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| Request: 65742 | Seeking Surface Selective Conjugation Technologies |  |
| NineSigma, representing a Fortune 1000 company, invites proposals to adapt or develop simple, selective and irreversible conjugation systems for attaching particles, polymers or active ingredients to surfaces. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 03 Mar 2010 | Deadline Date: 09 Apr 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 66126 | Developing Dual-texture Cat Food Kibbles | |
| NineSigma, representing a major manufacturer of cat food, invites proposals for processes, formulations, or ingredients to produce a cat food kibble that has both a crunchy component and a soft component in one piece. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 08 Mar 2010 | Deadline Date: 02 Apr 2010 | Status: New | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 66153 | Adjoint Flow Analysis for Car Bodies | |
| NineSigma, representing a Fortune 100 Company, invites proposals for a computational approach to optimizing the lift and drag of an automobile using adjoint methods coupled with our client's commercial Navier-Stokes solver. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 08 Mar 2010 | Deadline Date: 02 Apr 2010 | Status: New | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 66159 | High Throughput Automatic Parcel Unloading | |
| NineSigma, representing Siemens AG, invites proposals to develop rapid unloading methods for package transport trucks. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 08 Mar 2010 | Deadline Date: 02 Apr 2010 | Status: New | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65994 | Loose Particle Transfer System | |
| NineSigma, representing a Global 100 Company, seeks proposals for an innovative loose particle transfer system. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 05 Mar 2010 | Deadline Date: 02 Apr 2010 | Status: New | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 66150 | Innovative Decoration Technologies for Food Containers | |
| NineSigma, representing a major food products manufacturer, invites proposals for an innovative technology that allows direct decoration of food containers without the need for sleeves or labels, adding panache and visual excitement. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 05 Mar 2010 | Deadline Date: 02 Apr 2010 | Status: New | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65955 | Oxidation Catalysts with Reduced Precious Metal Content | |
| NineSigma, representing a Fortune 100 Automotive Company, invites proposals for novel catalysts that can oxidize hydrocarbons and CO with reduced precious metal content. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 03 Mar 2010 | Deadline Date: 02 Apr 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65646 | Particle Measurement | |
| NineSigma, representing a Fortune 100 Automotive Company, invites proposals for particle measurement technologies that are robust to automotive exhaust streams. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 02 Mar 2010 | Deadline Date: 02 Apr 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 66042 | Prior Art Challenge - Methods of Producing Immunoglobulins | |
| NineSigma, representing Article One Partners, seeks prior art, preferably non-patent public literature, related to methods for producing an immunoglobulin for a Patent Study. Public literature for this project can be dated no later than April 7, 1982. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 27 Jan 2010 | Deadline Date: 31 Mar 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65910 | High-Speed Detection of Internal Structural Biases in Dried Spaghetti | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar food manufacturer, invites proposals for technology to detect internal structural biases such as gradient of water content, density distribution and residual stress within dried spaghetti at a speed of 10 sticks/second. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 09 Mar 2010 | Deadline Date: 29 Mar 2010 | Status: New | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65907 | Simplifying Maintenance Work of Industrial Storage Tanks | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-hundred-million dollar food plant engineering company, invites proposals for technologies that simplify food storage tank maintenance. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 08 Mar 2010 | Deadline Date: 29 Mar 2010 | Status: New | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 66129 | Removing Carbone Dioxide from Methane Fermentation Gas Streams | |
| NineSigma, representing a major manufacturer engaged mainly in environment-related business, invites proposals for technology for effectively removing carbon dioxide gas from methane fermentation gas that contains about 40% carbon dioxide gas. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 03 Mar 2010 | Deadline Date: 29 Mar 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 66132 | Odor Barrier Technology | |
| NineSigma, representing a major manufacturer engaged mainly in environment-related business, invites proposals for packaging materials or coating materials that can block the strong odor of dry sludge. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 03 Mar 2010 | Deadline Date: 29 Mar 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65637 | One-hour Detection Method for Amines in Crude Oil | |
| NineSigma, representing a Fortune 500 Company involved in the petroleum industry, invites proposals to develop a quick analytical method to detect and quantify part-per-million quantities of water soluble amines in crude oil samples. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 25 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 26 Mar 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65643 | Internal Monitoring of Li Ion Batteries | |
| NineSigma, representing a Fortune 100 Manufacturing Company, invites proposals for technologies that can provide internal monitoring of Li ion batteries. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 23 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 26 Mar 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65667 | Quantifying Consumer Perception of Roominess and Visibility | |
| NineSigma, representing a global automotive manufacturer, invites proposals for methods to quantitatively assess consumer perception of roominess and visibility in automobiles. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 23 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 26 Mar 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65724 | Preventing Microbial Degradation | |
| NineSigma, representing a Diversified Global Chemicals Corporation, invites proposals for technologies that increase the persistence of organic chemicals by inhibiting their degradation by microbes. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 23 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 26 Mar 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65718 | Sustained Release | |
