EXPERIENCES IN THE TRANSFERENCE OF KNOWLE DGE FROM THE ACADEMIA TO INDUSTRY

In this study four projects transfered from academia to industry are d escribed. The first is an isotonic beverage for people who practice sp orts, commercially known as Enerplex, the second is the synthesis of t he chemical compound amyl anthroquinone, an important reactive used in the production of peroxide, the third is the adaptation of a developm ent first made in academia, very well described in the literature, and materialized as a cleaning system together with crushed Amaranth seed s, and the last one is the substitution of Arabic gum by the Mesquite gum in the soft drink industry.