Tel Aviv and Eurocontrol enter agreement

Tel Aviv University’s tech transfer office, Ramot, is entering an agreement with Eurocontrol Technics Group, a Canada-based company focused on energy security, authentication, verification and certification technologies. The agreement revolves around security nanotechnology developed at Tel Aviv.

The patented technology, Nano Imprinting Lithography, was developed by Jacob Scheuer at the School of Electrical Engineering. It enables the creation of nano-sized tags for products through regular printing and 3D printing. The process enables a very secure tagging solution which can be conducted on an industrial scale and at a low cost.

Ramot and Eurocontrol are hoping the technology will eventually replace all current tagging technologies. Eurocontrol will continue to invest in the research and development and focus on implementing 3D printed tags in products where authentication is crucial, such as pharmaceuticals.

Shlomo Nimrodi, chief executive at Ramot, said: “Ramot’s objective is to bridge the gap between academics promising innovations and the ever growing need of industry for new innovations. This agreement, the second in less than six months, is a true example of how successful such collaborations can be for both sides. The technology we are discussing today is also focused on pharmaceutical and automotive industry applications where authentication is of great importance. We trust that in the capable hands of Eurocontrol such promising innovation will get to market within a reasonable time.”