UBIMedical - Universidade da Beira Interior

conhecer o
UBImedical
inclui guia de propriedade intelectual
Um espaço para a Investigação, Tecnologia e Inovação em Saúde.
A space for health research, technology and innovation.
UBImedical
um ecosistema com vida
an ecosystem with life
Introdução
Introduction
O UBImedical constitui um espaço
de excelência para articular a ligação
entre a Universidade e o mundo
empresarial. Criado para agilizar a
transferência de conhecimento na
busca de novas tecnologias, permite às
empresas desenvolver a investigação
e os testes laboratoriais necessários
à efectiva comercialização de novos
produtos, gerando valor acrescentado
para a economia.
Esta estrutura veio enriquecer o cluster
da saúde em Portugal, atuando como
spill-over na ligação da Universidade
ao mercado.
A UBI tem um gabinete para a
Propriedade Industrial na Divisão de
Inovação e Desenvolvimento que:
• apoia académicos e empreendedores na
UBI em relação a assuntos de propriedade
industrial e transferência de tecnologia;
• ajuda no pedido de patentes, marcas,
designs, prototipos e direitos de autor;
• apoia a fase de comercialização com
consultoria.
O gabinete oferece acesso total a
documentação
sobre
propriedade
intelectual e comercialização:
• Regulamentos
• Procedimentos
• Pedido de patentes e outros tipos de
propriedade intelectual
• Contratos
• Acordos de licenciamento
+info: ver anexo
UBImedical is a space of excellence
to promote the connection between
the university and the business
world. Created to streamline the
transference of knowledge in the
quest for new technologies, it allows
companies to develop the research
and the laboratorial tests needed for
the effective selling of new products,
adding value to the economy.
This structure came to enrich the
Portuguese health cluster, acting as
a spill-over in the connection between
the university and the market.
UBI has an IP Office in the Innovation
and Development Office that:
• gives support to academics and
entrepreneurs at UBI regarding IP issues
and technology transfer;
• helps on the filling of patents, marks,
designs, utility models or copyrights;
• supports the commercialization phase,
with consultancy
The office gives full access to
supporting documentation on IP and
commercialization:
• Regulations
• Procedures
• Forms for patents and other IPR’s
• Contracts
• Licensing agreements
+info: see annex
Serviços de Incubação
Transferência de Tecnologia
O UBIMEDICAL dirige-se a pessoas com
perfil empreendedor que estejam interessadas
em desenvolver projetos de transferência
de tecnologia ou projetos empresariais. As
start-ups, os alunos e investigadores da UBI,
as entidades de Ensino Avançado e de I&D,
encontram o ambiente propício para a partilha
de conhecimento, nas áreas dos cuidados de
saúde e ciências da vida, e a sua valorização
económica.
Para as melhores ideias, o UBIMEDICAL
oferece serviços de pré-incubação para garantir
que os projetos que entram para o processo
de incubação física têm o seu produto/serviço
suficientemente desenvolvido para ser lançado
no mercado.
Durante o período de pré-incubação os
promotores poderão utilizar as instalações na
vertente de coworker, aceder a serviços de
consultoria especializados que irão permitir
o desenvolvimento do produto/serviço, o
acompanhamento no desenvolvimento do plano
de negócios, e outros serviços especializados
com vista à criação da empresa (apoio jurídico,
apoio fiscal, formação, entre outros).
O foco da incubadora do UBIMEDICAL é
disponibilizar as melhores condições para
desenvolver os projetos, oferecendo espaços
físicos “premium” a preços competitivos,
condições privilegiadas de acesso a entidades
especializadas (consultoria nos domínios da
ciência e tecnologia e da gestão), e o acesso
facilitado a entidades públicas, investidores e
financiadores que podem apoiar o crescimento
empresarial.
O “coaching e o mentoring” são instrumentos
que estão à disposição dos empreendedores
para mitigar riscos e apoiar a aceleração do
projeto empresarial e das suas capacidades
empresariais.
O UBIMEDICAL promove a transferência de
tecnologia entre o meio científico/universitário
e o meio empresarial, aplicando o conceito
de investigação translacional, como resposta
ao desafio que envolve a passagem do
conhecimento básico para as suas aplicações
clínicas e para a comunidade em geral.
A Investigação translacional procura avançar
os resultados de I&D o mais cedo possível para
o estágio onde se possam tornar atrativos para
indústrias como a farmacêutica, biotecnologia
ou outras. Como resultado desta aposta,
a investigação científica será valorizada,
apostando numa política consistente de
patentes e licenciamento.
Os investigadores, os laboratórios e os
projetos estão direcionados para a promoção
de
transferência
de
tecnologia,
num
ecossistema orientado para a promoção
do empreendedorismo de base científica e
tecnológica, lançando spin-offs de I&D na forma
de novas empresas ou de novos negócios em
empresas já estabelecidas.
A atenção dos investidores foca-se na criação
e aceleração de empresas de base tecnológica,
contribuindo para fixar na região recursos
humanos de elevadas competências técnicas.
A fertilização cruzada do conhecimento, das
áreas de Fármaco-toxicologia & Avaliação de
resíduos hospitalares, Saúde na Edificação,
Estudos dos Efeitos da Exposição ao
Radão,
Biosensores e Telecuidados de
Saúde, Fisiopatologia Geral,
Sistema de
Análise do Movimento 3D Electromiografia,
Neuropsicologia, Optometria/Oftalmologia com
as áreas Healthcare Analytics and Big Data,
Healthcare Sensors (wearable/ingestible/On
Device), desenvolvimento / certificação e teste
de aplicações ehealth e mhealth para a cloud,
Redes Redundantes (disaster recovery) em
situações de emergência médica, contribuem
para existência de um ecossistema único na
região.
