Samenwerkingspartners vinden in Europa?

A German university spin-off developed a method for the production of dipeptides at an industrial scale using an economical biotechnology process. Dipeptides offer considerable advantages over amino acids, e.g. better and more direct uptake by the body. The new technology opens up new applications for dipeptides at an economic scale. The company is looking for industrial partners (pharma, food, cosmetics) for licensing opportunities and commercial agreements with technical assistance.

A Spanish company has formulated a low-temperature hot melt adhesive for automatic box closing. This new product offers a considerable energy and adhesive consumption saving, less maintenance and waiting times, and a higher adhesive stability. This adhesive could be of benefit to different sectors (packaging, medical, textile, bookbinding, aerospace, automotive, etc.). It is already on the market. The company is looking for industries needing to implement it or having adhesion-related problems.

One of the leading enterprises from Turkey, dealing in consumer goods sector, is seeking partners for a Eureka project to develop a low cost volatile organic compounds (VOC) sensor for specific (or for a limited number of) compounds. Industry partners, whose working area is sensor design and/or volatile organic compounds are sought for the project. Possible contributions from research centers and/or universities are also welcomed.

A Spanish research team has developed a stereoselective synthesis process for acetylenic compounds through one step to be used in galvanic baths. This synthesis does not use permanganate as oxidising agent, avoids extreme conditions of reaction and minimises the residues management. The electrochemist group is looking for companies interested in acquiring this technology for commercial purposes or for establishing projects to adopt this technology to their needs.

A Dutch company supplies substrate and casing soil for mushroom cultivation. The company supplies a specific substrate mix with straw which is quite expensive. The company is now looking for alternative resources that can be used as substrate to grow the mushrooms on. The company is looking for technical cooperation (testing of new applications) and/or a commercial agreement with technical assistance (technical consultancy) with R&D companies.

A SME in Germany offers a product line for stone conservation. Consolidation and strengthening of rock can be achieved with a stone hardener. It penetrates easily into the calcite-bound sandstones, limestones or marbles. Small fissures, shale and cracks can be filled as well. The product line contains the consolidant, injection masses, mortars and paints whereas all differ in their calcium hydroxide content. The company seeks for technical cooperation or a manufacturing agreement.

A well-established Spanish not-for-profit research Institute has developed a new family of supported highly active, yet stable catalysts for the full hydrogenation of aromatic compounds, such as phthalates, acetophenone, benzene, etc. This catalyst is stable upon storage under air and at room temperature and can be easily recycled at least 10 times. The institution is looking for partners for the joint development or testing of the material for industrially relevant challenging substrates.

A well-established Spanish research institute for chemistry developed a continuous flow process for the reduction of carbon dioxide to methanol that proceeds with excellent conversions and selectivity in one sole pass through the reactor, thereby affording record yields of methanol production. The obtained methanol can be further processed to dimethyltether (DME) and hydrocarbons to afford high-value chemicals. Industrial partner for joint development or license agreement are sought.

A French start-up, specialised in developing and manufacturing industry and/or research polymer solutions including metal and oxide nanomaterials has developed a unique process to functionalize polymers and provide them with new properties. They now offer this know-how through commercial agreements with technical support to partners willing to develop new polymers and through cooperation agreement to co-develop new solutions.

A Spanish research group has developed a new process for the elimination of printed ink from plastic films used in flexible packaging without using any kind of organic solvent. As a result, a pure, high-quality ink-free product is obtained, for recycling in a wide variety of applications. The technology has been tested successfully in different plastic materials and is viable for solvent and water based inks. Companies for a licensing agreement and technical cooperation are sought.