Summary
- Closed for EoI
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TOGB20230526013
- Term of Validity
- 26 May 2023 - 25 May 2025
- Company's Country
- United Kingdom
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
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A UK company has designed and patented several products for the medical and healthcare sector including bedside disposable urinals and bowls. Those can be easily disposed off through hospital macerators.
The products are made from cellulosic fibres, recycled, virgin or composites of post-harvest surplus biomass.
They are seeking a manufacturer familiar with this material to manufacture the products to the standard PAA99:1999 BS / ISBN: 0 580 28276 7 under a licence agreement. - Full Description
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The company has its origins in the simple idea of using biomass derived materials to substitute plastics.
The waterproof disposable urinals, come in a collapsed near flat state and just need to be opened for use. When the urinals are filled, they are easy to transport to a macerator for maceration and disposal.
One of the biggest challenges for hospitals is storage space, and the disposal of all the single use products and materials used on a day-to-day basis. Traditional paper and cardboard urine bottles do not have the optimum shape and take up a lot of space. This new product supplied in a flat state takes 20 times less space in hospital wards, providing a huge benefit.
Innovative use of cellulosic based containers replaces the use of metal receptacles, which needs chemical cleaning, increase energy costs (heating water for cleaning) and consume staff time (for manually cleaning).
So, a partner is sought to primarily manufacture the products under a licence agreement. However, there are other areas of support that would help the partnership grow: -
- The ability to test the products in a hospital environment to further fine tune the design. Ability to scale up manufacture as required,
- The capability to act as a distributor for the Products.
The product would be manufactured abroad for international sales as the company currently has a UK manufacturer. - Advantages and Innovations
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1. The urine bottle comes in a collapsed near flat state and uses 20 times less space without sacrificing functionality.
2. It can be disposed off using existing hospital macerators causing less pollution and environmental impact and no undue changes to effluent in the waste stream. There is potential for use in non-hospital environment.
3. Has the potential to reduce costs for the healthcare sector - Stage of Development
- Lab tested
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
- Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Goal 15: Life on Land
- Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- Goal 13: Climate Action
- IPR status
- IPR granted
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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The licensing partner is expected to manufacture the products. However, there are other areas of support that would help the partnership grow: -
1. The ability to test the products in a hospital environment to further fine tune the design.
2. Ability to scale up manufacture as required, and
3. The capability to act as a distributor for the products into the healthcare sector - Type and Size of Partner
- SME 11-49
- SME <=10
- Big company
- SME 50 - 249
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 10003007 - Waste to Energy /Resource
- 10003001 - Biotreatment / Compost / Bioconversion
- Market keywords
- 05007001 - Disposable products
- Sector Groups Involved
- Digital
- Targeted countries
- All countries