Incubation Services
Technology Transfer
UBIMEDICAL is directed to people with an
entrepreneurial profile that are interested in
developing technology transfer projects or
business projects. Start-ups, UBI students
and researchers, advanced studies and R&D
entities find here the environment for sharing
knowledge in the areas of health care and life
sciences, and its economic value.
To the best ideas UBIMEDICAL offers preincubation services to ensure that the projects
entering the physical incubation process have
their products/services sufficiently developed to
be launched on to the market .
During the pre-incubation period, promoters may
use the facilities as a coworker shed, access
specialized consulting services that will allow
the development of the product/service, monitor
the development of the business plan, and other
specialized services for the establishment of the
company (legal, fiscal support, training, etc.) .
The focus of UBIMEDICAL incubator is
to provide the best conditions to develop
projects, offering “premium” physical spaces at
competitive prices, favorable terms of access
to specialized entities (consultancy in the fields
of science, technology and management), and
easier access to public authorities, investors
and lenders that can support business growth.
Coaching and mentoring are tools available to
entrepreneurs to mitigate risks and support the
acceleration of the business project and their
entrepreneurial skills .
UBIMEDICAL promotes technology transfer
between the scientific/academic world and
the business community, applying the concept
of translational research in response to the
challenge that involves passing the basic
knowledge to their clinical applications and to
the general people .
The translational research aims to get the
results of R&D as soon as possible to the stage
where they can become attractive to industries
such as pharmaceutical, biotechnology or
other. As a result, scientific research will be
valued because it relies on a consistent policy
of patents and licensing.
The researchers, laboratories and projects are
directed towards promoting technology transfer,
a driven ecosystem for the promotion of science
and
technology-based
entrepreneurship,
launching R&D spin-offs as new companies
or new businesses in already established
companies.
Investors attention focuses on the creation and
acceleration of technology-based companies
in the region, contributing to improve high
technical skills human resources. The crossfertilization of knowledge in areas of drugtoxicology & medical waste evaluation, health
in construction, studies of exposure to radon
effects, biosensors and telecare health,
general pathophysiology, analysis system 3D
electromyography movement, neuropsychology,
optometry/ophthalmology with the healthcare
analytics and big data, healthcare sensors
(wearable/ ingestible/On Device), development/
certification and testing eHealth applications
and mHealth to the cloud, redundant networks
(disaster recovery) in emergency medical
situations, contribute to the existence of a
unique ecosystem in the region.
Atividades e Oferta de Serviços
Activities and services provided
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Atividades de investigação aplicada
Piso 1
Applied research activities
Floor 1
Atividades de desenvolvimento
experimental
Pisos 0 e 1
Experimental development activities
Floors 0 and 1
Atividades de inovação empresarial
Piso 0
Business innovation activities
Floor 0
Atividades de transferência de
tecnologia
Pisos 0 e 1
Technology transfer activities
Floors 0 and 1
Incubação de novas empresas de base
tecnológica
Pisos 0 e 1
Incubation of new technology-based
companies
Floors 0 and 1
Auditórios
Piso 0
Auditoriums
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Bar/Cafetaria
Bar/Cafe
Floor 0
Piso 0
Floor 0
Laboratórios instalados
Installed laboratories
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02
Laboratório de Ciências da Visão
Laboratory of Vision Sciences
UBI@Motion Lab - Laboratório de
Biomecânica do Movimento Humano
UBI@Motion Lab - Laboratory of Biomechanics of
Human Movement
03
04
Laboratório de Neurofisiologia
Laboratory of Neurophysiology
LABEXPORAD - Laboratório de Estudos
dos Efeitos da Exposição ao Radão
LABEXPORAD - Laboratory of Studies of Exposure
to Radon Effects
05
06
07
Laboratório de Fármaco-toxicologia
08
Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Geral
Laboratory of Toxicology
Laboratório de Instrumentação e Sensores
Laboratory of Sensors and Instrumentation
LABSED - Laboratório de Saúde na
Edificação
LASED - Laboratory for Health in Buildings
General Pathophysiology Laboratory
01
Laboratório de Ciências da Visão
Coordenador: Paulo Fiadeiro
Esta Unidade laboratorial desenvolve e
implementa a avaliação qualitativa e quantitativa
dos problemas de visão, a fim de estudar seu
impacto no envelhecimento e qualidade de vida
da população que vive na região da Cova da
Beira.
Investigação
A principal tarefa do grupo de investigação em
Ciências da Visão é focar a investigação para
desenvolver e implementar os procedimentos
adequados para avaliar problemas de visão
decorrentes de determinadas doenças, como
a degeneração macular (DMRI), diabetes,
hipertensão, glaucoma, catarata e doenças
neuro degenerativas.
Serviços
Deteção e monitorização dos problemas de
visão, em tempo útil, usando medidas de
acuidade visual (ETDRS e estenopéico),
medidas de sensibilidade ao contraste, pressão
intraocular, campos visuais, imagiologia do
fundo de olho, aberrometria, topografia corneal,
análise da câmara anterior (lâmpada de fenda)
e densidade ótica.
Equipamentos
Etinógrafo, aberrómetro ocular, topógrafo
corneal,
queratómetro,
perímetro
computadorizado, tonómetro de sopro digital,
biomicroscópio (lâmpada de fenda), cartas de
acuidade visual, testes de visão das cores e de
sensibilidade ao contraste e rede Amsler.
Laboratory of Vision Sciences
01
Coordinator: Paulo Fiadeiro
This laboratory develops and implements the
qualitative and quantitative evaluation of vision
problems in order to study their impact in ageing
and quality of life that lives in the Cova da Beira
region.
Research
The main task of the Vision Sciences research
group is to focus the research to develop and
implement the adequate screening procedures
to qualitative and quantitatively evaluate
vision problems such as age related macular
degeneration (ARMD), diabetes, hypertension,
glaucoma, cataracts, and neurodegenerative
diseases.
Services Provider
Detection and monitoring of the vision problems
in good time using visual acuity measurements
(ETDRS and stenopeic), contrast sensitivity
measurements, intraocular pressure, visual
fields, fundoscopy, aberrometry, corneal
topography, anterior chamber analysis (slit
lamp), and lens densitometry.
Equipment
Fundus camera, ocular aberrometer, corneal
topographer,
keretometer,
computerized
perimeter,
digital
ocular
tonometer,
biomicroscopy (slit lamp), visual acuity charts,
colour and contrast sensitivity tests, and Amsler
grid.
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UBI@Motion Lab
Laboratório de Biomecânica do Movimento Humano
Coordenador: Aurélio Faria
O UBI@MotionLab é um Laboratório de
Biomecânica do Movimento Humano desenhado
para a realização de análises ao sistema
locomotor humano e para a compreensão de
fatores biomecânicos que afetam o movimento
na sua generalidade e no âmbito desportivo.
Investigação
Investigação aplicada em Biomecânica do
Movimento Humano, em especial: (1) Análise
da estabilidade articular e rigidez músculoesquelética; (2) Avaliação e identificação
biomecânica de fatores de risco em populações
especiais; (3) Desenvolvimento de protocolos
para caracterização e avaliação biomecânica
de populações especiais; (4) Avaliação e
desenvolvimento de programas de exercícios
de apoio a populações especiais; (5) Avaliação
e identificação biomecânica de fatores
chave para o desempenho motor no âmbito
desportivo.
Serviços
Exames de Apoio à Decisão Clinica:
- Avaliação do grau de mobilidade inerente a
indivíduos com limitações motoras;
- Avaliação de sobrecargas associadas ao
sistema musculosquelético;
- Avaliação e monitorização da evolução motora
durante processos de reabilitação .
Formação na área da biomecânica
movimento humano:
- Análise cinemática e cinética;
- Análise antropométrica;
- Análise Eletromiográfica de superfície
do
Animação digital e videojogos:
- Aquisição e modelação de atividades motores
e sua transferência para ambientes de animação
e videojogos.
Equipamentos
- Sistema Vicon constituído por 8 câmaras de
T20s e 2 câmaras de vídeo Bonita 480m;
- Sistema EMGs Myon;
- Equipamento para avaliação da rigidez do
tornozelo (Patente Nº 105012).
UBI@Motion Lab
Laboratory of Biomechanics of Human Movement
02
Coordinator: Aurélio Faria
The UBI@MotionLab is a Laboratory of
Biomechanics of Human Movement designed
to perform analyzes to the human locomotor
system and understand biomechanical factors
that affect human movement performed during
daily and sport activities.
Research
Applied Biomechanics of Human Movement,
more specifically: (1) Analysis of joint stability
and musculoskeletal stiffness; (2) Evaluation
and identification of biomechanical risk factors
in special populations; (3) Development of
protocols for biomechanical characterization and
evaluation of special populations; (4) Evaluation
and development of exercise programs to
support special populations; (5) Biomechanical
evaluation and identification of key factors for
human performance in sports.
Services Provided
Assessments to support Clinical decision:
- Assess the degree of mobility in individuals
with motor impairments;
- Assess the loads associated with
musculoskeletal system;
- Assess and monitoring of motor development
during rehabilitation processes.
Training in biomechanics of human movement:
- Kinematics and kinetic analysis;
- Anthropometric Analysis;
- Surface Electromyographic Analysis.
Digital animation and videogames:
- Acquisition and modeling of human activities
and their transfer to digital animation and
gaming environments.
Equipment
- Vicon system consisting of 8 cameras T20s
and 2 video cameras Bonita 480m;
- Myon EMGs system;
- Equipment to assess ankle stiffness (Patent
No. 105012).
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Laboratório de Neurofisiologia
Coordenador: Maria da Assunção Vaz Patto
O Laboratório de Neurofisiologia dedica-se
à avaliação, diagnóstico e à terapêutica de
patologias neurológicas, neuropsiquiátricas,
neuro
imunológicas
e
ligadas
ao
envelhecimento.
Investigação
- Diagnóstico e terapêutica neuro cognitiva de
alterações de memória e alterações secundárias
pós acidentes vasculares cerebrais (AVC).
- Avaliação e seguimento de pacientes com
depressão, fibromialgia, obesidade mórbida e
dor crónica.
Serviços
- Estimulação magnética transcraniana;
- Estudos de sono;
- Potencias evocados;
- Eletroencefalografia (EEG).
Equipamentos
- Estimulador magnético transcraniano;
- Eletroencefalógrafo;
- Equipamento para potenciais evocados de
curta e longa latência.
Laboratory of Neurophysiology
03
Coordinator: Maria da Assunção Vaz Patto
The neurophysiology laboratory is dedicated to
the evaluation and diagnosis and therapeutics
of neurological, neuropsychiatric, neuro immune
and diseases linked to aging process.
Research
- Diagnosis and treatment of neuro cognitive
changes in memory, and secondary changes
after stroke (CVA).
- Evaluation and follow-up to patients with
depression, fibromyalgia, chronic pain and
morbid obesity.
Services Provided
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation;
- Sleep studies ;
- Evoked potential;
- Electroencephalography (EEG).
Equipment
- Transcranial magnetic stimulator ;
- Electroencephalograph;
- Equipment for short and long latency evoked
potentials.
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LABEXPORAD
Laboratório de Estudos dos Efeitos de Exposição ao Radão
Coordenador: Sandra Soares
O principal objetivo deste laboratório consiste
no estudo dos diferentes aspetos da exposição
da população ao radão e dos riscos daí
decorrentes para a saúde.
Investigação
Caracterização de parâmetros de saúde pública,
na área de análise dos efeitos de exposição ao
radão na saúde pública.
Serviços
Medição e certificação da concentração e dose
efetiva de radão no ar, água e solo.
