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Subject: New RFP's: Biological Scent Delivery, Natural Energy Ingredients, In-line Packaging Sanitization, etc.
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November 3, 2005

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Table of Contents

 
 
AUTOMOTIVE / ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING / MATERIALS
See-Through Display Temperature Control with Food Packaging
    Powder Dispensing Module
CHEMISTRY Hydroacoustic Energy for Cleaning
Natural Energy Ingredients Microwave Doneness Indicator
Biological Scent Delivery   Cleaning Via Reactive Gas
  Improving Lubricity of a Hydrophilic Substrate   Friction Reducing Coating
  Low Cost Water Purification   Agglomerate Formation for Liquid Absorption Application
  Cleaning Via Reactive Gas   Keeping Packages Cold
  Heat-Activated Ingredients for Personal Care Products   Dispensing Fine Droplet Sprays
  Friction Reducing Coating   Rapid Cooling of Packages
  Halogenated Silanes and Hydrocarbons   Next Generation Thermal Insulation
  Inline Vitamin and Sugar Analysis   Heat-Activated Ingredients for Personal Care Products
  Nanoparticle Halide Salt   Agglomerated Granules - Process Improvements
  Modifying Aqueous Dilution Effects   Disintegrant for Tablet-style Products
  Stabilization of Omega-3 Fatty Acids   Need Substitute for Sodium Sulfate
      Improving Lubricity of a Hydrophilic Substrate
NEW APPLICATIONS / MARKETS   Low Cost Water Purification
In-line Packaging Sanitization    
  Anti-Aging Ingredients CONSUMER PRODUCTS / PACKAGED FOODS
  See-Through Display Microwave Doneness Indicator
  Need Substitute for Sodium Sulfate Powder Dispensing Module
  Commercial Scale Availibility of DAED Hydroacoustic Energy for Cleaning
  Improved Production of Halogenated Silanes Improving Visual Appeal of Instant Soup
    In-line Packaging Sanitization
SOFTWARE / CONSULTANTS Natural Energy Ingredients
Improving Visual Appeal of Instant Soup Temperature Control with Food Packaging
  Predicting Human Scalp Conditions   Stabilization of Omega-3 Fatty Acids
      Anti-Aging Ingredients
      Adjacency Products for Fabric Care
      Particles for Use in Granular Products
      Keeping Packages Cold
  Porosity Modifiers for Natural Fibers
      Methods to Curl Protein Fibers
      Dispensing Fine Droplet Sprays
= New RFP
  Rapid Cooling of Packages
      Predicting Human Scalp Conditions
     


New RFPs

Biological Scent Delivery and Maintenance - Biomimetic Aspects - Procter & Gamble invites responses from researchers or companies with expertise in scent production, delivery and maintenance in the natural world, especially in aqueous environments. More...

Hydroacoustic Energy for Cleaning Applications - A Top Fortune 200 Company is seeking proposals for improving substrate/surface cleaning using alternative means of mechanically delivering energy to substrates. More...

Improving the Visual Appeal of Instant Dry Soup - The Campbell Soup Company is seeking proposals for identification of technologies to improve the visual appeal of instant dry soup. More...

In-line Packaging Sanitization for Hot-Fill and Retorted Products - A Global Multi-Billion Dollar Thermal Process Company is seeking proposals for developing and/or adapting technologies that would enable food packages to be accurately, precisely and rapidly sanitized in-line. More...

Low-Cost, Accurate Powder Dispensing Module - A Consumer/Medical Products Company is seeking proposals for development of a low-cost, precision powder dispensing module. More...

Microwave Doneness Indicator - A Fortune 500 company, is seeking proposals for package innovation or technologies. That can improve the quality of microwave-heated packaged food products containing multiple food components. More...

Natural Ingredients Providing “Energy“ for Beverages - A Global Food Manufacturer is seeking proposals for discovering new natural ingredients that can provide energy or ergogenic effects for application in beverages, energy drinks and sports drinks. More...

Temperature Control with Food Packaging - A Global consumer products company is seeking proposals for novel insulating package systems or new packaging materials which can be utilized to maintain a food product at ready-to-eat (safe) temperatures for an extended time. More...

 

Open RFPs

Adjacency Products for Garment and Home Fabric Care - Procter & Gamble invites inventors, entrepreneurs, companies, or researchers who have unique consumer products or prototypes which can add value for the consumer during the wash and wear process of garments and other household fabrics. More...

Agglomerate Formation using Clay or Other Inorganic Materials for a Liquid Absorption Application - A Fortune 500 consumer products company invites proposals describing technology for designing and building aggregated or agglomerated clays (or other inorganic materials) into granules that effectively absorb liquids, adhere together upon absorption and which can incorporate other materials for specific end uses. More...

Anti-Aging Ingredients for Beverage Development - A Global Food Processor is seeking research and development partners for investigating/developing anti-aging ingredients for use in new beverage products. Research activities investigating anti-aging benefits of ingredients and compounds at both Universities and Companies are of interest. More...

