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Seeking disruptive solutions in the area of Activities of Daily Living that address some of the biggest threats to being able to age and thrive at home.

• Posted by Kim Mathias from The Procter & Gamble Company
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• Project Size : 50,000 - 250,000 €

For aging adults, when help is needed to perform daily self-care activities, dignity, independence, and the ability to make personal choices are threatened, straining precious relationships with loved ones. For their caregivers, finding the right balance between multiple life-priorities and providing the right care for their loved one is a constant struggle. We believe that developing solutions that resolve these simultaneous tensions by empowering both aging adults and their caregiving ecosystem is the key to redefining aging at home. Ideal solution will • Solve a hard problem in a dignified way • Address needs for both the older adult and those who care for them • Have early proof that people want to try the solution, and those who have tried it, have liked it and want to use it again

Seeking Sustainable Packaging for Wet Wipes

• Posted by Kim Mathias from The Procter & Gamble Company
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• Project Size : 50,000 - 250,000 €

This outlines the need to develop consumer-preferred and sustainable packaging innovation for wet baby-wipes via best-in-class partnership with strategic External Business Partners to bring a strong and disruptive sustainability solution. Wet wipes (pre-moistened non-woven disposable towelettes) continue to be a consumer desirable product form. Ease of use (dictated by packaging) directly impacts overall perception and consumer acceptance of the product. Packaging of wet-wipe products requires easy dispensing of wipes when needed, while retaining the moisture during storage. Recently, another dimension of packaging emerged as a major driver for consumers acceptance across industries, namely the introduction of more sustainable packaging solutions.

Seeking novel technologies to enable consumer promotions using existing packaging components

• Posted by PepsiCo
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• Project Size : 250,000 - 1,000,000 €

PepsiCo is interested in new methods to delight and engage with regard to promotional activity using existing packaging components such as bottles, labels and closures. PepsiCo connects with consumers in a variety of ways, such as advertising and social media. On a more personal, individualized level, PepsiCo can also connect with consumers via QR codes on labels or via unique codes added to the underside of a cap. Driven by the unique coding, these under-the-cap (UTC) codes can provide access to product or promotional information or can provide entry into a contest. Once redeemed, unique codes will need to be prohibited from further redemption. In order to access the code, the consumer must first purchase the product and then open the container by breaking the tamper evident bands to access the unique code. Often, however, the UTC codes can be difficult to read using either the human eye or with a cell phone camera. The main challenge: the closure base color has little contrast when compared to the UTC text. This results in a decline in consumer engagement and participation. PepsiCo is seeking: 1. Systems or technologies that can deliver a more positive consumer experience by ensuring greater visibility and legibility to unique UTC codes 2. Alternatives to the traditional UTC codes by leveraging bottles, labels or closure technologies that still require consumer purchase of the product prior to accessing the unique identifier. While PepsiCo is primarily interested in technologies that are closer to commercial availability, early-stage solutions may also be of interest, provided a clear development pathway exists.

Efficient and selective magnetic adsorbent for removal of purine compounds and nucleic acids from liquid matrices

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

New low cost magnetic adsorbents prepared from egg-shell membranes and deep eutectic solvents, which selectively and effectively remove purine compounds and nucleic acids from liquid matrices, such as fermented drinks and/or alcoholic beverages.

Coated meshes/filters for oil-water separation

• Posted by Daniel Käsmayr from BASF SE
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• Patents for licensing

The technology offer relates to hydrophilically coated meshes and their use for separating mixtures of water and a hydrophobic liquid such as oil. The meshes allow water to pass through while the hydrophobic liquid is held back, effectively separating the two phases. These meshes are lightweight, mobile, flexible, resistant to fouling and offer versatile application possibilities (horizontally, vertically, in cascades, different geometries etc.). Mesh and separated liquids can be recycled (benefit to e.g. oil sorption materials). No chemicals such as de-oilers are needed or used. Potential application fields: Industrial waste/process water, crude oil production, oil-spill accidents.

Diamondlike coatings for optical systems, medical devices, automotive industry

• Posted by Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Novosibirsk State University
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• Innovative Products and Technologies

At the university (Novosibirsk) the technology of diamondlike coatings is developed for optical systems in the wide range of IR-optics. Coatings have high adhesion to a variety of substrates and are suitable for application as medical antibacterial coverings, a friction reducing coating with a low friction coefficient, antirust coats. The laboratory looks for partners for technical cooperation and technology licensing.