Innovation at the Faculty of Natural Sciences
Innovation at the Faculty of Natural Sciences
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There are many possibilities for innovation of your research at NTNU.
Examples of innovation at the NV Faculty
Innovation means that you are taking your research to the next level.
The Faculty of Natural Sciences' (NV) innovation strategy rests on three pillars
- Collaboration with established business
- Collaboration with the public sector
- Helping to create new business
Strong relevance to working life
NV’s centres and research projects contribute to innovations in and outside of NTNU.
The Faculty is a professional research and collaborative partner that protects the interests and rights of all parties involved.
NV has strong academic communities that cooperates with various actors in society who have knowledge of the needs for skills that must be met.
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Collaboration Creates Innovation
Network & Forum
- Framework Collaboration
- Forum for Industrial Cooperation
- Guest/adjunct professors from outside academics
- Industrial/Public Sector PhD Scheme
- Gemini Centres at NV
Public Sector
To increase societal impact and benefit
- Helping generation of knowledge relevant and applicable to public actors and their users.
- Providing knowledge and innovation for supporting the public entity’s R&D and innovation strategy.
Industry/Academics
Through SFI, FME centre or other projects
- Contribute to increased competitiveness of industry
- Provides competent candidates, knowledge and technology innovation.
Our stories: collaboration across academics and industries at NV
New Business
Employees and students help to identify new business opportunities and inventions as well as innovative improvements in existing processes.
Innovation and Knowledge Management
A web page with a collection of links to related NTNU pages and external resources for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).
- NTNU IPR policy and guidance lines
- Practical info on IPR issues related to publication, research and education
- Open access and open innovation
- IPR in commercialization
Visit the Innovation and Knowledge Management web site (in Norwegian)
Innovation Ecosystem
A summary of parties and services that together form NTNU's "Innovation Ecosystem"
NTNU Discovery
Financial support to NTNU employee and students for idea verification, investigation or prototype
National and Regional
- The Research Council of Norway
- Innovation Norway
- Regional Fundings
EU Research and Innovation
- EIT Food /RawMaterial
(Relatively Higher Technology Readiness Level (TRL)) - Horizon Europe Research and Innovation
- EIC Pathfinder
- European Innovation Council
(Lower Technology Readiness Level (TRL))
Soon ready for the market
Emulsicap
Encapsulation of aqueous bioactive extracts
Innovation from the Department of Biotechnology and Food Science
Research group
Business idea
Emulsicap enables the delivery of a bioactive water-based raw garlic extract with a high content of organosulphur compounds (OSC) in a gelatin capsule.
Market
- Health Food
- Pharmaceuticals
Uniqueness
- The concentration of OSC has much higher biological activity than existing commercial garlic products.
- Increases water content from today’s maximum 5% to at least 20% and enables encapsulation.
Status
- Validated in lab
- Patent application filed
- Technology has been tested initially by international industry in relevant environment
- Proof-of-concept project with international industry to start in 2022
Spin-off companies from NV
CLEXBIO
A breakthrough hydrogel technology platform for high-tech biomedical applications. Based on research in biophysics.
Emulsicap
Emulsicap enables the delivery of a bioactive water-based raw garlic extract in a gelatin capsule. Research at the Department of Biotechnology and Food Science.
Lybe Scientific
Based on patent pending technology originating from strong research groups within molecular medicine, nanotechnology and chemical engineering.