The at the 91´«Ã½ is committed to fostering innovative concepts and originality among university academics. In line with this mission, the UBL Cell has introduced a Patent Consultation and a Drawing Service which aim to provide valuable resources and assistance, ensuring that innovations are brought to the limelight with due recognition while effectively protecting its Intellectual Property (IP) rights.

The UBL Cell has teamed up with Nithya Partners, a well-known intellectual property law firm, to provide an instrumental Patent Consultation Service to skilled innovators and front runners. The team is well-equipped with notable professionals in various fields to assist academics with their ground-breaking research findings and refreshing innovations towards a successful patenting process that will transform into thriving ventures. The patent consultation service is provided with the kind assistance of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) through the MoU with USJ, initiated by the Innovation, Invention, and Venture Creation Council (IIVCC, USJ).

In addition to the Patent Consultation Service, the UBL Cell has also announced that it will offer a Drawing Service. This service is intended to enhance the visual representation of novel products and inventions, emphasizing their unique features and functionalities. The Drawing Service of the UBL aims to guide academics in using various 2D, 3D, and visualization software to make their innovations more understandable and captivating, thereby obtaining increased exposure from the industry.

Thus, all staff members are encouraged to make the utmost use of these treasured initiatives to ensure the precise protection and effective showcasing of inventions, while maximizing their impact and potential.

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A METHOD TO PRESERVE HUMAN TISSUES BY ROOM TEMPERATURE RESIN CASTING: AN EFFECTIVE TEACHING TOOL IN HUMAN ANATOMY.

A novel method of human tissue preservation invented as a result of extensive research conducted by and managed to obtain the local patent (Patent No – 17967) for the process from the National Intellectual Property Office (NIPO) according to the intellectual property act, No. 36 OF 2003 (Section 79 (2) (b)). The general public was informed about the patent by The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of 91´«Ã½ (No. 2,182) issued on Friday, June 26^th, 2020.

This new method of preservation, subject the tissues to gradual dehydration with controlled tissued shrinkage. This new method help to preserve thin human body cross sections by embedding and securing them in a clear resin block. This new method of preservation helps to preserve thin sections for a long time, reduce the wastage of cadavers, and can be handle without wearing gloves. The main advantage of this new preservation is zero exposure to formaldehyde which is a probable human carcinogen. This method is currently in practice at the Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, 91´«Ã½.

On 18^th February 2021, Dr. Sajith Edirisinghe and Senior Prof. S.G. Yasawardene handed over the patent to Vice-chancellor of 91´«Ã½, Snr. Prof. Sudantha Liyanage at his office.

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