including developments in:
Scottish Universities are working in partnership with many leading global players such as Ford, General Motors, Bosch, Nokia & Motorola in innovative research and product development programmes in both micro and optoelectronics. In addition they are conducting independent "blue sky" research that will lead to the development of applications in the defence, automotive, medical, communications and energy (including renewables) industries.
The Scottish University Technology database contains constantly updated opportunities for further collaborative development and commercial exploitation. Please click here to view all the current Optoelectronics and Microelectronics licensing opportunities. Each opportunity request for further information puts you directly in touch with the originating university.
University Technology Licensing Opportunities - Software, Communications and Digital Media
A combination of world-class universities, highly developed software engineering skills and a culture of innovation have made Scotland a leading centre for the development of software, communications technologies and digital media. Scotland has a long history of innovation and highly developed engineering skills. With the decline in manufacturing industry, Scotland’s excellent education system, high quality universities and highly skilled workforce have been increasingly focussed on developing a high value, knowledge based economy. The software industry alone in Scotland employs over 20,000 people and contributes over £1.4 billion to the Scottish economy.
Underpinning this growth has been the strength of the research and development provided by Scotland’s 13 universities. The Scottish Universities ICT community is focussed on the development of innovative, real world applications that facilitate improvements in functionality, efficiency and the overall user experience. Current research includes strengths in such diverse areas as:
Scotland’s Universities work in collaboration with companies across the world to meet the demand for faster, more mobile and easier to use computing and communications applications. The Scottish University Technology database contains constantly updated new IT related technologies with potential for further development and commercial exploitation. Please click here to view all the current Software, Communications and Digital Media technology licensing and development opportunities. Each opportunity request for further information puts you directly in touch with the originating university.