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Studierende sitzt am Arbeitsplatz und schaut auf den Laptop. © Aliona Kardash​/​TU Dortmund
NRW supports three TU inventions for which patent applications have been filed

Two out of three inventions come from the EIT department

Grafik NRW Patent mit Glühbirne © Dorothe Lunte​/​TU Dortmund
With the "NRW Patent Validation" program, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia supports patent-pending inventions at universities in order to close the development gap between the patent application and the use of the invention. The aim is to bring promising university inventions onto the market more quickly and easily so that they can be used by industry and society sooner. In the second round of the program, three inventions developed at TU Dortmund University were successful. They will each receive funding of up to 175,000 euros from September.

In the second round of the "NRW Patent Validation" launched by the state government, an independent advisory committee has recommended a total of 15 projects for funding - these range from earthquake protection to electricity sensors and energy storage to quantum technologies. "The wealth of applications impressively demonstrates the innovative strength of our state: North Rhine-Westphalia is a pioneer when it comes to innovation! We want to promote the market-oriented further development of inventions, increase the chances of exploitation and thus make it easier for industry to access innovations," said North Rhine-Westphalia's Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Mona Neubaur. She emphasized: "We need forward-looking projects to drive forward the transformation process in NRW and strengthen the competitiveness of our economy. I am delighted that we can help bring many clever ideas to market more quickly."

TU Dortmund University is supporting three inventions on their way to market maturity:

  • Prof. Frank Jenau and Tobias Kuhnke from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology have developed an optical measurement method that compensates for temperature effects in current sensors.
  • Prof. Stefan Tappertzhofen, also from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, has invented an approach for the simplified production of quantum structures.
  • The third project by Dr. Michael-David Fischer, Prof. Norbert Kockmann and Alexander Behr from the Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering is concerned with the development of a patented heat exchanger to save energy in bathroom showers.
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