Transfer
Among the strategic objectives of IMEYMAT are:
- Design innovative materials and devices with new or improved functionalities that can solve current problems or future challenges, and
- Transferring the knowledge and technologies developed in their laboratories and workshops into advances for society.
This is achieved through collaborations with companies and by protecting inventions through patents.
CONTRACTS WITH COMPANIES
Throughout their history, IMEYMAT researchers have developed more than 400 contracts with over 200 companies in a wide range of fields related to materials science and technology, such as construction, the aerospace and naval sectors, semiconductors, polymer- and metal-based additive manufacturing, composite materials, sensors, renewable energy production, material recycling in the context of the circular economy, and the conservation of heritage construction materials.
HIGHLIGHTS
CONTRACT OT2023/105.
Funded by: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SLU.
IMEYMAT researcher in charge: Sergio Molina.
The project uses additive manufacturing with polymeric materials to create a full-scale prototype of an aircraft tail, including the engine area, allowing engineers to optimise component integration, reducing costs and time, and improving safety and aerodynamic efficiency.
CONTRACT OT2023/146.
Funded by: ACERINOX EUROPA, S.A.U.
IMEYMAT Principal Investigator: Luc Lajaunie.
The objective is to create safer and more durable materials, which are crucial for the development of green hydrogen storage and transport infrastructure.
CONTRACT OT2025/054.
Funded by: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG (SIKA).
IMEYMAT Researcher in charge: María Jesús Mosquera.
Innovative products are developed that can be superhydrophobic (water-repellent) or superhydrophilic (water-attracting), applying nanotechnologies to grow C-S-H gel on the surface layers of concrete, consolidating it and extending its useful life. Other functionalities can be incorporated, such as self-cleaning or biocidal properties.
CONTRACT OT2025/020.
Funded by: TITANIA, ENSAYOS Y PROYECTOS INDUSTRIALES, S.L..
Principal Investigator: Juan María González Leal.
The purpose of the contract is to characterise surface layers resulting from various treatments (paints, anodising, other surface processes) through optical studies, in order to determine the nature, thickness and homogeneity of the samples prepared at the company, and to draw conclusions for the continuous improvement and optimisation of production processes.
CONVEVIO TDI-PROUD, 2023-28.
Funded by PROUD TECHNOLOGY.
IMEYMAT Principal Investigator: Fernando Lloret.
Development of a confidential proof-of-concept project through a collaborative doctoral thesis.
Learn more about the contracts developed by IMEYMAT with companies.
HOW TO HIRE?
For further information on the procedures for contracting services or projects with IMEYMAT, please visit the COLLABORATIONS AND SERVICES section under the COMPANIES tab.
PATENTS
Throughout their careers, IMEYMAT researchers have developed more than 70 patents in the fields of construction, electronics, biomaterials, additive manufacturing techniques, catalyst preparation, and image processing using artificial intelligence techniques, among others.
These patents may be licensed through a contract for use by companies.
Joint patents may also be developed between IMEYMAT and companies through collaborative projects.
We invite you to learn more about some of our patents.
The UCA signs a patent licence agreement with the multinational company SIKA to exclusively exploit developments made at IMEYMAT in the field of
David Sales, Nuria Baladés and Luis Segovia present their proposal on: |
Daniel Araujo, Fernando LLoret, and Pilar Villar have developed a high-tech MISFET transistor that uses diamond as a semiconductor material for high-power circuits. for high-power circuits.
Milagrosa Ramírez, Javier Outon, Eduardo Blanco, Manuel Domínguez, Juan José Delgado and Andrea Casas have developed a technique for obtaining |
IMEYMAT researchers José María Palacios, Laura Cubillana and Juan José García Guzmán, together with INIBICA, have developed a micro-invasive device for remote, continuous, real-time monitoring of foetal well-being.
Sergio Molina, together with José Joaquín Relinque and Belén Palacios, have proposed a technology for manufacturing composite materials using additive manufacturing to obtain parts with improved fire-retardant and mechanical properties. |
See the complete list of IMEYMAT patents