Our Challenges
We´re looking for startups that have solutions to these challenges.
Health and Wellness
Help us increase the well-being of our people, consumers, and communities so they can fully participate in social, cultural, and recreational activities. We are looking for these types of solutions:
Personal care and hygiene
- Technologies or initiatives that promote hygiene and personal care
- New delivery forms for Oral care and wellness beyond TP/MW (gels, patches, tablets, powders, etc.)
- Oral care solutions for underserved populations (diabetics, disabilities, rural, elderly, low-literacy, blue collar, and poor population)
- Skin and hair care health diagnostic and monitoring solutions
- Consumer and professional oral care solutions for the prevention, treatment and monitoring of dental caries and periodontitis at-home and in-office (excludes restoration, bone regeneration)
- At-home oral care whitening solutions to prevent tooth staining and to prolong tooth whitening treatment
- Professional oral whitening solutions beyond tray and pen
- Non-aluminum (aluminum alternatives) for sweat protection
- Poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAs) alternatives for cosmetic products (facial cleansers)
- Solutions for scalp health
- Alternatives of Kojic acid and Trichloroacetic acid (TCA) for skin care peels
- Non-invasive skin meso-therapy solutions
- Quantified Health and Analytics: non-invasive oral and skin predictive and diagnostics/sensors (biomarkers, imaging/AI, devices)
- Microbiome friendly ingredients, formulations, tools and techniques to measure the skin microbiome
- Preservatives and Antibacterial solutions relevant for Personal care applications
Balanced Nutrition
- Technologies that help consumers towards healthier living (i.e., nutrient, hydration monitoring)
- Solutions that can support consumers in making smart food & drinks choices (e.g., AI powered)
- Technologies or initiatives that promote maintenance of normal blood glucose levels
- Technologies or initiatives that promote optimal hydration for maintaining health
- Technologies or initiatives that promote affordable micronutrient delivery/absorption to prevent malnutrition
- Technologies or initiatives that promote feasible calorie reduction solutions
- Solution to improve efficacy of health beneficial fractions from botanicals (e.g. delivery systems for natural antioxidant, immune supporting, anti-inflammatory, etc.)
- Technologies or initiatives that promote/support responsible consumption of alcohol and moderation. The technology and/or initiative should address, but is not limited to, the following societal challenges: Drunk driving, underage drinking, binge drinking solutions that will be enable behavior change, fetal alcohol syndrome, and the lack of available data on alcohol abuse
- Ambient probiotic that can survive and remain active through pasteurization & ambient shelf life.
- Tools to help people conveniently customize/personalize RTD/RTE (Ready to Drink/Eat) products
- Natural ingredients which allow flavor/taste enhancement whilst reducing sugar and sweetness in beverages.
- Technologies or initiatives that promote affordable macronutrient delivery in plant-based beverages.
- More sustainable technologies to reach microbiological safety of plant-based ingredients/ products while maintaining (biological) functionality.
- Technologies or initiatives that deliver affordable solutions to increase iron intake whilst maintaining gut health.
- Technologies or initiatives to use gas fermentation (CO2 capture) to produce carbohydrates.
- Technologies or initiatives to generate affordable fermented ingredients.
- Solution to improve the efficacy of health beneficial fractions from botanicals (e.g.: delivery systems for natural antioxidants, immune supporting, anti-inflammatory…)
- Technologies or initiatives (e.g. fermentation) that promote affordable micronutrient delivery/absorption to prevent malnutrition.
- Proof that Reg Ag practices (healthy soil microbiome) lead to a healthier end-product (healthy gut microbiome)
Community Wellness
- Community driven approaches to support access to health & wellbeing programs or solutions
- Integrated telehealth/teledentistry platforms/patients and consumers engagement digital platforms
Mental health, mindfulness, and self-esteem
- Technologies or initiatives that promote mental health, mindfulness and self-esteem for employees or communities
- Technologies or initiatives that can promote mental health and vitality
