Optical Sens SL is the first inter-university spin-off from the Inter-University Institute for Molecular Research and Technological Development (IDM)  in collaboration with TRL+, dedicated to the co-generation of spin-offs originating from University Research Centre projects thanks to the union of professional business and research teams.

The agreement for the constitution has been signed by the Principal of the Universitat de València (UV), M. Vicenta Mestre; the Principal of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), José E. Capilla; and the CEO of the Company “TRL+”, Luís Morró, along with the research partners.

The new spin-off of the UV and the UPV aims to offer solutions with chemical sensors and biomarkers that meet the needs of the agri-food sector, health, hygienic-sanitary safety, the pharmacological sector, and the chemical industry. It starts its activity with chemical submission drug detection sensors and senescence sensors, however, it will work on the development of chemical sensors and biomarkers of high scientific and industrial value.

In this way, it is the first company to propose a technology that allows the detection of chemical submission drugs and that can be used at room temperature and by any user. All this in response to statistics indicating that around 40 % of sexual assaults are chemical submissive, a fact that highlights the need for sensors that enable the rapid detection of these substances.

Along these lines, the principal of the Universitat de València, M. Vicenta Mestre, pointed out that "this agreement is proof of the relationship between the university and society through research and the generation of knowledge, which will improve people's quality of life".

Luís Morró, CEO of TRL+, added that “these tools will allow citizenship to enjoy their leisure time freely without the need to be aware of whether they could be the object of a criminal act".

On the other hand, the senescence sensor that Optical Sens SL will make available to the clinical market and health research centres is capable of providing information of high biomedical value on the state of cellular ageing in vivo, this is, without the need to sacrifice research animals.

The principal of the Universitat Politècnica de València, José E. Capilla, wanted to emphasise the importance of the role of universities in the productive fabric of research, pointing out that "educational institutions have to work more deeply in the transfer of knowledge to society".

Optical Sens SL promoters’ are research staff from the IDM  with extensive and recognised experience in the research and development of chemical sensors and biomarkers such as Silvia Rodríguez, Salvador Gil, Ramón Martínez, Tania Mariel Godoy, Pablo Gaviña, Margarita Parra, Jordi Hernández, Pau Arroyo, José Antonio Sáez, Estela Climent, Eva María Garrido, Beatriz Lozano, and Vicente Martí.