About our technology for licensing

Imperial College London is among the world’s leading research universities, and one of the few focused exclusively on Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Business. Technology developed by Imperial’s world-leading researchers is protected and packaged by our expert commercialisation specialists. Available technologies span all areas of research undertaken at Imperial.

Licensing and IP performance 2023/24

231 Active licences Imperial's portfolio comprises 231 licences
116 Patents filed Imperial filed 16 patents (including PCT applications) during the year
342 Patent portfolio Imperial's patent portfolio reached 342 patents during the year
184 Inventions disclosed Inventors submitted 184 invention disclosures
to Imperial

Latest technologies

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Electrochemical Recovery of Critical Battery Materials

Electrochemical reactors for recovering all the critical materials from LIB cathodes, including lithium, manganese, nickel, and cobalt.

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Visualization of a microvascular network, which consists of tiny blood vessels such as capillaries, arterioles, and venules

Microbubble Ultrasound for Reproductive Health

Advanced ultrasound imaging biomarkers and automated image processing to diagnose fertility pathologies in male and female reproductive organs.

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Polypeptide “Warhead” Targeting MYC for Cancer Therapy

A polypeptide-based ('bioPROTAC') technology designed to degrade the MYC oncoprotein inside cells, applicable in cancer treatment and prevention.

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Engineering

Imperial and Allocate Software collaborate on safer staffing tools

Health

New tool could transform study of cells and help find new drug targets

Science

Rapid test for antibiotic resistance could help control spread in hospitals