Imego's Business Development Office is a critical link between the world of research and the world of business. Its multifaceted role involves a number of activities including contract negotiation, intellectual property identification and protection, marketing and project management.
Business Development Office activities are geared to supporting commercially viable projects through the necessary steps from research to product development to commercialization. Proof of what can be achieved when science and business work in tandem lies in the office’s successful introduction of four spin-off companies. Each example shows the advantages of ongoing collaborations between Imego, the private sector and investors.
Vasasensor AB is a spin-off from Imego and Chalmers School of Entrepreneurship. Vasasensor is now developing a sensor system for process optimization in paper mills. Vasasensor offers a wireless sensor system for shoe press that monitors the pressure profile in paper machine press nips. The sensor system provides paper manufacturers with valuable information and new variables in real time, enabling optimization of the production process. The sensor system consists of small passive sensor units integrated in the paper machine clothing. The signals from the sensor units are transferred wirelessly to a receiver unit. After data acquisition and signal processing the pressure profile is presented on monitors in the control room. The information provides valuable input for adjusting the press nips thus allowing increased production. www.vasasensor.com