| NineSigma, representing a Fortune 1000 company, seeks proposals for technology that will provide reproducible, tunable, sustained release of active materials. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 19 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 26 Mar 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65958 | Cost Effective Freezing Point Depression for Water | |
| NineSigma, representing a Fortune 100 Automotive Company, invites proposals for technologies that can depress the freezing point of wiper fluid. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 19 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 26 Mar 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 66120 | High-Speed Deposition of a Transparent Conductive Cathode for OLEDs | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar materials manufacturer, invites proposals for technology for forming a transparent conductive film without damaging the underlying organic thin-film layer. The conductive film is the cathode for flexible top emission type organic electroluminescent (EL) devices. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 26 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 23 Mar 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65898 | High Quality, High Speed Packing Equipment for Prepared Food | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar food manufacturer, invites proposals for a high-speed packing machine that automatically distributes soft food into trays without damage. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 01 Mar 2010 | Deadline Date: 22 Mar 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65901 | Technology for Stabilizing Functional Proteins in Beverages | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar food manufacturer, invites proposals for technology for forming microcapsules of functional protein by coating or emulsification to improve its long-term stability in a beverage. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 01 Mar 2010 | Deadline Date: 22 Mar 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65904 | Packaging Technology for High-Speed Bundling or Dividing Fragile Sticks | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar consumer products manufacturer, invites proposals for technology for rapidly packaging bundles which consist of 100 fragile sticks. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 01 Mar 2010 | Deadline Date: 22 Mar 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65220 | Regulating Cholinergic Receptors | |
| NineSigma, representing a Fortune 100 company, invites proposals for altering (regulating) signal transduction cascades involving muscarinic or nicotinic receptors. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 19 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 22 Mar 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65598 | Shelf-life Extension for Bread-enrobed Sausage Products | |
| NineSigma, representing a global sausage manufacturer, invites proposals for extension of refrigerated shelf-life for bread-enrobed sausage products. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 19 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 22 Mar 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65685 | Platinum Scavenging and Inactivation | |
| NineSigma, representing a Fortune 100 Automotive Company, invites proposals for technologies that efficiently scavenge and inactivate volatile platinum species in automotive exhaust. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 18 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 19 Mar 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65658 | Selective Catalyst Design | |
| NineSigma, representing a Global Automotive Manufacturer, invites proposals for selective catalyst technologies that preferentially oxidize CO to CO2 over NH3 to NOx and/or N2. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 16 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 19 Mar 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65970 | Low Friction Technologies for Human Tissue Contact | |
| NineSigma, representing a Global Healthcare Company, invites proposals for technologies (materials, coatings, patterns etc.) that may provide ultra low friction against wet, smooth, dilatable and deformable mucosal surfaces. All approaches or insights that could possibly render urinary catheters more lubricious will be considered for an appropriate engagement. This project may have appeal to a number of groups possibly including surface or material scientists, bio-tribologists, coatings experts, medical device manufacturers. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 10 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 19 Mar 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65820 | Invisible Edges | |
| NineSigma, representing A Global Applications Company, invites proposals for making the edges of colored vinyl films invisible. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 09 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 19 Mar 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65823 | Small, Highly Accurate Color Display | |
| NineSigma, representing a Global 500 Corporation, invites proposals for the joint-development of a highly color accurate hand-held display system. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 09 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 19 Mar 2010 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65889 | CO2 Sensors with Low Power Consumption | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar electronics manufacturer, invites proposals for small CO2 sensors that operate with low power consumption. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 19 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 15 Mar 2010 | Status: Closing Soon | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65892 | High Quality Image Compression Technology for Image Sequence of Small Inter Frame Difference | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar precision-equipment manufacturer, invites proposals for image compression technology that is almost lossless and can compress image sequence that has extremely small inter-frame differences to a data size of 25%. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 19 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 15 Mar 2010 | Status: Closing Soon | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65895 | Short-Range Distance Measuring Sensors in Dirty/Harsh Environments | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar precision-equipment manufacturer, invites proposals for distance measuring sensors that are robust in dusty/harsh environments. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 19 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 15 Mar 2010 | Status: Closing Soon | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 66117 | Highly Directional Small Antenna for Millimeter Wave Communication | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar precision equipment manufacturer, invites proposals for highly directional small antennas with a half power beam-width within 20° for use in millimeter wave communication. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 19 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 15 Mar 2010 | Status: Closing Soon | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65682 | Low Cost, Conductive, Corrosion-resistant Coating for Stainless Steel | |
