For universities and colleges
Turn institutional research output into documented, licensable technology.
Invention harvest programmes, student-project screening, contributor mapping, validation and cross-institution bundling — delivered alongside your technology transfer office, not in place of it.
Institutional services
Capacity where technology transfer offices are stretched
Most institutions have more disclosable work than assessment capacity, and student output is rarely captured at all. IPMeld adds commercial screening, contributor mapping and industry reach without displacing your office.
Engagement can be a single harvest programme, a sector-focused challenge, or a standing arrangement across faculties. Your policies on ownership, publication and academic freedom remain the governing framework.
Confidential Invention Harvest programmes
A structured sweep of departments, labs and student cohorts to surface technology that never reached your TTO.
Student-project screening
High-volume triage of dissertations and capstone projects against live industrial problems.
Invention Passport preparation
A consistent commercial dossier per technology, usable by your own office afterwards.
IP ownership and contributor mapping
Supervisors, sponsors, visiting researchers, funders and students identified and documented.
Industry challenge programmes
Corporate problems brought to your researchers as sponsored, scoped challenges.
Technology validation
Independent technical review and testing coordination outside the originating group.
Licensing support
Commercial packaging, buyer identification and negotiation support alongside your team.
Cross-institution technology bundling
Combining your technology with complementary work at other institutions under structured cross-licensing.
Innovation portfolio reporting
Portfolio-level analytics on pipeline, readiness, sector spread and commercial outcomes.
Training for students and faculty
Practical sessions on disclosure discipline, ownership, prior publication and commercial evidence.
Your policies govern
Ownership, publication rights and academic freedom are treated as the institution's decision, in line with your existing agreements and funder terms.
Students are named
Student contributors are identified and recorded. Recognition and any participation position are documented, not assumed.
Reporting you can use
Portfolio analytics and written outcomes are provided in a form your office can present internally and to funders.
Bring us a cohort, a department or a dormant portfolio.
We will run a defined screening exercise and report back on what has genuine industrial potential — and what does not.
The partnership overview is a short outline document for institutional review. It contains no confidential information and no performance claims.