Featured Technology Search
Seeking: Immunity-Boosting Products
A yet2 client is seeking novel products and ingredients that boost immunity. The solution must be commercially available for the non-prescription, over-the-counter (OTC) market. In addition to ingredients that boost immunity, there is high interest in novel supplement formats. Products that that tend towards natural ingredients, flavors, colors, etc. are strongly preferred.
yet2 Insights
The Future of Retail: Embracing the Experience Economy
The death of the mall – and traditional brick and mortar retail – may or may not be over-exaggerated. But today’s environment certainly creates an opportunity for traditional retailers to change how they approach their business, and even possibly change their entire business model.
For the most part, brick and mortar stores cannot compete (and win!) with online retailers based on price or convenience. Whether it’s shoppers selecting products in-store, and then purchasing them from an online retailer at a cheaper price, or free(ish) next-day or same-day delivery from Amazon or Walmart, traditional retailers who try to compete there will more than likely lose. Instead, the retailers who will win will be those who embrace the experience economy and do so in ways that are on-brand, enhance customer engagement and exploit customer enthusiasm.
Read the full blog post for look at why and how retailers can and should become purveyors of experiences, rather than simply being sellers of products.
Current Technology Needs
Seeking Eco-Friendly Packaging Materials |
Seeking Sustainable Packaging Processes |
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A yet2 client is seeking sustainable materials for primary and secondary packaging of consumer products.
The organization recognizes that their current packaging for the wide variety of consumer products that they manufacture and ship directly to consumers may not be optimized for sustainability. To remedy this and reduce their carbon footprint, they are interested in examining near-term and longer-term (4-5 year) packaging materials/innovations that have a clear benefit with regards to being sustainable and environmentally friendly. |
A yet2 client is seeking processes and innovations for increasing the sustainability of their packaging processing.
In looking towards improving their overall sustainability, the organization recognizes that their current packaging process for consumer products should be optimized to reduce/eliminate waste produced as well as reduce their carbon footprint. They are open to a wide variety of solutions for any part of the packaging process and supply chain. |
Additional Tech Needs
Seeking Novel Sealing or Closure Technologies for Thin Edible Material |
Seeking State of the Art Flexible Electronic Technologies |
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A yet2 client is seeking technologies capable of sealing or closing the end of edible tubing in an industrial environment. Methods currently used involve knotting and tying, and heat treatment. The organization is looking to improve on currently used methods or discover fresh approaches. | NASA is seeking state of the art technologies in the field of flexible electronics. Technologies should have reached at least the proof-of-concept stage. Relevant areas of interest include manufacturing techniques, application areas, and test methods for flexible electronics. The domain of interest is in the underlying technologies that enable truly flexible electronics. |
More from Igniting Innovation – yet2’s Monthly Newsletter
Igniting Innovation – June 2018
- Featured Tech Search: Seeking Edgy Health and Wellness Products
- yet2 Insights: Is the Tipping Point for AI Here?
- Current Tech Needs: Seeking Partners to Co-Develop Existing Drilling Technology for Geothermal
- Featured Tech Offering: CPME: New Extractant Efficiently and Selectively Separates and Recovers Gold (Au)
- Featured Tech Offering: Novel Conductive, Adhesive Materials for Flexible and Ultra-thin Sensors and Devices
Igniting Innovation – May 2018
- Featured Tech Search: Seeking Lander Technologies Automotive Sensors
- yet2 Insights: Trends in Functional Foods, Superfoods, Eating Less Meat
- Current Tech Needs: Seeking Contingency Breathing Aparatus for In-Space Fire or Leak Event
- Current Tech Needs: Solid State Amplifiers
- Featured Tech Offering: Material with High Thermal Conductivity and Low Thermal Expansion Offers 1.5x the Heat Dissipation to GaN Devices
- yet2 Insights: Can Innovation Save Retail?