InterMed Discovery

Friday, September 10, 2010

Food Consultancy

Branch/ServiceFood Consultancy
Title:Novel quality in an established product – Research of innovative application for known biological sources
Client description:Food ingredient manufacturer or food manufacturer/marketeer
Client’s challenge:
  • No in-house NP capabilities.
  • No taxonomic or chemotaxonomic know how.
  • Maybe even no own R&D.
  • Limited knowledge to understand biological effects.
Client’s demand:
  • Seeks novelties, new biological activity and new IP-opportunities
  • Looks for innovation potential
  • Needs competitive advantage
IMD’s strength:
  • Taxonomic and chemotaxonomic know how.
  • Capability to correlate the triangle taxonomy-biological activity-structure
  • Extensive databases and proprietary data on biological activities.
IMD’s assignment:
  • Research of innovative application for predefined biological sources
  • Establishment of a sustainable IP strategy
IMD’s approach:
  • Database supported preselection according to predefined criteria
  • Candidate focussed in depth analysis of literature and patent situation and review of gathered data.
  • Feasibility evaluation based on availability, IP situation, and regulatoric practicability
Results:
  • Alternative biological source
  • Reliable IP strategy

 

 

Branch/ServiceFood Consultancy
Title:Identification of alternative biological sources for interesting compounds.
Client description:Food ingredient manufacturer
Client’s challenge:

No in-house NP capabilities. No taxonomic, chemotaxonomic know how. Maybe even no own R&D.

Client’s demand:
  • Seeks novelties, new biological activity and new IP-opportunities
  • Looks for innovation potential
  • Needs competitive advantage
IMD’s strength:
  • Taxonomic and chemotaxonomic know how.
  • Capability to correlate the triangle taxonomy-biological activity-structure.
  • Extensive databases and proprietary data on biological activities.
IMD’s assignment:
  • Identification of an alternative biological source for a predefined compound class
  • Establishment of a sustainable IP strategy
IMD’s approach:
  • Database supported preselection according to predefined criteria
  • Candidate focussed in depth analysis of literature and patent situation and review of gathered data.
  • Feasibility evaluation based on availability, IP situation, and regulatory practicability
Results:
  • Alternative biological source
  • Reliable IP strategy