Seeking Real-Time Microbial Detection Device
Specific Technical InnovationProject Size Range : 250,000 - 1,000,000 €
Innovation Need
Seeking Real-Time Microbial Detection Device
- The Procter & Gamble Company
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- Project Size Range : 250,000 - 1,000,000 €
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Desired outcome
Real-time microbial detection is an unmet need for both product development and quality control for consumer products, foods and beverages, and pharmaceuticals as well as diagnostics of home and personal hygiene/health.
Details of the Innovation Need
A device that can rapidly (ideally real-time) detect bacteria, yeasts, and molds in consumer products in less than 12 hours at an affordable cost at a sensitivity of <10 CFU/g.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- Non-culture-based method
- High sensitivity: <10 CFU/g
- Nonfilterable samples such as face cream, toothpaste, shampoo etc.
- High throughput > 100 samples per day per 1 set of devices.
- Cost-effective: running cost of less than 10USD/sample
WHAT WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR
Culture-based method
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About The Procter & Gamble Company
An American multinational consumer goods corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. P&G was founded over 180 years ago as a simple soap and candle company. Today, we’re the world’s largest consumer goods company and home to iconic, trusted brands that make life a little bit easier in small but meaningful ways. We’ve spanned three centuries thanks to three simple ideas: leadership, innovation and citizenship.
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