| NineSigma, representing a global automotive components manufacturer, invites proposals for a low-cost, conductive, corrosion-resistant coating for stainless steel. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 15 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 12 Mar 2010 | Status: Closing Soon | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65640 | Modeling Particulates in Gasoline Direct Injection Engines | |
| NineSigma, representing a Fortune 100 Company, invites proposals for a mathematical model of particulate formation and destruction in the cylinder of a gasoline direct-injected (GDI) engine. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 08 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 12 Mar 2010 | Status: Closing Soon | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65664 | Sensor to Monitor Clutch Temperature in a Low-Cost, Automated Manual Transmission | |
| NineSigma, representing a Fortune 100 Company, invites proposals for development of a sensor system that can monitor the temperature of dry clutch plates in a low-cost passenger car automatic transmission. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 08 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 12 Mar 2010 | Status: Closing Soon | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65877 | Development Partners for Automated Software Parallelization within a Cloud Computing Environment | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar high technology manufacturer, invites proposals for development partners for dividing and allocating software optimally to multi-cores for parallelization in cloud computing or multi-core computing. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 16 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 08 Mar 2010 | Status: Extension Available | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65679 | Optimization Tools for Planning Automotive Body Assembly | |
| NineSigma, representing General Motors Company, invites proposals for processes and methodologies to optimize automotive body assembly for robust process and construction. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 04 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 05 Mar 2010 | Status: Extension Available | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65715 | Novel Approaches to Improve Solubility | |
| NineSigma, representing a Global Diversified Chemical Corporation, seeks proposals for novel approaches to significantly improve the solubility or rate of solubilization of hydrophobic active materials. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 02 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 05 Mar 2010 | Status: Extension Available | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65871 | Real Time Extended Depth of Focus Microscopic Imaging | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar global electric and electronics equipment manufacturer, invites proposals for real time microscopic digital imaging technology for inspecting bio-fluids. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 28 Jan 2010 | Deadline Date: 05 Mar 2010 | Status: Extension Available | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65880 | User-Friendly On-Site Botanical Plant Identification Systems | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar data processing equipment manufacturer, invites proposals for on-site plant identification systems which can be used easily even by a person who is not an expert in plants. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 10 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 04 Mar 2010 | Status: Extension Available | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65883 | Effective Lifelog/Digital Footprint Analysis for Matching Users such as for SNS | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar Information and Communication Technology (ICT) company, invites proposals for lifelog or digital footprint analysis that is useful for matching users to establish new forms of text communication such as for Social Network Service (SNS). |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 10 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 04 Mar 2010 | Status: Extension Available | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65886 | Measuring the Moved Distance/Direction more Precisely than GPS | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar Information and Communication Technology (ICT) company, invites proposals for devices that can be attached to one’s belt or placed in a pocket and can measure the moved distance and direction of the user, indoor or outdoor, at least as precisely as GPS. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 10 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 04 Mar 2010 | Status: Extension Available | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 65750 | Users of Industrial-scale Water Treatment Technologies | |
| NineSigma invites companies to participate with Procter & Gamble (P&G) as collaborators to share the results and cost of identifying new Advanced Water Treatment technologies and providers. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 03 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 19 Feb 2010 | Status: Extension Available | Request Type: IRP |
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| Request: 65753 | Users and Downstream Value Chain Beneficiaries of Agricultural Water Reduction Technologies | |
| NineSigma invites companies and organizations to collaborate with other multinational corporations, to share the results and cost of identifying new Agricultural Water Reduction technologies and providers. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 03 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 19 Feb 2010 | Status: Extension Available | Request Type: IRP |
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| Request: 65756 | Users of Industrial Process Water Reduction Technologies | |
| NineSigma invites companies to participate with General Mills as collaborators to share the results and cost of identifying new Industrial Process Water Reduction technologies and providers. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 03 Feb 2010 | Deadline Date: 19 Feb 2010 | Status: Extension Available | Request Type: IRP |
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| Request: 65625 | Rapid and Uniform Smoke Flavor Process for Food | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar meatpacking manufacturer, invites proposals for technology to rapidly and uniformly smoke the surface of food. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 15 Jan 2010 | Deadline Date: 19 Feb 2010 | Status: Extension Available | Request Type: RFP |
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