IMI: A World of Innovation

IMI holds a large number of R&D patents and other trademarks. These technologies are available to entrepreneurs wishing to use them, and they are increasingly becoming a key element to growth and competitiveness.

By licensing NRC intellectual property, you'll lead the pack with products based on Canada's most advanced research. And you're guaranteed unique opportunities to profit because NRC's intellectual property is available from no other source.

Patents are available at IMI for many of the following technologies and fields of activity.

• Balloon-Catheter Systems and Scaffold Structures
• Biomedical Polymers Laboratories
• Ceramic-Based Thermal Spray Coatings from Nanostructured Feedstock Powders
• Facilities for the Development of Metallic and Ceramic Medical Devices
• FSW Welding Technology – Friction Stir Welding
• Functional nanomaterials
• In-Line Ultrasonic Measurements: A Powerful Tool for Process Diagnostics of Extrusion and Injection Moulding
• Intelligent Forming Technologies
• Laser Ultrasonic Inspection of Materials and Structures
• Metal Casting Expertise at the Industrial Materials Institute (IMI)
• Numerical Modelling of Processes
• On-line Ultrasonic Technology for Monitoring of Polymer Processing
• Optical Sensor Development for the Industry
• Polymer Composites
• Polymer Nanocomposites
• Powder Formulation and Forming
• Powder Injection Moulding and Micromoulding: Net Shaping of Metallic and Ceramic Components for Biomedical Applications
• Real-Time Diagnostics of Foam Extrusion Process Using Non-intrusive and Non-destructive Ultrasonic Techniques
• Real-Time Diagnostics of Polymer Processes Using Non-intrusive and Non-destructive Ultrasonic Techniques
• Semi-Solid Metal (SSM) Casting
• Software Technologies for Surgical Simulation
• Special Interest Group in Blow Moulding (SIGBLOW)
• Special Interest Group in Thermoforming (SIGFORM)
• Surface Engineering Technology Group - SURFTEC
• Surface Technologies
• Technology Group on Polymer Nanocomposites - PNC-Tech
• Thermoplastic Composites

The exploitation of IMI technologies lead our partners to success. For more information, or to acquire the exploitation rights to one of IMI's technologies and add your company to the list of success stories, please contact:

Blaise Labrecque, Eng., M.A.Sc. Business Development Officer Advanced Materials Design Section Tel.: (450) 641-5299 Fax: (450) 641-5105 E-mail: Blaise.Labrecque@cnrc-nrc.gc.ca
Ngoc Huynh, Eng., M.A.Sc., M.B.A. Business Development Officer Modelling and Diagnostics Section Tel.: (450) 641-5135 Fax: (450) 641-5106 E-mail: Ngoc.Huynh@cnrc-nrc.gc.ca
Alain Simard, Eng., M.Sc. Business Development and Communication Officer Aluminium Technology Centre Tel.: (418) 545-5099 Fax: (418) 545-5543 E-mail: Alain.Simard@cnrc-nrc.gc.ca