Patents and IPR licenses

The University of Oulu is actively commercializing its research results. About 60 new research-based inventions are made each year.

The list below shows the available technologies (note: the list is being updated).

• CyDisCo - Tool for producing disulphide bonded proteins in bacteria

• Peptide antibiotics coated medical devices OBS! Contact Chain Antimicrobials Oy

• ARTD-ribosylation inhibitors for treatment of cancer
• Fatty acid analogs for treating retinal degeneration
• Peptide antibiotics OBS! Contact Chain Antimicrobials Oy

Research produces inventions. The patent portfolio of University of Oulu consists of over 30 patent families. Part of them have been commercialized by licensing to University´s research based startups or other national or international companies. Part of patents is looking for a commercialization route or currently forming of a new startup around them is going on.  

During the last fifteen years more than 60 research based companies have been created at the University of Oulu.

Look at content of our patent portfolio.

The technologies owned by University usually require from a company significant financial and technical contribution before the product is in the market. Due to this the licensing conditions of University are flexible. The terms of licensing agreement are tailored case-specifically depending on the needs of licensor and markets.

In order to start negotiations we ask the company to fill out at first term sheet. There you can find some of terms need to be put to a license agreement.

To help you with patents, licenses and technology transfer, our innovation managers are:

Maarit Jokela, maarit.jokela(at)oulu.fi, +358294488066

Pekka Räsänen, pekka.rasanen(at)oulu.fi, +358294488058