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Seeking natural colors for foods and beverages

• Posted by PepsiCo
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• Project Size : 50,000 - 250,000 €

PepsiCo is evaluating different natural color ingredients and technologies to replace Yellow #5, Yellow #6, Red #40, and Blue #1 for multiple food and beverage brands in order to address consumer demand. Specific challenges are in the Red #40 (food) and Blue #1 (food & beverage) replacers.

Seeking Rapid Substance Detection in Inspection and Supply Chain

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

Procter & Gamble is a global leader in innovation, products and services for consumer goods in categories like Beauty (Hair and Skin Care), Fabric & Home Care, Baby Care, Oral Care, Health Care, Family Care, and Feminine Care. We focus on designing and manufacturing superior products, packages and experiences that are safe to consumers, the environment and supply chain partners. P&G undertakes significant efforts to analyze compositions of raw materials and finished products and packages from development to manufacturing through the supply chain. NEED DESCRIPTION For most substances we lack rapid, easy-to-use yet precise detection devices/ methods for inspections at P&G operations (e.g. material income, manufacturing control, cleaning of equipment) and at our supply chain partners that can be used by workers and do not require laboratory environment/ standards

Seeking Upskilling and Next-Generation Activated Carbon Fiber Technology

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

BACKGROUND P&G competes across many consumer-packed goods categories where malodor is a top consumer concern. We believe that incorporating volatile organic compound (VOC) adsorption technologies into products could serve our consumers’ needs for odor control. We have evaluated numerous adsorbent technologies and activated carbon fiber (ACF) is of particular interest. NEED DESCRIPTION We are seeking to consult and potentially partner with an expert in activated carbon fiber to understand the impact of precursors, processing conditions, and methods of incorporating ACF into textiles and/or nonwovens on volatile organic compound adsorption performance, durability, and large-scale manufacturability. As a first step, we are interested in the identified SME giving a seminar on the basics of ACF to educate the organization. Longer-term, we are interested in co-developing and testing various ACFs in our in vitro and in vivo methods to link the various parameters of ACFs to their odor control performance. Below are more specific descriptions of the expertise and capabilities we are seeking.

Smart-LEZ : Secure and anonymous vehicle access control solution to traffic-restricted urban areas.

• Posted by Fundació URV
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• Innovative Products and Technologies

The solution proposed uses innovative communication protocols for vehicles and cities: this is a safe and reliable easy-to-use access control system that guarantees user privacy. Our solution is simpler and more economical compared to other expensive systems based on indiscriminate use of video-cameras recording. This technology conciliates efficiency and privacy.

Improving stem cell culture using carnivorous plants

• Posted by Radoslaw Rudz from Jagiellonian University
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• Patents for licensing

Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) are multipotent precursor cells with the unique capacity to self-renew, proliferation and transformation into specialized cells present in many body tissues, such as muscle, adipose tissue, fibroblasts, cartilage, tendons, and nervous tissue. They are also characterized by the ability to affect the immune system by secretion of compounds that support the immune response directed among others against bacteria and parasites. They have properties enabling the secretion of chemical compounds that stimulate the formation of new blood vessels. All these attributes make them applicable in regenerative medicine, transplantology and in the treatment of many diseases. The umbilical cord blood and Wharton’s jelly MSCs are the sources from which MSCs are obtained. Due to the small amount of MSCs in the starting material, it is necessary to lead in vitro cultures to obtain sufficient numbers of cells that can be administered to the patient. Methods of isolation and culture of mesenchymal stem cells, including the growth medium, play a crucial role in obtaining the appropriate biological material that guarantees therapeutic success. Therefore, continuous improvement of procedures for isolating and in vitro culturing of MSCs is extremely important. The subject of the offer is a method of culturing mesenchymal stem cells using secretions from carnivorous plants, which increase cell adherence and proliferation, counteract their transformation into specialized cells, therefore, they longer maintain their pluripotency.

High Oleic Soybean Oil Hand Sanitizer

• Posted by Airable Research Lab, business line of Ohio Soybean Council
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• Knowhow and Research output

With the onset of COVID-19, the importance of disinfection prompted our team to develop a hand sanitizer made from high oleic soybeans. Proper cleansing requires a two-pronged approach: destroying germs and keeping skin hydrated. Our sanitizer does both. Where Airable’s blend surpasses its competitors is in the use of high oleic soybean oil. Its emollient properties are derived from oleic acid, whose structure is very similar to the structure of the oils in our skin. The soybean oil is 60%–75% oleic acid, so sanitizers that contain high levels of the oil are also effective moisturizers.