Equipamentos
- Radosys Ltd., NanoBath Model v1.0;
- Radosys Ltd., NanoReader Model v1.0.;
- Detector Radon;
- Electronic Radon Instrumentation;
- The DURRIDGE RAD7;
- Sun Nuclear Continuous Radon Monitor
Model 1029;
- Ramon Radon Monitor 2.2, Electronic Radon
Detector;
- Humidity temperature meter, CENTER 310
Series;
- SE International, Radiation Alert INSPECTOR
EXP, Handheld Digital Radiation Detector
LUDLUM MEASUREMENTS, INC; PC-Based
MCA, Model 732.
LABEXPORAD
Laboratory of Studies of Exposure to Radon Effects
04
Coordinator: Sandra Soares
The main objective of this laboratory is to study
the different aspects of population exposure to
radon and the arising health risks.
Research
Characterization parameters of public health, in
the area of analysis of the effects of exposure to
radon in public health.
Services Provided
Measurement and certification of radon
effective dose and concentration in air, water
and soil.
Equipment
- Radosys Ltd., NanoBath Model v1.0;
- Radosys Ltd., NanoReader Model v1.0.;
- Detector Radon;
- Electronic Radon Instrumentation;
- The DURRIDGE RAD7;
- Sun Nuclear Continuous Radon Monitor
Model 1029;
- Ramon Radon Monitor2.2, Electronic Radon
Detector;
- Humidity temperature meter; CENTER 310
Series;
- SE International, Radiation Alert INSPECTOR
EXP, Handheld Digital Radiation Detector
LUDLUM MEASUREMENTS, INC; PC-Based
MCA, Model 732.
05
Laboratório de Fármaco-toxicologia
Coordenador: Eugenia Gallardo
O
Laboratório
de
Fármaco-toxicologia
desenvolve a sua atividade na área das análises
clínicas e também no ramo ambiental – águas,
alimentos, e outras de igual interesse sanitário
e de salvaguarda da saúde pública.
Investigação
- Doseamento de fármacos e xenobióticos em
matrizes biológicas;
- Avaliação de impurezas e caracterização de
princípios ativos;
- Doseamento de substâncias ativas e
contaminantes em águas e alimentos;
- Avaliação e caracterização de extratos
vegetais;
- Avaliação de atividade enzimática em material
de origem biotecnológico.
Serviços
- Determinação de resíduos de pesticidas em
águas e alimentos;
- Determinação de resíduos veterinários em
alimentos;
- Determinação de metais e metaloides em
águas, alimentos e fluidos biológicos;
- Determinação de resveratrol em vinhos;
- Avaliação de impurezas e caracterização de
princípios ativos;
- Determinação de atividade enzimática em
material de origem biotecnológico;
- Doseamento de medicamentos e xenobióticos
em matrizes biológicas;
- Determinação de atividade antioxidante em
extratos de plantas;
- Determinação de polifenois em extratos de
plantas;
- Estudos de toxicidade in vitro;
- Avaliação de interações farmacológicas entre
fármacos e entre fármacos e extratos vegetais;
- Serviços de consultadoria em toxicologia.
Equipamentos
- Cromatografia líquida de alta resolução
acoplada a espectrometria de massa Triplo
Quadrupolo (LC-MS/MS);
- Cromatografia gasosa acoplada a um
espectrómetro de massa Triplo Quadrupolo
(GC-MS/MS);
- Cromatografia gasosa acoplada a ionização
de chama (GC/FID);
Cromatografia
gasosa
acoplada
a
espectrometria de massa (GC-MS);
- Cromatografia líquida de alta resolução
acoplada a detetor de fotodiodos (HPLC/DAD);
- Cromatografia líquida de alta resolução
acoplada a detetor de fluorescência (HPLC/
FLD);
Espectrofotometria de UV / VIS.
Laboratory of Toxicology
Coordinator: Eugenia Gallardo
The Laboratory of Pharmaco-Toxicology of
UBIMedical acts in the area of medical tests
and in the environmental field - water, food, and
other laboratory analysis in areas of interest
which promote and safeguard public health.
05
Research
-Measurement of drugs and xenobiotics in
biological matrices;
-Evaluation of impurities and characterization of
active ingredients;
-Measurement of active substances and
contaminants in water and food samples;
-Evaluation and characterization of plant
extracts;
- Evaluation of enzymatic activity in material of
biotechnological origin.
Services
- Determination of pesticide residues in water
and food samples;
- Determination of veterinary residues in foods;
- Determination of metals and metalloids in
water, foods and biological fluids;
- Determination of resveratrol in wines;
- Evaluation of impurities and characterization
of active ingredients;
- Determination of enzyme activity in material of
biotechnological origin;
- Measurement of drugs and xenobiotics in
biological matrices;
- Determination of antioxidant activity in plant
extracts;
- Determination of polyphenols in plant
extracts;
- Studies of in vitro toxicity;
- Evaluation of interactions between drugs and
between drugs and herbal extracts;
- Toxicology consulting services.
Equipment
- Liquid chromatography coupled to mass
spectrometry (LC- MS/MS);
- Gas chromatography coupled to mass
spectrometry (GC- MS/MS);
- Gas chromatography coupled to flame
ionization detector (GC/FID);
- Gas chromatography coupled to mass
spectrometry (GC-MS);
- High resolution liquid chromatography coupled
with a photodiode detector (HPLC/DAD);
- High resolution liquid chromatography coupled
with a fluorescence detector (HPLC/FLD);
- Spectrophotometer UV/VIS.
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Laboratório de Instrumentação e Sensores
Coordenador: António Espírito Santo
O laboratório possui competência no domínio
do desenvolvimento de sistemas eletrónicos de
instrumentação, e está fortemente direcionado
para o desenvolvimento de novos produtos
tecnológicos para o sector da saúde.
Investigação
- Instrumentação e medida;
- Redes de sensores sem fios;
- Smart sensors;
- Energy harvest;
- Optimização de processos e recursos.
