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The executive board of INCAS³ announces the foundation of Otigy as an instrument to bring INCAS³ developments to market. Where the sensor system developments within INCAS³ remain generic, Otigy adds the capability for customer tailored development and manufacturing. This is geared towards smaller and medium sized enterprises that do not have the capability to transfer INCAS³ intellectual property into products by themselves.
Since its foundation INCAS³ has received requests for customer specific developments that could not be supported by the generic sensor system developments. “Combining science and industry was always our focus and Otigy enables to make the next step. The first results of our research are getting in shape to be transferred to market.”, says Heinrich Wörtche, scientific director of INCAS³.
One example is the INCAS³ software and hardware model implementation of the human cochlea, the auditory portion of the inner ear. The artificial cochlea, which is enabling to analyze the response of a human to sound in real-time, has the potential to play an important role in the development of hearing aids. The model, which can also be extended to describe the sound perception of mammals, might become a tool to investigate e.g. the sensitivity of whales or dolphins to man-made sounds in natural environments.
Otigy will make use of the INCAS³ membership model to obtain the required access to INCAS³ intellectual property. The membership model distinguishes three levels: Platinum, Gold and Silver. Depending on the level, members obtain one or more non-exclusive licenses to INCAS³ intellectual property. John van Pol, managing director of INCAS³: “Although we strive for a large number of INCAS³ members, we realize that primarily smaller companies do not have the means to transfer the ideas into projects. Otigy is an answer to this, enabling also smaller companies to make use of the INCAS³ developments.”.