A yet2 client is seeking organic decorative paint for glass surfaces that will be exposed to bleach and detergent. Most candidate paints fail when exposed to bleach and detergent at high temperatures for extended time. Painted surfaces should be able to withstand harsh conditions while maintaining good aesthetics.
Our team members Kim Ayers, Danny Soltan, and Bob Miller recently attended the LES 2018 Annual Meeting, which, conveniently, took place here in Boston. LES is the Licensing Executives Society; this was the meeting of its members based in the U.S. and Canada. The group and its members “maintain a commitment to the development and protection of IP Commerce.”
Read the full blog post to learn their takeaways on IP and deals, the keynote, “Negotiating the Impossible,” and more.
A yet2 client is offering a multifunctional additive/binder for polymer and composite processing. This newly developed hydrocarbon resin provides increased tack and processing benefits, without the odor, VOC, and discoloration concerns commonly associated with similar additives. Our client is currently seeking new use cases and application-specific insights for this offering.
A yet2 client is seeking to expand their existing research and collaboration network for hair and keratin expertise. They are already familiar with many research groups working directly on hair, so are also interested in finding expertise from relevant adjacent fields. Research experience and capabilities related to proteins and lipids that can be translated into practical hair solutions are of highest interest.
A yet2 client is seeking food/beverage ingredients that can effectively strengthen muscles Within the aging society, locomotive syndrome and sarcopenia have become serious issues particularly among senior citizens. In order to alleviate such symptoms, we seek food/beverage ingredients that can strengthen muscles. The target market includes both senior citizens and younger generations.
Last month the New Zealand Herald ran a news story about Lanaco’s pitch to NASA and visit to the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Here’s an excerpt.
“New Zealand wool may be about to go where no human has gone before: deep space.
NASA is currently evaluating a Kiwi-made, wool-based filter system to protect astronauts in its Orion spacecraft, being designed to explore the moon, Mars, and asteroids.
Designed by Auckland-based wool innovators Lanaco, the Helix(TM) filter was sourced from purpose-bred sheep and is now being tested for use in the craft’s emergency life-support system, which would be activated in the event of a fire.”
“The space capsule project arose four months ago when Boston-based technology scouting company yet2was asked by NASA to seek better solutions for the protection of astronauts in the next generation of spacecraft — the Orion programme.”
yet2 provides and manages fully customized Open Innovation Portals for global brands including Altria, Unilever, Philip Morris International, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Mondelez International, and more.
The Altria Open Innovation Portal is a single location for individuals, startups, and other organizations to send their ideas into Altria, the Altria Center for Research and Technology, and Nu Mark, an innovation company focused on developing and marketing a portfolio of superior reduced risk products that adult smokers and vapers may choose over cigarettes.
Altria is actively seeking innovations in the next generation of reduced risk products, including heat-not-burn, e-vapor, and other nicotine-containing products.