Serviços
- Medida de quantidades físicas (temperatura,
acelerações, pressões, posição);
- Data loggers;
- Redes de sensores sem fios;
- Comunicação de dados;
- Interfaces homem/máquina.
Equipamentos
- Gerador arbitrário de funções;
- Gerador de funções;
- Fonte de alimentação regulável dupla;
- Osciloscópio digital de 4 canais com
analisador;
- Osciloscópio digital de 2 canais;
- Calibrador;
- Multímetro;
- Frequencímetro;
- Equipamento de soldadura de dessoldadura;
- Equipamento de soldadura e dessoldadura
SMD;
- Sistema de soldadura por ar quente;
- Extractor de fumos;
- Lupa com iluminação.
Laboratory of Sensors and Instrumentation
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Coordinator: António Espírito Santo
The laboratory has expertise in the development
of electronic instrumentation systems and is
directed to the development of new technology
products for the health sector.
Research
- Instrumentation and measurement;
- Wireless sensors network;
- Smart sensors;
- Energy harvest;
- Optimization of process and resources.
Services Provided
- Measurement of physical quantities
(temperature, acceleration, pressure, position);
- Data loggers;
- Wireless sensor networks;
- Data communication;
- Human / machine interfaces.
Equipment
- Arbitrary function generator;
- Function generator;
- Source dual adjustable power;
- Digital 4-channel oscilloscope with analyzer;
- Digital oscilloscope 2 channel;
- Calipers;
- Multimeter;
- Frequency counter;
- Desoldering welding equipment;
- Desoldering welding equipment SMD
- Welding System by hot air;
- Smoke extractor;
- Magnifying glass with lighting.
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LASED
Laboratório de Saúde na Edificação
Coordenador: João Lanzinha
O LABSED - Laboratório de Saúde na
Edificação identifica e avalia, com recurso a
equipamentos de medição especializados, os
potenciais riscos para a saúde e segurança dos
ocupantes decorrentes das condições físicas e
ambientais proporcionados pelos edifícios em
utilização.
Investigação
- Efeitos das condições interiores, instalações
e componentes dos edifícios na saúde dos
ocupantes;
- Inspeção, diagnóstico e reabilitação de
edifícios;
- Conforto e eficiência energética em edifícios;
- Condições de salubridade para edifícios;
- Avaliação da qualidade do ambiente interior
em edifícios;
- Avaliação exigencial de edifícios.
Serviços
- Avaliação das condições de conforto termo
higrométrico em edifícios;
- Avaliação do cumprimento de requisitos
acústicos em edifícios;
- Inspeção, ensaios e propostas de tratamento
de patologias em construções;
- Análise de prevalência de patologias;
- Avaliação da qualidade ambiental de materiais
de construção.
Equipamentos
- Câmara termográfica Testo 885;
- Medição da qualidade do ar interior (CO2, CO,
T e HR) TSI 7545;
- Medição portátil de fotoionização (PID) para
deteção de COV’s para aplicações de QAI,
ambientais e de higiene e segurança Photovac
2020ppbPRO;
- Medição de concentrações de formaldeído
PPM Formaldeído htV-m;
- Registo gráfico e monitorização de humidade
relativa e temperatura em espaços interiores e
cálculo de ponto de orvalho EXTECH Paperless
RH520 (2 un.);
- Sonómetro analisador Espectral CESVA
SC310;
- Alta voz omnidirecional e amplificador/gerador
de ruído AP601 CESVA FP 121;
- Máquina de percussão CESVA MI006;
- Luxímetro (medição da intensidade da luz)
Testo 540 – (2 un.);
- Instrumento multifunções para medição da
temperatura, humidade, pressão, intensidade
da luz, ventilação e QAI - Testo 435;
- Aparelho de medição multifunção VelociCalc
(velocidade do ar, fluxo, velocidade pitot,
pressão, temperatura, pressão atmosférica,
velocidade da sonda, COV, sonda de pressão
estática, colocação de termopares) - TSI 9565;
- Data logger para leitura e registo de
temperatura em 4 zonas diferentes Testo 176T4
(2 un.);
- Medição de humidade em materiais Testo
606-2 (2 un.);
- Medição de velocidade do ar em saídas de
ventilação Testo 410-2 (2 un.);
- Medição de temperatura superficial por
infravermelhos em ambiente e superfícies de
materiais e equipamentos Testo 810 (2 un.);
- Medição de ruído em instalações e
equipamentos Testo 815 (2 un.);
- Medição da velocidade do ar com sonda
telescópica TSI 9545;
- Medição de humidade superficial em materiais
(3 modos de medição) TRAMEX CMEXPERT
II;
- Software de apoio à medição acústica CVA;
- Software para o cálculo e emissão de relatórios
acústicos CSI;
- Software de acústica de salas DIRAC;
- Software Noise Explorer.
LASED
Laboratory for Health in Buildings
Coordinator: João Lanzinha
The LABSED - Laboratory for Health in Buildings
identify and evaluate, using specialized
measuring equipment, the potential risks to the
health and safety of occupants, arising from
physical and environmental conditions provided
by buildings in use.
Research
- Effects of indoor conditions, facilities
and building components on the health of
occupants;
- Inspection, diagnosis and rehabilitation of
buildings;
- Comfort and energy efficiency in buildings;
- Health conditions in buildings;
- Evaluation of indoor environment quality of
buildings;
- Performance-based assessment of buildings.
Services Provided
- Evaluation of thermal and hygrometric
conditions of comfort in buildings;
- Assessment of compliance with acoustical
requirements in buildings;
- Inspection, testing and proposals to repair
pathologies in buildings;
- Analysis of prevalence of pathologies in
dwellings;
- Assessment of the environmental quality of
building materials.