Breakthrough Technologies to Keep Food Packages Cold - A Global Consumer Goods Packaging Company is seeking proposals for innovative technology solutions that enables food, or alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage packages to be kept within a cool temperature range for specific lengths of time. Both passive and active systems are of interest. More...

Commercial Scale Availability of DAED-N,N“Diacetylethylenediamine - Warwick International Group Limited seeks new applications and markets for N,N“-diacetylethylenediamine (DAED). More...

Commercially Available Disintegrant for Tablet-style Products - A Fortune 500 consumer products company is seeking a convenient, performance and cost effective material that will cause disintegration of tablets used in laundry and dish detergent products. More...

Development of Next Generation Thermal Insulation - A Top Fortune 200 Company is seeking proposals for the development of next generation thermal insulation materials. More...

Dispensing Fine Droplet Sprays - A global 500 consumer products company is seeking proposals from organizations that can provide dispensing systems capable of producing fine droplet sprays without the use of liquefied gas propellants. More...

Encapsulation/Stabilization of Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Beverages - A Global Consumer Products Company is seeking proposals for encapsulating or stabilizing Omega-3 Fatty Acids for beverages. In particular, fatty acids have a limited shelf-life because they oxidize and hydrolyze in acidic beverages, resulting in an off-flavor. More...

Friction Reducing Coating That Can Be Activated For Use - Procter & Gamble invites responses describing friction reducing coatings for use in consumer products. More...

Heat-Activated Ingredients for Personal Care Products - A global consumer products company, is seeking proposals for novel ingredients for personal care product formulations that, when triggered by heat, provide for real and/or perceived benefits for the consumer. More...

Improving Lubricity of a Hydrophilic Substrate - Procter & Gamble invites development proposals or supply information for a technology to improve the lubricity ('handle' or 'feel') of a hydrophilic substrate. More...

Improved Production of Halogenated Silanes and Hydrocarbons - UD Technology Corporation invites proposals for the use of patented technology for selective side chain halogenations of silanes and hydrocarbons. More...

Inline Vitamin and Sugar Analysis - A Global Consumer Foods Company is seeking proposals for development of measurement systems for inline vitamin and sugar analysis within a food manufacturing process. Vitamins of interest include A, B2, B3, and C. More...

Light-Weight Agglomerated Granules - Process Improvements Needed - A Fortune 500 consumer products company invites proposals describing an improved or new process for making agglomerated particles into granules of ~2 mm in size. More...

Low Cost Filler Material - Substitute for Sodium Sulfate - A Fortune 500 consumer products company is seeking information on availability, cost, commodity scale and properties of low cost materials suitable to substitute for sodium sulfate in a variety of applications. More...

Low-Cost Water Purification for High-Volume Food Processing - A Global Food Manufacturer is seeking proposals for development of low-cost water purification technologies for high-volume food processing facilities. More...

Methods to Curl Protein Fibers - A global 500 consumer goods company is seeking proposals for technologies that produce bends in straight protein fibers. More...

Methods to Rapidly Affect the Properties of Coating Materials in Bulk - A Fortune 100 company invites proposals describing methods of achieving a rapid change in a coating material on product that is prepared for packaging or is already in its final package. More...

Modifying Aqueous Dilution Effects - A major multinational consumer products company is seeking technology to modify the response of structured (i.e. thickened) liquids to the addition of water. More...

Nanoparticle Halide Salt: Formulation and Delivery - A Global Consumer Products Company (Top 100 Fortune 500 Company) is seeking proposals for the development of formulation and delivery of nanoparticle sized halide salts. More...

New Applications: Dry Cleaning via Reactive Gas Chemistry - Air Products and Chemicals is seeking proposals for new applications utilizing reactive gas chemistries to dry clean surface deposits from reactors and components used in the fabrication of industrial films and/or coatings. More...

Porosity Modifiers for Natural Fibers - A global 500 consumer products company, is seeking novel technologies to reduce the porosity of wet proteinacious natural fibers. More...

See-Through Glass-Like Retail Video Display Technology - A Global Consumer Products Company is seeking proposals for developing see-through glass-like video display technology for retail applications. More...

Seeking Predictive Methods for Human Scalp Conditions - Procter & Gamble invites responses describing methods, protocols, and/or instrumentation for measuring scalp conditions associated with dandruff and dry scalp syndromes for preclinical or clinical studies. More...

Technologies for Rapid Cooling of Consumer Product Packages - A Global Consumer Goods Packaging Company is seeking proposals for technologies and/or packaging solutions that enable self-contained, rapid cooling of 300-600 mL paperboard or carton, metal, glass, or plastic packages to a desired consumption temperature range of 2“C to 7“C within four minutes. More...

 

Stay Tuned for these future/upcoming RFPs

Enhanced Coffee Flavor Retention
Even Heating Microwave
Fast-curing Metal Wire Coating
Novel Antimicrobial Systems
Surfactant Sulfonation



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