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Seeking Solutions for Enhanced Delivery of Oral Care Actives and Flavors

• Posted by The Procter & Gamble Company
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• Project Size : 250,000 - 1,000,000 €

To improve the performance and consumer experience of oral care products using formulation excipients to improve deposition, retention and protection of actives, flavors, and sensates for extended periods

Seeking Oral Care Solutions with Novel Cleaning Agents

• Posted by The Procter & Gamble Company
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• Project Size : 250,000 - 1,000,000 €

Breakthrough cleaning benefits with daily use safety profile; Exploration of alternatives to flossing. Safe and effective removal of food and debris between teeth via chemical approach that would increase compliance and enhance the oral health benefits of driven by the flossing action, without having to floss.

Seeking Next-Generation Equipment and Processing Technologies for Tempura Batter-Coated Fish Products

• Posted by Nomad Foods
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• Project Size : Strategic project backed by large scale funding €

Nomad Foods is seeking innovative equipment, processing technologies, or integrated solutions that enable the development of next-generation tempura batter-coated fish products. By “conventional” battering and coating systems, we mean standard waterfall/curtain batter application combined with static frying or baking, which limits coating uniformity, consistency, and yield at scale. We are looking for solutions that demonstrably improve on this baseline by delivering: a more even and well-adhered batter coating across irregular fish portions, reduced batter loss/waste during application, and greater batch-to-batch consistency of coating weight and texture. We expect proposals exclusively from commercial technology providers — equipment manufacturers, engineering firms, technology start-ups, and system integrators with deployable or near-deployable solutions. Academic institutions or research groups without a commercial product, prototype, or industrial partner are not the focus of this call. By “improve robustness” we mean equipment and processes that maintain consistent coating performance despite normal variability in raw material (fish portion size and shape), batter viscosity, and line speed, with minimal downtime or operator intervention. By “flexibility for integration” we mean compatibility with our existing battering/coating and freezing lines: solutions that can be retrofitted or integrated without requiring a full line replacement, and that can accommodate multiple product formats (fillets, portions, nuggets) on the same equipment.

Two in one: engineering recombinant biocatalysts for plastic recycling and towards bioplastic production

• Posted by CSIC - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
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• Patents for licensing

CSIC has developed recombinant genetic cassettes and bacterial host cells comprising them which are useful as biotechnological tools for the aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation of o-phthalate (PA) and its bioconversion into value-added biodegradable polymers. The present invention belongs to the fields of microbiology and biotechnology, in particular to support industrially-relevant microbial platforms for bioremediation of environments contaminated with phthalates, for plastic recycling and for bioplastic biosynthesis.

Transparent, flexible, antimicrobial and conductive graphene textile substrates

• Posted by UACOOPERA University of Aveiro from uacoopera
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• Patents for licensing

Processing graphene coating technology of textile fibres and fabrics, turning them highly electrically conductive keeping the textile properties. It is a simple method, with solution deposition at room temperature, in which the coating can also add antimicrobial properties.

Elimination of blade tip vortices of aircraft propellers

• Posted by Peter Mogyorosi from Laser Consult Ltd.
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• Innovative Products and Technologies

TECHNOLOGY/PRODUCT OVERVIEW Blade tip vortex is a powerful phenomenon that develops very quickly. However, ‘widening’ the blade tips increases the possibility of greater power and performance, at the same time, the vortex losses generated at the blade tips increase drastically. The solution currently used to reduce the vortices of the blade tips is reducing the angle of attack close to the blade tip. This is how it tries to avoid significant losses. At the same time, naturally, the drag force or the transmittable power decreases. Eliminating or reducing blade tip losses (eliminating vortices around the blade tip) means significant fuel savings and increased lifespan, efficiency, and performance especially when using wide blade tips. The elimination of blade tip loss reduces vibrations, thus reducing internal friction of the structure’s material, thereby increasing lifespan. This results in significant financial savings, e.g. in the case of a modern blade. Due to centrifugal force, the “winglet” used on wings moving in a linear direction cannot be used in the case of a rotating system.