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Equipment
- Thermography imager Testo 885;
- Measurement of indoor air quality (CO2, CO,
HR and T) TSI 7545;
- Portable measurement by photoionization
(PID) for VOC detection for IAQ, environmental
and health and safety applications Photovac
2020ppbPRO;
Measurement
of
concentrations
of
formaldehyde PPM Formaldehyde HTV-m;
- Digital recording and monitoring of indoor
relative humidity and temperature and
calculation of dew point Paperless EXTECH
RH520 (2 un.);
- Sound level meter and spectrum analyzer
CESVA SC310;
- High voice omnidirectional and amplifier/noise
generator AP601 CESVA FP 121;
- Percussion machine CESVA MI006;
- Luxmeter (measurement of light intensity)
Testo 540 - (2 un.);
- Multifunction instrument for measuring
temperature, humidity, pressure, light intensity,
ventilation and IAQ Testo 435;
- Multifunction measuring equipment VelociCalc
(air velocity, flow, pitot speed, pressure,
temperature, atmospheric pressure, velocity
probe, VOC, static pressure probe, placing
thermocouples) TSI 9565;
- Data logger for reading and recording
temperature in 4 different areas Testo 176T4
(2 un.);
- Measurement of moisture in materials Testo
606-2 (2 un.);
- Measurement of air velocity in ventilation Testo
410-2 (2 un.);
- Infrared measurement of surface temperature
in environment and surfaces of materials and
equipments Testo 810 (2 un.);
- Noise measurement in facilities and
equipments Testo 815 (2 un.);
- Measurement of air velocity with telescopic
probe TSI 9545;
- Measurement of surface material moisture (3
metering modes) TRAMEX CMEXPERT II;
- Software support for acoustic measurement
CVA;
- Software for the calculation and emission of
acoustic reports CSI;
- Software for room acoustics DIRAC;
- Noise Explorer software.
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Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Geral
Coordenador: Miguel Castelo Branco
O Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Geral do
UBIMEDICAL é uma unidade de avaliação
epidemiológica, prestação de serviços e de
investigação vocacionada para a avaliação
de parâmetros relativos à função respiratória
humana e à elasticidade dos órgãos por métodos
não invasivos. Está capacitado para fazer a
avaliação da ventilação em situações normais
e patológicas em repouso e em exercício, a
análise Ecográfica de estruturas torácicas e
abdominais, a elasticidade não invasiva de
órgãos como o fígado, sendo possível esta
avaliação desde a idade pediátrica até ao adulto
e a avaliação da infiltração adiposa de órgãos
como o fígado, permitindo a caracterização
de fenômenos patológicos que lhe aumenta a
rigidez, como a fibrose.
Investigação
- Caracterização epidemiológica da função
respiratória da população e análise da sua
evolução designadamente em situações de
doença como da Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva
Crônica e caracterização epidemiológica da
asma em pacientes idosos.
- Avaliação de programas de reabilitação
respiratória/cardíaca domiciliária com recurso
a telemedicina.
- Caracterização dos fenómenos e doenças
crónicas que condicionam a lesão hepática e
sua monitorização, desde a idade pediátrica até
à idade adulta.
- Avaliação e monitorização das consequências
a nível dos órgãos maciços, como o fígado, da
infiltração adiposa dos mesmos.
- Importância da avaliação da fibrose hepática e
das suas consequências em doenças crónicas
como a hepatite C e respetivas implicações
terapêuticas.
- Estudos de investigação clínica e translacional
em doenças respiratórias e hepáticas.
Serviços
- Provas funcionais respiratórias para a
avaliação da causa fisiopatológica subjacente
à limitação ao exercício em diversos contextos
clínicos como por exemplo a insuficiência
cardíaca versus respiratória;
- Realização de espirometrias, provas de
esforço cardiorrespiratórias, prova de marcha 6
minutos, oximetria de longa duração;
- Avaliação da fibrose hepática por método não
invasivo, em todas as faixas etárias (*);
- Avaliação da esteatose hepática por método
não invasivo, em todas as faixas etárias (*).
(*) único equipamento com esse potencial na região
Equipamento
- Equipamento para antropometria e composição
corporal;
- Estação para Teste de Exercício
Cardiopulmonar;
- Espirómetro;
- Oxímetro;
- Equipamento para Ecografia;
- Equipamento para Elastografia Hepática.
General Pathophysiology Laboratory
Coordinator: Miguel Castelo-Branco
The UBIMEDICAL’s general pathophysiology
laboratory is an epidemiological and clinical
research unit that also delivers diagnostic
services. Their main objectives are the study of
human respiratory function and the evaluation
of organ elasticity through noninvasive
methods. It enables assessing ventilation in
normal and pathological situations in resting
and in exercise, ultrasound analysis of thoracic
and abdominal structures and the evaluation of
non-invasive elasticity of organs like the liver,
allowing assessment of fat infiltration, and
characterization of pathological phenomena
that increases the rigidity, such as fibrosis.
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Research
- Epidemiological characterization of the
respiratory function and its evolution especially
in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and
Asthma in elderly patients.
Assessment of respiratory / cardiac
rehabilitation
house
programs
using
telemedicine.
- Damage characterization and
evolution
assessment in chronic liver diseases, including
hepatic steatosis, hepatitis, from the pediatric
age to adulthood, and response to the
therapeutic interventions.
- Clinical and translational research studies in
respiratory and liver diseases
Diagnostic Services
- Lung function tests for the assessment of
limited exercise ability in several clinical settings
such as heart failure;
- Spirometry, treadmill, long term oximetry;
- Assessment of liver fibrosis by non-invasive
methods in all age groups (*);
- Evaluation of hepatic steatosis by non-invasive
method, in all age groups (*).
(*) This is the only equipment with this potential in the
region
Equipment
- Anthropometry and body composition
equipment;
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test equipment
Spirometer;
- Oximeter;
- Ultrasound equipment;
- Equipment for Liver Elastography.
