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Seeking Business Enablers to Optimize Processes, Enhance Supply Chains, and Drive Digital Transformation in Frozen Foods Industry

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

Nomad Foods, Europe’s leading frozen food company has launched its Future Foods Lab, a bold new venture clienting initiative, in partnership with Innoget. As part of Nomad Foods’ innovation strategy, the Future Foods Lab will explore market-ready solutions proposed by startups to address key business challenges, which can then be piloted and scaled across Europe. The Future Foods Lab will offers a unique opportunity whereby those who apply will benefit from: -A paying customer relationship with Nomad Foods -Access to a test and learn environment with real-world validation -Deep industry immersion in frozen food manufacturing and global supply chains -Mentorship from cross-functional experts in R&D, marketing, procurement, and more -Opportunities for co-branding, commercial scaling, and long-term partnerships

Seeking a next generation material for safe Microwave, Oven and Air Fryer cooking from frozen

• Posted by Nomad Foods
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• Project Size : 0 - 50,000 €

As a global market leader in the frozen food sector, Nomad Foods is seeking advanced material solutions capable of maintaining structural and chemical integrity across an extreme thermal lifecycle: from deep-freeze storage at -18°C to active cooking in microwaves, air fryers, and conventional ovens (up to 220°C). The material must not adversely affect the product in any way: Proposals must demonstrate that the material has zero organoleptic impact, ensuring no migration of taste, odor, or aroma to the food product throughout its lifecycle. To ensure the long-term sustainability of our packaging portfolio, the material must achieve a RecyClass Recyclability Assessment Method (RAM) rating of Grade A or B. This may be accomplished through the use of an appropriate barrier coating or by utilising an existing recyclable substrate. The packaging format remains open, though our preference is to identify solutions that could replace our current flexible plastic cook‑in pouches or trays. The technology we are seeking should be at the functional prototype stage. The proposed packaging format must enable a high-performance "cook-in-pack" solution for our consumers. This technology will facilitate steam-cooking directly within the bag, pouch, or enclosed material, preserving the nutritional integrity of the food. The material must offer high transparency, allowing consumers to see the product, allowing us to showcase our vibrant, high-quality ingredients, emphasizing the premium nature and freshness of the Nomad Foods portfolio.

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

Next-Generation Lignocellulosic Materials

• Posted by Larisa Sheloukhova from Kyoto University
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• Innovative Products and Technologies

SDG implementation dictates the utilization of renewable natural resources. Woody biomass is a useful renewable organic resource. Plant cell wall is mostly made of polysaccarides, cellulose and hemicellulose, and lignin, which are linked together in a highly complex structure and comprise the bulk of trees’ biomass. Despite high potential of lignin, it is mostly discarded or burnt as a byproduct in the pulp and paper industry. Therefore, among the structural biomass compounds only the polysaccharides are used for various applications. The present invention is a novel method of biopolymer isolation including high quality lignin.

Process for converting waste, effluents and organic by-products in recyclable materials

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

Biological process to treat waste, effluents and organic by-products with industrial origin characterized by high biodegradability. This process adds value to convention-al biological treatment processes, integrating their assumptions on the concept of biorefinery, simultaneously allowing reducing and eliminating organic matter and incorporating organic components in added-value mate-rials (lipids, gases with energetic potential, volatile organic acids and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), instead of discharging as primary products to the environment. The invention aims to reduce by 96% the organic matter content of the starting substrate allowing generally meet the discharge criteria set out in the legislation.

Improved Method for Quantifying Fucosylated Glycoproteins

• Posted by Georgetown University
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• Innovative Products and Technologies

This invention provides a sensitive and specific LC-MS-MRM method for quantifying outer-arm and core fucosylated N-glycopeptides directly in plasma or serum without sample fractionation or enrichment. It utilizes optimized low-energy fragmentation to produce linkage-specific Y-ions as MRM transitions, enabling quantification of fucosylation types across multiple glycoforms of plasma proteins. The method demonstrates increased outer-arm fucosylation in liver cirrhosis patients compared to healthy controls.