Contacts:
CNAP Director,
Professor Ian Graham
CNAP Manager, Dr Caroline Calvert
CNAP Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, Department of Biology, University of York, PO Box 373, York YO10 5YW, UK
CNAP - Centre for Novel Agricultural Products
Knowledge Transfer in CNAP is managed by Amaethon Ltd
Established in 2003, Amaethon Ltd is an innovative partnership between the University of York and IP Group plc, created to commercialise the research carried out in the Centre for Novel Agricultural Products (CNAP). The company audits, assesses and protects CNAP’s intellectual property, and utilises the Centre’s research by developing relationships with industry and through the formation of spinouts.
HOW WE OPERATE
Amaethon works closely with colleagues in CNAP, the University, specialists in IP law, and IP Group, to identify and protect areas of CNAP research that may have commercial potential. Amaethon is proactive in analysing potential market opportunities and interacting with interested parties.
Amaethon is proactive in evaluating research progress in CNAP and identifying new intellectual property through regular IP surgeries with CNAP researchers.
Where appropriate, we seek to licence our intellectual property to organisations that wish to commercialise our work, as a form of revenue generation.
Amaethon evaluates opportunities for spin-out potential and when appropriate assists in the creation of spin-out companies, by providing and accessing various forms of support to maximise the likelihood of success.
Amaethon has been involved in establishing Bioniqs as a spin-out company from CNAP. Bioniqs is an ionic liquids based solvent technology specialist, developed from work originating in Professor Neil Bruce's laboratory.
Amaethon also assists CNAP in identifying and arranging interactions with industry through sponsored research.
For more information on Amaethon contact Judith Mitchell: jm33@york.ac.uk