The US Army's Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center was seeking various technologies for the development of a 3-dimensional sensor localization system in order to track movement of personnel.

A leading global agribusiness firm sought technologies that would efficiently entrap a gas in a chemically and physically stable state that could then be further processed into a liquid or solid formulation.

A multinational automotive corporation wanted to establish a new process and methodology to optimize automotive body assembly and sought NineSigma's help in finding new potential solution providers.

A multinational automotive corporation wanted to increase powertrain efficiency by improving the utilization of heat generated by the internal combustion engine.

The Electric Power Research institute sought a technology that would automate the movement of test equipment around a structure in order to expedite the process and significantly reduce the costs.

A Major Chemical and Coatings Company needed to quickly identify research partners within four weeks for silicone-based polymers.

Counterfeiters had figured out how to defeat current security devices built into consumable cartridges.  Therefore, a global manufacturer company needed to find a more robust product protection technology that was extremely difficult to defeat but did not inconvenience customers who purchased cartridges manufactured by the client.

A Global 500 Company engaged NineSigma's assistance in order to identify reputable manufacturers of cosmetics and personal hygiene products that would be able to demonstrate the ability to manufacture a high-solids dissolvable film formulation.

A major multinational consumer products company sought NineSigma's help to identify materials with anti-soil properties that could be added to a surfactant solution to allow easier removal of dirt and grease from household services.

A global consumer products company sought technologies that would maintain the viability and integrity of living epithelial tissue during transport and long-term storage.

A global consumer products company sought new or adaptable technologies that would render hair hydrophobic and non-absorbent, essentially "waterproof".

To develop the most effective strategy for building a better electric grid in the United States, a global electronics manufacturer needed to accurately identify all the high capacity electric storage devices currently being used in the US.

A Fortune 100 Company sought proposals for coatings that could prevent ice accumulation on high-voltage transmission lines.

A global energy company was looking for game-changing surfactant technology for enhanced oil recovery that would be inexpensive and work in low concentrations while simultaneously reducing surfactant loss.

A global provider of clean energy solutions was looking to identify possible improvements in their current synthetic fuel production and engaged NineSigma to help them identify major players and potential partners.

The Oil Sands Leadership Initiative sought proposals for the development of Next Generation Steam Generators for in-situ thermal recovery of heavy oil and focused on identifying potential "game changing" or "breakthrough" boiler technologies.

An Energy Company wanted to find a remote local power general system that would meet underwater power demand needs while eliminating expensive long distance power cables.

A multinatioinal lighting manufacturer collaborated with NineSigma to find plastics made from sustainable sources of biomass for use as opaque reflectors or clear optical lenses.

To enable a broader impact on improving process water treatment, this multi-company challenge allowed companies to co-invest in precompetitive technologies and share in the benefits.

A Fortune 500 financial services company was seeking new ways to educate consumers in making good decisions about physical and financial health.  The goal was to change consumer behavior that would promote positive lifestyle changes.

A global consumer products company wanted a method or technology to uniformly apply a thin protective coating to non-round candy pieces, and was open to approaches for new processes, coatings, or a combination of both.

In order to meet customer needs, PepsiCo was looking for ways to reduce sodium in their Frito-Lay brand of chips without losing their salty flavor.  PepsiCo was seeking new formulation technologies for creating nano and micron-sized particles, suspending for transportation, and application and drying techniques for halide salts.

A global sausage manufacturer sought a method, visual or otherwise, that would indicate to a consumer the doneness of their grilled fresh pork sausage product.  Such an indicator would provide consistent grilled quality of the sausage and prevent under-cooking, over-cooking, or burned sausages.

Kraft Foods Global, Inc. wanted to find a novel reclose system for food packaging that would maintain freshness and reduce product contamination, while still remaining cost effective and easy-to-use.

A Multi-Billion Dollar Company sought proposals for the development of a new, frozen pasta and sauce product that could easily be poured or scooped which would enable consumers to prepare the exact portion desired.

LAUNCH, a joint initiative of NASA, the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department of State, and NIKE, works to address large, sustainability-related challenges that no single government or commercial entity can solve alone.  LAUNCH chose NineSigma to help with this Energy Challenge, entitled "Innovative Energy Technologies and Deployment for Sustainable Development."  They were focused on finding solutions for transforming the gneration and delivery of electricity.

A Global 500 Corporation sought proposals for the conversion of a prototype LED lighting device into a commercially attractive unit.

A multinational conglomerate corporation was seeking new technologies to achieve high speed layering graphene directly on plastic films.

A global manufacturing company had an existing knowledge management system, but was concerned about the use of expensive human domain experts to provide categorization of contents for multiple approaches to access.

NineSigma's Oil and Gas Client wanted to improve the use of two-way communication and sought NineSigma's help in identifying partners with innovative and robust wireless communication systems. 

Establishing a formaldehyde-free adhesive/bonding technology was significantly important to the business of a major Manufacturing Corporation.  The technology needed to be capable of binding wood, wood and glass fibers, sand, and/or cellulose while also employing sustainable principles.

A global medical device company was searching for novel technologies that would provide rigid internal fixation without the need for screws.  This new method would result in ease of use for the surgeon and less operating room time for the patient.

The Client sought coatings to reduce friction when medical sterile devices come in contact with the mucosal tissue and biological fluids, while remaining easily activated in sterile water or saline.

A global mining company wanted to find a reliable, single pervasive technology that would allow for instantaneous and highly accurate 3-dimensional geospatial position and orientation information in an underground mining environment.

Newmont Mining Corporation wanted to find new methods, processes, or materials that would increase silver extraction from ores.

The creation of an effective vaccine is the most economical and practical way to eliminate AIDS.  NineSigma collaborated with IAVI to help advance HIV vaccine research by identifying new approaches to the design of a potential vaccine.

Hershey was seeking consumer insights from outside of the food and confectionery industry to advise them on future packaging trends.

Sealed Air was looking to identify an alternate technology that would replace existing foam-in-place packaging systems while retaining as many of its features as possible.

A Global Pharmaceutical Company had an urgent need to identify topical ibuprofen formulations that effectively relieved pain and swelling in joints.  Their goal was to identify one or more partners in less than four weeks.