A yet2 client is seeking technologies that can allow for the expansion and movement of undersea pipes over short distances. The pipe will be attached at a fixed point at one end, and the proposed solution will need to mitigate occasional movement due to expansion while withstanding high temperatures and pressure.
yet2 seeks to license, on behalf of Janssen PMP, its novel, developmental, water-repellent, fluor-free, super-hydrophobic (FF/SH) coatings technology. Two unique value propositions of these coatings are that they offer:
— Far superior performance to widely used paraffin wood coatings
— Competitive performance to fluorine-based coatings at a considerable cost advantage
We anticipate that existing customers and non-customers with positions in Janssen’s core wood protection, anti-fouling and industrial & health/hygiene microbial control markets will have interest. In addition, the technology and formulations offer benefits across a broad range of application spaces, both industrial and consumer, including: water repellent paints, textiles & apparel, concrete, stone & brick, marine coatings and ‘consumer/aftermarket waterproofing.’ Thus, coatings companies and large-scale users of protective coatings will want to consider securing this technology.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or drones that could carry communications devices to provide coverage for first responders in areas without reliable communications systems. Solutions may include untethered drones that meet the requirements below or technologies that could enhance drone technology to meet specific requirements.
A yet2 client is seeking a partner in the personalized nutrition industry who can translate scientific know-how and measurements into a tool (i.e. software, analytics engine, app) for personalized analytics, insights, and recommendations.
The ideal partner will be able to provide:
Scientifically rigorous methods to measure and evaluate health wellness
Personalized analytics and insights based on blood-based biomarkers, health metrics, demographics, etc.
Science-based actionable recommendations for users
Reporter Tess Eggington of the East Midlands Business Link recent interviewed Edward de Paz, managing director of yet2 Europe, on our expansion to Nottingham, UK.
She writes: “yet2 has it’s origins in a venture launched by a consortium which included global innovation leaders like DuPont, Procter & Gamble and Honeywell.
“Today, it’s an owner-managed consultancy which operates across the globe for clients which range from FTSE100 and Fortune 500 companies to the US space agency NASA.
“[yet2] has just opened a second UK office at the University of Nottingham Innovation Park (UNIP) – one of the largest concentrations of research commercialisation in the Midlands.”
A yet2 client has heat-ray retro-reflective film that reflects heat rays that come from high sun angles back into the sky rather than reflecting them down to the ground. By reflecting high-angle solar heat rays back to the sky, the heat-ray retroreflective film helps minimizes any heat rays reflected at neighboring structures, which in turn could help alleviate heating of the ground around a building. Therefore, it is expected that this film will minimize the heat island effect with proper usage. In tests using the heat-ray retro-reflective film, SAT (sol-air temperature, an adjusted outside air temperature reading) was approximately 10% lower than that produced even by Low-E glass.
The automotive industry is undergoing massive technological and social change. Automotive manufacturers, companies in the automotive supply chain, and technology startups eyeing the automotive market need to understand the innovations that are taking place today – and those that will take place tomorrow. By having an accurate picture of the state of innovation, these companies can better assess and incorporate new technologies into the long-term business and product strategy.
yet2 has identified three broad areas in which the major automotive players are investing, researching and developing: