Innovation and Technology Transfer

At UTalca, we promote innovation, knowledge transfer, intellectual property protection, and entrepreneurship as strategic pillars for contributing to regional, national, and international development.

Applied research

We promote and strengthen the transformation of ideas, projects, and inventions developed at the University into innovative products, services, or solutions with high potential impact.

At the Corporation, we actively promote technology transfer and entrepreneurship, coordinating institutional capacities and establishing partnerships with the public and private sectors to contribute to the economic, social, and sustainable development of the region and the country.

Boosted projects

Learn about projects with high potential for positive territorial impact at the national and international levels, where university management leverages Utlano's research to secure funding sources.

Maule Horticultural Vertical Farming Module

We integrate automation, hydroponic cultivation, sensors, and renewable energy to deliver vegetables to remote locations using cutting-edge technology in small spaces.

Microsoil

We develop technology that restores agricultural soils using microorganisms immobilized in natural polymers with the goal of mitigating the climate crisis.

Intellectual Property

We are committed to protecting and enhancing the knowledge generated at the University through strategic management of intellectual and industrial property with national and international reach.

We advise our academic community in identifying, evaluating, and recording results with potential for application, facilitating their transfer to the social and productive environment.

Protected utalin technologies

They correspond to technologies derived from university work and with advanced work in protecting their industrial property, carried out by our University.

Ceramic Foam

We transform mining waste into glass foam. This invention has already passed its PCT stage and is currently in the registration process in Chile, the USA, and Australia.

Smart Mesck

Device that monitors the health of older adults in real time, improving postural indicators and facilitating virtual telerehabilitation techniques.

Innovative Entrepreneurship

We promote university entrepreneurship in all areas of knowledge, identifying and developing leaders capable of innovating and differentiating their ideas in highly competitive environments.

We provide tools that enable the transformation of business ideas into sustainable projects, with an emphasis on the creation of science-technology-based companies (STCs).

Incubated startups

The ventures are led by alumni who, during their undergraduate studies, developed inventions in collaboration with our institution, through initiatives that served as the seed for the launch of companies or ventures with high innovative potential.

Mov Design

Italian startup that links design, production management, and technologies, facilitating their development and commercial validation.

Feroza Sparkling Cherry

Sparkling wine made with cherries developed by a student in collaboration with the Center for Vine and Wine, transforming education into innovative business opportunities.

institutional actions

Impact of Innovative Entrepreneurship

We develop programs for undergraduate, graduate, and technical-professional students, offering training and support in innovation, design, and the differentiation of their ventures.

MauleLab
Social innovation laboratory whose purpose is to promote the articulation of a regional ecosystem that fosters sustainable territorial development.
Dare to Undertake
An initiative that empowers and promotes undergraduate student projects in the development of innovative ideas with entrepreneurial potential.
MauleLab
Social innovation laboratory whose purpose is to promote the articulation of a regional ecosystem that fosters sustainable territorial development.
Dare to Undertake
An initiative that empowers and promotes undergraduate student projects in the development of innovative ideas with entrepreneurial potential.

Media

University acquires modern equipment that will boost research in nanomedicine and pharmacology
UTalca is committed to innovation in the training of engineers.
Don Rorro shared advice on intellectual property at UTalca