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The Challenge
Many well established products contain substances that are effective but expensive to supply or unavailable due to IP restrictions. Finding a substitute would provide a significant competitive advantage. Successfully introducing a new product, on the other hand, could be noticeably improved by offering additional functional ingredients. Knowledge of suitable and effective ingredients for a given product could be the determining factor for a profitable innovation.
IMD’s uniqueness
Depending on the customer’s needs, IMD can find new patentable ingredients to achieve a desired effect or an alternative to a substance already in use. Through our research capabilities we identify the potential candidates, build a solid IP platform, and provide a complete early stage research dossier for further evaluation. For customers planning their own screening projects, IMD supplies sample libraries and database information for external screening projects.
In March 2008, InterMed Discovery signed a collaboration agreement giving Cognis, the global specialty chemicals supplier, exclusive access to selected potential active ingredients for specific applications in functional foods.