Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TOES20240819004
- Term of Validity
- 19 August 2024 - 19 August 2025
- Company's Country
- Spain
- Type of partnership
- Investment agreement
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- A Spanish research team has developed an innovative 3D-printed device for precise sediment grain counting and analysis. Targeted at the geoscience community, it offers an eco-friendly and cost-effective solution. The device stabilizes samples during measurement, preventing errors and ensuring accurate results, making it a unique tool in sediment analysis. The team seeks strategic partners for commercialization.
- Full Description
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Studies on sediments in both continental and marine environments are crucial for the fields of biology, geology, and sedimentology — the latter focusing on the processes of sediment formation, transport, and deposition. Traditional methods for grain counting and compositional analysis often involve using Petri dishes to hold sediments, followed by photographic documentation using visualization software to avoid overlapping grains. Alternatively, grains can be counted manually with a binocular magnifier and needle. However, these conventional techniques can introduce inaccuracies, such as duplicate counting or misidentification of grains due to overlapping images, thereby compromising the overall reliability of the process.
Researchers at a Spanish university specializing in sedimentology have developed an innovative device designed to address the limitations of traditional grain counting methods. This new technology promises to enhance accuracy, expedite the counting process, and eliminate issues related to duplication.
The research team is seeking companies in the analytical instrumentation sector with global production and sales capabilities to explore a licensing agreement for this new product. A confidentiality agreement will be established prior to the exchange of detailed information. - Advantages and Innovations
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The implementation and use of the proposed device offer several compelling potential benefits:
- Enhanced Accuracy and Speed: Achieve more precise and efficient grain counting compared to traditional methods.
- Elimination of Duplication: Avoid the common issue of duplicate counting, ensuring more reliable results.
- Cost-Effective and Sustainable Materials: Use of low-cost and/or recycled materials, contributing to both economic and environmental sustainability.
- Pioneering Innovation: This device represents the first of its kind on the market, setting a new standard in sediment analysis technology. - Stage of Development
- Already on the market
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Goal 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal
- IPR description
- This advanced sediment analysis device offers unparalleled precision and efficiency in grain counting, utilizing innovative technology to overcome the limitations of traditional methods. Key technical specifications include superior accuracy, rapid processing speeds, and integration with existing laboratory systems. The device is constructed from cost-effective and/or recycled materials, underscoring its commitment to sustainability. To further develop and bring this pioneering tool to market, expertise in global production and distribution to ensure successful commercialization and widespread adoption.
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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The research team is looking for collaborations with industrial companies that have experience
in the development of analytical instrumentation. More specifically, the company must have the
capacity, starting from several possible designs, to carry out their large-scale production and
subsequent sale worldwide. A confidentiality agreement for the exchange of information will be
signed beforehand. - Type and Size of Partner
- SME 11-49
- Big company
- SME <=10
- SME 50 - 249
- Type of partnership
- Investment agreement
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 3D printing
- 02002012 - Mixing (powder, etc.), separation (sorting, filtering)
- 10002005 - Biodiversity / Natural Heritage
- 02002013 - Moulding, injection moulding, sintering
- Market keywords
- 08002002 - Industrial measurement and sensing equipment
- 08001001 - Plastic fabricators
- 08001018 - Polymer (plastics) materials
- 08002007 - Other industrial automation
- Targeted countries
- All countries
Files
SedimPlak_english.pdf