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Seeking Oral Care Solutions for Non-Bleach Whiteners

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

Breakthrough whitening benefits with daily use safety profile

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.

Seeking Biomanufacturing of Transformational Ingredients in Consumer-Packaged Goods

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

We are looking for approaches to engineer and optimize organisms (microbial and plant) for production and/or purification of relevant biomolecules in a non-trial-and-error format. It is believed that starting from a waste stream will be a more cost-effective solution. We are also interested in plant- or algae-based solutions that are scalable and cost effective. What We Are Looking For: • Strain engineering approaches that achieve target molecule production targets across multiple molecule classes in significantly less time versus the industry average • Host engineering capabilities in non-model systems • Scale up platforms/methods that are amenable to commodity scale ingredients • Downstream processing methods/technologies that facilitate continuous extraction and/or re-use of extractive reagents • Approaches that leverage feedstocks separate from the food chain

Novel highly-sensitive microwave sensors for dielectric characterization

• Posted by Gerard Sisó from Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
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• Knowhow and Research output

Microwave technology is of special interest for the implementation of low-cost, low profile, and highly sensitive planar sensors devoted to the analysis of material properties. Microwave sensors exhibit a wide range of potential applications, in so many different fields such as health/veterinary (monitoring of electrolyte concentration in blood or urine), industrial processes (fermentation monitoring, liquid concentrations, cleaning processes monitoring…) or construction (defect detection in infrastructures), among others. The main characteristics that make this sensor technology competitive are the high sensitivity and the possibility of real-time monitoring, the latter being very important since it offers the chance to save time and resources that could be critical in some industries

Peptide for Titanium and Biomaterial Surface Coating for Enhanced Osseointegration

• Posted by Biomedicine and Biotechnology Center - Leipzig University
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• Patents for licensing

Our research involves the modification of a recently patented molecule that contains L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) and other bonding peptides to increase osseointegration on metal surfaces, particularly titanium. Lab results show that when coated with this molecule, titanium surfaces showed increased signs of bio-compatibility, which is backed up by published scientific research. The technology has the potential of improving osteosynthesis and orthopedic implants, as well as many other types of surgical implants. The BBZ is looking for licensing, joint R&D, or ownership opportunities regarding this technology.

FIBRACEP: New dietary fibre-based ingredient to control cardiovascular disease risk

• Posted by Universitat de Lleida
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• Innovative Products and Technologies

Fibracep is a dietary fibre derived from an onion homogenate that can be used as a dietary supplement to control metabolic and cardiovascular disease risk.