Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TOES20240902007
- Term of Validity
- 11 September 2024 - 11 September 2025
- Company's Country
- Spain
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
- Investment agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- A research group from a spanish University has developed a comprehensive lighting system for housed animals that can be self-regulated in an individualized and automated way, depending on the specific lighting conditions of the space or module in which each animal is located. They are looking to license, customize, and optimize the innovative lighting system for commercial use
- Full Description
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The research group has developed an individual adjustable lighting system for stabled animals that solves the technical problems mentioned above.
This integral lighting system provides each animal or group of animals with a homogeneous and regulated light source, which can be modified depending on the experimental or production requirements, providing adequate lighting conditions for each need and avoiding lighting differences between individuals.
This consists of a modular system made up of four fundamental elements (Figure 1):
1. Programmable logic controller for the control of the modules, which is common to all the modules where the animals are housed.
2. Illuminance measuring device (luxmeter), which allows real-time monitoring of the illumination received by the animals.
3. Dimmable led power supply.
4. LED lighting, which will provide the programmed lighting, modifying its intensity based on the electrical power determined by the programmable automaton through the dimmable power supply.
The PLC consists of a monitoring system, a control system and an operational part. It will be able to register and regulate the lighting of different rooms or modules, each with a different lighting pattern if necessary.
The number of lux meters, power supplies and LED strips will depend on the number of modules or units to be illuminated.
The elements that make up the system are arranged in such a way that they generate a closed feedback loop, in which the automaton regulates the LED lighting according to the signal perceived by the sensors.
From this structuring we obtain a lighting system that can be individually regulated, depending on the specific needs of each animal, in order to optimize the process of breeding and maintenance of animals, minimizing the level of stress, and optimizing visual function, circadian rhythms, and other key factors for the health and aging of the animals.
AREAS OF APPLICATION
This lighting system has been specially designed to be installed in animal houses, stables, farms or similar facilities.
It is suitable for different facilities, rooms or animal housing equipment, but it is especially interesting in animal experimentation units and, particularly, if they carry out studies related to vision and blindness. - Advantages and Innovations
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The main advantages of the developed lighting system are the following:
• It provides homogeneous, individualized and adjustable lighting, allowing to adjust the intensity or type of light to the needs of each species, strain, individual or circumstance.
• The illumination, being distributed homogeneously in each cage or cabin, does not depend on the location of each individual, since they will all be at the same distance from the light source.
• It provides adequate lighting conditions for every need and avoids lighting differences between individuals.
• Its use allows optimizing the process of breeding and maintenance of animals, minimizing the level of stress, and optimizing visual function, circadian rhythms, and other key factors for the health and aging of the animals.
INNOVATIVE ASPECTS OF THE TECHNOLOGY
The main innovative aspect of this technology lies in the fact that the novel and original connection and arrangement of elements already available gives the lighting system properties that do not exist in current lighting systems, which represent a qualitative improvement in the lighting of housed animals, responding to needs that have not been met to date. - Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
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Types of agreements sought for commercial exploitation:
• Patent license agreements.
• R&D projects of the technology to adapt it to the customer's needs.
• Consulting services.
• Etc.
Type of companies sought:
• Manufacturers of equipment for animal facilities.
• Manufacturers of animal research equipment.
• Manufacturers of luminaires, mainly oriented to animal research.
• Manufacturers of tools for the veterinary, biotechnology and biomedical sectors. - Stage of Development
- Available for demonstration
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 15: Life on Land
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
- Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- IPR status
- IPR granted
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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The partner is expected to engage in a collaborative role aimed at bringing the innovative lighting system to market. The primary avenues for collaboration include entering into patent license agreements, which would allow the partner to commercialize the technology. Additionally, the partner may participate in R&D projects to customize and adapt the system to specific customer needs. Consulting services are also sought to provide expertise in optimizing the application of the technology across various settings.
The ideal partner would be a company specializing in the manufacturing of equipment for animal facilities, animal research, or luminaires tailored for research purposes. Companies producing tools for the veterinary, biotechnology, or biomedical sectors are also considered suitable partners, given their alignment with the target applications of the lighting system. - Type and Size of Partner
- SME 11-49
- SME 50 - 249
- R&D Institution
- Other
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
- Investment agreement
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 06001002 - Clinical Research, Trials
- 05003002 - Optics
- Market keywords
- 03006 - Fibre Optics
- 03007003 - Other analytical and scientific instrumentation
- 05009003 - Animal health
- Sector Groups Involved
- Electronics
- Health
- Targeted countries
- All countries