Anexo
Annex
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | the basics
Intellectual assets are recognized as the most
important assets of many of the world’s largest
and most powerful companies, since they
support a great deal of the competitive factors
associated with the business competences of
an enterprise, being represented and protected
under the form of Industrial Property Rights.
Understanding the value of industrial property
rights in an organisation is a very important
part of successfully managing its resources in
an effective way. Industrial Property valuation,
that is to say the determination of the monetary
value of a patent or a trademark, provides key
information for different stages of the decision
making process. It can be used for taking
decisions on investment in R&D, for the internal
management of IP assets, for raising capital,
when doing transactions, such as licensing,
sale or purchase of IP assets, spin-offs, and
strategic alliances and also in the enforcement
of IP rights that is in the calculation of damages
when an IP right is infringed. Decision making
supported by IP valuation contributes to the
maximization of an organization income.
Therefore, IP is of particular importance
to companies, because it strengthens the
ownership over a product/service and it limits
the scope for copying and/or imitation.
IPRs (trademarks, industrial designs, patents,
utility models) ensure the ownership over the
new inventions, brands, designs, and other IP
works by providing exclusive rights to control
production, importation and sale. However, the
legal system of IPRs limits what can be protected
and for how long. Companies should dominate
and understand IP to effectively integrate it into
their business, market and, more importantly,
export strategies.
IP legislation includes many exclusive rights
that result from the human mind creation, such
as marks, patents, industrial designs, trade
secrets, utility models, copyrights, geographical
indications. This wide concept is divided into
two branches: Copyright and Industrial
Property. The former is mostly related to the
artistic and literary creations, computer software
and compilation of data. Oppositely, Industrial
Property covers the remaining IPRs which
are related to all manufactured and natural
products, such as: patents and utility models
to protect inventions; industrial designs to
protect products appearance; layout-designs of
integrated circuits; trademarks and geographical
indications.
The management of IPRs can be not only a
complex task, but also a huge investment. For
example, a single product can be protected
by different IPRs: its model is protected by a
mark; its appearance is protected by industrial
designs; its application and the production
method is protected by patents or utility models.
Companies should study what is remarkable
about their products and/or services and the
reason(s) for its success in the marketplace
should be protected appropriately.
If companies want to go internationally, IP
becomes even more important for them. The
export product prices are influenced by the brand
recognition and potential competition in the
export market; the commercial opportunities are
guaranteed by holding IPRs on the company’s
products and agreements negotiations with
new partners will take them into account.
However, the IP influence can also put an end
to the exportation process if the products and/or
services to be exported infringe on the IPRs in
the export country.
a) Patents
In order to be awarded a patent for an invention
it must:
- be new;
- have inventive step;
- have industrial applicability.
The right conferred by the patent is valid for 20
years since companies pay the annual fees.
A patent confers the holder:
- the right of exclusive use;
- the right to prevent third parties to use without
his consent;
- the right to take all kinds of administrative and
judicial action to defend their right;
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | the basics
- the right to sell or transmit the patent to
interested parties through exploration license
agreements or assignment agreements.
Patentability criteria - what is not patent?
•
discoveries,
scientific
theories
and
mathematical methods;
• materials / substances existing in nature and
nuclear materials;
• aesthetic creations;
• projects , principles and methods for performing
mental acts, for playing games or in the field
of economic activities, as well as computer
programs, as such, without any contribution;
• presentations of information;
• methods for surgical treatment / therapy of the
human or animal body and diagnostic methods
practiced on the human or animal body, can be
protected product/composition employed;
• processes for cloning human beings;
• processes for modifying the genetic identity of
human beings;
• uses of human embryos for industrial/
commercial purposes;
• modification processes of genetic identity
of animals which may cause them suffering
without any substantial medical benefit to man
or animal, and also animals resulting from such
processes;
• human body, and the simple discovery of one
of its elements, including the sequence or partial
sequence of a gene;
• plant varieties and animal breeds, and
essentially biological processes for the
production of plants or animals.
b) Utility model
The utility model aims to protect new inventions,
for a more simplified administrative procedure
and faster than the patent. Utility models
are more simple inventions. However not all
countries recognize the utility model. The right
conferred by the patent is valid for 10 years
since the company pays the annual fees.
c) Marks
A mark is a distinctive sign which distinguishes
goods or services provided by one company
from those provided by others. As long as the
chosen sign is distinctive, any of the following
types can be used as well as combinations:
words, characters, numbers, drawings, colors,
pictures, shapes, logotypes, labels, smells,
sounds, three-dimensional objects.
Even if the trademark is registered by use in
the countries where its protection is sought, its
registration is important to make it even stronger.
Registering a mark provides an exclusive right
of its use, which prevents others from marketing
similar or identical products and/or services
under a similar (or even confusingly similar) one.
It fosters branding and marketing strategies and
subsequently a loyal clientele which recognizes
the company’s image and reputation.
After registration, a trademark typically lasts
for 10 years (depending on the country and/or
trademark office where it was registered). Then,
it can be renewed after this period and there is
no time limit for the renewal payments (unlike
most PI rights). However, trademarks can be lost
if not used for a certain period of time (between
3 and 5 years, according to the trademark office
where the registration was provided).
The registration process starts with filing a
trademark application form, which usually
requires the contact details of the company,
graphic illustration of the trademark, description
of goods and services and their business
corresponding
classes.
The
trademark
classification systems facilitate the identification
of goods and/or services related to the
trademark. The Nice Classification (NCL) is the
most used in the world.
The three main options to register a trademark
are: the national route, the regional route and
the international route. The national route
requires a registration at the trademark office
of each country where the protection is sought.
