Technology transfer at the Paul Scherrer Institut
From knowledge to market successPSI strives to make new findings from research accessible to the industry. In this way the competitiveness of Swiss industrial enterprises shall be strengthened. As a result, firms can launch innovations on the market and hence secure existing jobs and even create new ones.
PSI annually files 30 to 40 patent applications to protect its inventions and draws up several licence agreements.
In the case of technology transfer, PSI offers technologies, products and know-how. With its facilities and methods it can additionally support companies' research and development processes, as well as implement joint research projects with the industry. PSI also fosters and encourages its scientists to exploit their inventions which may result in spin-off companies.
Current topics
Industry day for the SwissFEL Project on 4 May 2009
5 May 2009 – An industry day was held in order for the high-tech industry to find out about the opportunities for cooperation in term of the future SwissFEL project. 130 visitors and stimulating discussion made the occasion a success.
Paul Scherrer Institute at the Hanover Trade Fair
30 April 2009 – The Paul Scherrer Institute exhibited at this year's Hanover Trade Fair on a joint canton of Aargau stand alongside the University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland and Technopark Aargau. The focus was on the DRS4 Sampling Chip.In focus
Master for hot moulding of an interdigital structure for an electro chemical sensor
INKA – Institute for nano technical plastics applications
The markted for innovative products in micro system technology growths rapidly. Particularely the expanding life sciences area shall be supplied with newly developped system solutions in micro and nano plastics technology. For instance micro fluidic systems on boards or compact discs in diagnostics and analytics are already commercially available. By integrating micro and nano structuring these systems can be equipped with additional functionalities, i.e. optimized surface characteristics, additional measurement features.INKA brochure
INKA website (german)
Injector nozzle with visible diesel, 20cm length
Neutron radiography for non-destructive testing
Neutrons can be used for non-destructive testing because they are able to penetrate thick material layers. Their specific interaction with the atomic nuclei of the material provide transmission images with additional information and/or complementary contrast to ordinary X-ray images of the same sample. Due to the high interaction probability of thermal neutrons with hydrogen containing materials, neutron radiography delivers high contrast images for thin layers of organic substances or samples partly consisting of hydrogen rich components.Brochure on Neutron Imaging
Neutra website