“With our procedure, we have actually currently observed a considerable enhancement in the dissolution habits of improperly water-soluble active ingredients. We are pleased that we will now be able– thanks to the validation financing– to additional develop the innovation,” says Prof. Thommes, who has headed the Chair of Solids Process Engineering at the Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering because 2014. In the very first circumstances, the brand-new process is intended for pharmaceutical applications, but it can likewise be utilized in food technology or plant protection.
PROvendis GmbH signed up the intellectual property rights on behalf of TU Dortmund University. The patent was granted in the US in May 2025, and the innovation is likewise protected in Europe. “As we go into the market, we are seeing that our broad portfolio of copyright rights is an essential aspect for the effective acquisition of financing,” says Teacher Thommes. His melt electrostatic precipitator was currently acknowledged in the local funding competition “NRW Patent Validation 2020”, and the group was awarded the very first EUR200,000 to further raise the precipitator’s Technology Readiness Level.
Assistance from the outset
TU Dortmund University supports inventions like this from the beginning. For example, the university’s Area Legal Matters checks whether a new advancement infringes any third-party rights. PROvendis evaluates the chances of success of looking for copyright rights and manages both their registration and upkeep. TU Dortmund University pays sustained for the IPR. Together with PROvendis, the university also helps to recognize financing programs suitable for funding further advancement work. The team at the Center for Entrepreneurship & Transfer (CET) advises and supports the researchers on a constant basis throughout all these steps and the process as a whole.
About the VIP+ funding program
The financing program “Validation of the Technological and Social Innovation Potential of Scientific Research– VIP+” of the Federal Ministry of Research, Innovation and Area invites researchers to take the initial step towards developing financial worth or applying their research study findings in societal contexts. Validation forms the bridge between concept and useful implementation in the understanding and technology transfer process. The objective of the recognition phase is to examine, show and evaluate the development capacity of research outcomes and develop potential areas of application.
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