The regional route is supported by regional
trademark systems (composed by the countries
members) and, if your country is a party to
those systems or if all countries where you seek
protection are parties to them, it is certainly an
easier option to obtain protection abroad than
IP and commercialization
the national route. Finally, another choice is
the international route which requires only a
single application with a single language to
deal with during the registration procedure to
obtain protection among 70 countries covered
by the Madrid System, which is administered
by the World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO).
d) Industrial Designs
An industrial design protects only the aesthetic
aspect or outward appearance of the whole or
parts of a product resulting from its features.
It consists of three-dimensional features, such
as the shape of a product, the two-dimensional
features such as ornamentation, patterns and
lines or color, or a combination of two or more of
these. It must be new and original (independently
created by the designer). Another requirement
is that it must have individual character, which
is met if the overall impression that a design
makes on an informed user differs from the
overall impression made on such a user by any
earlier design (available to the public). Industrial
designs can protect the appearance of chairs,
bottles, carpets, jewelries, among any industrial
or handicraft item.
The registering process of an industrial design
starts with fulfilling a design application form,
which usually requires the contact details of
the company, as well as drawings, photographs
and a brief description of it. The three main
options to register an industrial design are:
the national route, the regional route and the
international route. The national route requires
a registration at the industrial property office of
each country where the protection is sought.
The regional route is supported by regional
industrial property systems (composed by the
countries members) and, if your country is a
party to those systems or if all countries where
you seek protection are parties to them, it is
certainly an easier option to obtain protection
abroad than the national route. Finally, another
choice is the international route which requires
only a single application with a single language
to deal with during the registration procedure
to obtain protection among the countries of 62
parties covered by the Hague Agreement.
Commercialization channels
The importance of commercializing public
research results can be justified by several
reasons:
1. generate economic and social value
and improve the competiveness of national
industry;
2. since the increasing costs of scientific
research and national budgetary restrictions
have significantly hit Public Research
Organization (PROs), results commercialization
could constitute an alternative income source to
fund their R&D activity;
3. it would allow rooting an entrepreneurial
culture within PROs. This is of particular
importance for a successful exploitation of
publicly funded knowledge.
1. Assignment
The ownership of IP is permanently transferred
from one party (the assignor) to another party
(the assignee). Consequently, the assignee
becomes the new owner of the IPR.
Advantages: availability of immediate cash flow
return to be invested in further R&D activity,
as payments usually take the form of a lump
sum payment; the PROs would have no further
responsibility for the management of the IP title,
including the payment of fees or the monitoring
of infringements.
IP and commercialization
Disadvantages: the loss of control over the
IPR.
2. License
A license agreement is a contract under which
the holder of IP (licensor) grants permission for
the use of the intangible asset concerned to
another person (licensee), within the limits set
by the provisions of the contract. When it comes
to negotiate license agreements, it is important
to understand why PROs wish to license their
IP, and which license is more suitable to the
specific case, as well as the potential risks of
entering in such deal.
In particular, transfers of ownership of IP owned
by the PRO and the granting of exclusive
licenses should be carefully assessed, since
this can diminish or eliminate altogether
the control over the IP asset. Licenses for
exploitation purposes should involve adequate
financial compensation, as well as other types
of benefits.
3. Joint venture
It is a type of collaborative commercialization.
It is a situation where scientists and private
companies jointly commit resources and
research efforts to projects; research activities
are carried out jointly and may be co-funded.
Joint venture may range from short-term
projects (non-incorporated joint venture),
normally narrow in scope, to long-lasting
strategic partnerships with multiple members
and stakeholders (joint venture company).
The parties to the joint venture share risks
and contribute with their intellectual capital
to technology research and development,
production,
marketing
and
further
commercialization.
4. Spin-off
A spin-off refers to a separate company usually
established to bring IP, in this case resulting
from public funding, onto the market. It is
deemed to be a valuable channel to transform
the PROs’ technology into product and service,
as well as to license out technology. Creating
spin-off companies would allow PROs to:
• Outsource the development process that might
not fit with the PRO’s scientific objectives;
• Obtain funding not available for purely research
institutions to partially cover development
costs;
• Participate in a European-funded research
programme as an industrial partner;
• Endow research staff with entrepreneurial
skills.
Plus, in the early stages when a spin-off is
founded, a strategic decision should be taken
on how the new company will acquire the IP
belonging to the PRO (the contribution in kind
from the PRO or the licensing of its intangible
assets).
5. Consultancy
This type of commercialization comprises
contract research and/or faculty consulting.
The 1st consists of a research commissioned
by a private company to pursue a solution to
a problem of interest, involving the creation of
new knowledge according to the specifications
or goals of the client. The 2nd has to do with the
results generated by the PRO should be owned
by the private-sector party. The ownership
of background should not be affected by the
project.
O UBImedical, um espaço com cerca de 2000
m2 de área construída, localiza-se no Pólo
da Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde (FCS)
da Universidade da Beira Interior, criando um
triângulo com a FCS e o Centro Hospitalar da
Cova da Beira.
A ligação privilegiada entre as instituições de
ensino superior, o Centro Hospitalar da Cova
da Beira e os Hospitais da Guarda e Castelo
Branco, possibilita a partilha de conhecimento
entre os recursos humanos destas instituições
e restantes investigadores na I&D desenvolvida
no UBImedical.
Ubimedical, a space with about 2000 m2 built
area, is located near the Faculty of Health
Sciences (FHS) of the University of Beira
Interior, creating a triangle with the HSF and the
Cova da Beira Hospital Center.
The privileged connection between the higher
education institutions, the Cova da Beira
Hospital Center and the Guarda and Castelo
Branco Hospitals, allows the knowledge sharing
between these institutions human resources
and other researchers at UBImedical.
Contactos | Contacts
UNIVERSIDADE DA BEIRA INTERIOR | UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR
Convento de Santo António
6201-001 Covilhã
Vice-Reitoria para a Área Financeira e Projetos | Vice-rectory for finance area and projects
Tel.: +351 275 329 185
E-mail: [email protected]
http://ubimedical.ubi.pt