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Seeking respiratory products or technologies

Summary

Profile Type
  • Technology request
POD Reference
TRBE20240527008
Term of Validity
27 May 2024 - 27 May 2025
Company's Country
  • Belgium
Type of partnership
  • Commercial agreement with technical assistance
Targeted Countries
  • All countries
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General information

Short Summary
A Belgian multinational active in the consumer goods seeks products or technologies which allow users to improve their respiratory capacity when it comes to limitations due to the time it takes to fall asleep (including relieving occasional insomnia) or due to nighttime cold and flu symptoms. The company is looking for solutions that are on-market, market-ready, or require limited development. Licence agreement or commercial agreement with technical assistance is sought with industry
Full Description
A resting and qualitative sleep or an effective active day can be very difficult and limited when a person experiences respiratory capacities due nighttime or daytime cold and flu symptoms or due to the time it takes to fall asleep.

In order to diversify and complement the current portfolio of products designed to help the respiratory process limited by the above-mentioned situations, the Belgian multinational is looking for solutions towards a respiratory relieve. They have a preference for solutions that are on-market, market-ready, or require limited development. Opportunities may consist of new product forms, packaging innovations, delivery technologies, or new products.

The solutions sought must be able of delivering any or all of the following benefits:

• Providing new, or augmenting already established health claims
• Increasing consumer satisfaction
• Enhancing consumer compliance
• Enabling greater convenience

Their areas of interest are:

o Technology Delivery methods (e.g. targeted, faster, delayed, etc.)
o Products with claimable health benefits
o New and novel product forms
o New packaging (e.g., portable, convenient, etc.)
Stage of Development
  • Already on the market
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
IPR description
The company is looking for products or technologies which MUST have (where applicable):

o Human clinical data
o Human safety data, NDI (new dietary ingredient) designation, or GRAS ( Generally Recognized As Safe) status
o Stability data
o Freedom to market

The company is NOT interested in products or technologies :

• Opportunities that require extensive technical or clinical development
• Opportunities with unknown regulatory path
• Opportunities that require significant investment to complete their development

Partner Sought

Expected Role of a Partner
Type of partner sought : industrial player

Role of the partner: collaborate with the large account with a view to reach a win-win agreement on the solution the large account is looking for
Type and Size of Partner
  • SME 50 - 249
  • SME 11-49
Type of partnership
  • Commercial agreement with technical assistance

Dissemination

Technology keywords
  • 01004001 - Applications for Health
  • 03004011 - Care, Hygiene, Beauty
  • 03010 - Household Goods & Appliances
Market keywords
  • 09004008 - Other manufacturing (not elsewhere classified)
  • 07004008 - Other consumer products
Sector Groups Involved
  • Health
Targeted countries
  • All countries