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| Request: 68097 | High Temperature Easy Clean Surfaces |  |
| NineSigma's client, a Global Manufacturing Company, has an urgent need to identify a coating or surface modification for metal that can withstand high temperatures and produce a surface that is easy to clean. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 23 Jan 2012 | Deadline Date: 23 Mar 2012 | Status: Open | Request Type: REQ |
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| Request: 67944 | Technologies to Protect and/or Repair Protein Fibers | |
| NineSigma, representing Philips Consumer Lifestyle, invites proposals for technology that will protect and/or repair protein fibers and ultimately promote healthy hair. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 02 Feb 2012 | Deadline Date: 02 Mar 2012 | Status: New | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 68028 | Game Changing Automotive Transmission | |
| NineSigma, representing a Fortune 500 Company, invites proposals for development of a game-changing automotive automatic transmission that can perform better than current ATs, DCTs, AMTs, IVTs, CVTs and others. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 30 Jan 2012 | Deadline Date: 02 Mar 2012 | Status: New | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 67290 | Impact Attenuation | |
| NineSigma, representing an innovative sporting goods company, invites proposals for formable materials that possess outstanding impact attenuation. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 25 Jan 2012 | Deadline Date: 02 Mar 2012 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 67899 | Seeking 100 Million Dollar Packaging Companies for Purchase | |
| NineSigma's client, a self-financed US Fortune 200 Company, is interested in expanding its portfolio of companies in the Value-Added Packaging space. All geographical locations will be considered. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 20 Dec 2011 | Deadline Date: 01 Mar 2012 | Status: Open | Request Type: REQ |
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| Request: 67914 | Novel User-Interface that Can Transmit the Sense of Touch | |
| NineSigma, representing a printing company under Fuji Film Holdings Group, seeks collaboration partners for commercial development using "user interface (UI) technology that can transmit the sense of touch." |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 19 Jan 2012 | Deadline Date: 25 Feb 2012 | Status: Open | Request Type: REQ |
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| Request: 68103 | Technology for Improving Well Barrier Integrity | |
| NineSigma, representing a Fortune 100 global oil production company seeks technology to address significantly improved barrier integrity for oil and gas wells over the life of the well from initial construction forward. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 03 Feb 2012 | Deadline Date: 24 Feb 2012 | Status: New | Request Type: REQ |
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| Request: 68139 | Sensor Technology and Methods for Measuring Cement Integrity | |
| NineSigma, representing a Fortune 100 global oil production company, seeks sensor technology and methods to permit direct assessment of the integrity of cement used in well drilling. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 03 Feb 2012 | Deadline Date: 24 Feb 2012 | Status: New | Request Type: REQ |
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| Request: 68091 | High-Performance and High-Durability Thermal Insulation Coating | |
| NineSigma, representing a global automotive manufacturer, invites proposals for a high performance and high durability thermal insulation coating, in order to suppress heat conduction from combustion gas to chamber components (piston, cylinder head, valve, etc.) in the combustion engine. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 02 Feb 2012 | Deadline Date: 24 Feb 2012 | Status: New | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 68100 | Smart Materials with Controllable Rapid Deflection | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar high technology company, invites proposals for materials whose physical characteristics such as shape, hardness, etc. can be rapidly altered by electric, light or thermal energy. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 02 Feb 2012 | Deadline Date: 24 Feb 2012 | Status: New | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 67911 | Improving the Aesthetic Appearance of QR Codes | |
| NineSigma, representing an international Fortune 500 company and leader in global technology, invites proposals for improving the aesthetic nature of QR codes in archival documents. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 23 Jan 2012 | Deadline Date: 24 Feb 2012 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 67896 | In Vivo Models Linking Autotaxin Inhibition to a Disease | |
| NineSigma, representing Merck Serono, invites proposals for validated 'in vivo' models able to link inhibition of autotaxin (ATX) activity and decline of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) levels to the reduction of clinically relevant biomarkers, preferably, but not limited to oncology, immune-mediated diseases, or fibrosis. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 20 Jan 2012 | Deadline Date: 24 Feb 2012 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 68136 | Seeking Experts for Improving Well Barrier Integrity | |
| NineSigma, representing a Fortune 100 global oil production company, seeks consultants to address significantly improved cement barrier integrity for oil and gas wells over the life of the well from initial construction forward. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 03 Feb 2012 | Deadline Date: 17 Feb 2012 | Status: New | Request Type: REQ |
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| Request: 68088 | Biofluid-based Health Measurement Technology | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar Information and Communication Technology (ICT) company, invites proposals for health measurement technology based on non-invasive collection and analysis of bio-fluid other than blood. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 26 Jan 2012 | Deadline Date: 17 Feb 2012 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 67893 | Enhancing Pesticide Uptake and Movement in Plants | |
| NineSigma, representing a multibillion dollar multinational chemical company with a dedicated agrochemical division, invites proposals for technologies, formulations, or delivery methods that enhance active ingredient uptake into plant foliage in order to increase efficacy compared to commercial standards. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 18 Jan 2012 | Deadline Date: 17 Feb 2012 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 67983 | Wide-Angle View 3-D Image Formation | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar electrical manufacturer, invites proposals for technologies for forming an image with wide-angle view and depth of field at 1.5m to infinity. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 18 Jan 2012 | Deadline Date: 17 Feb 2012 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 67941 | Storage of Sensitive Aqueous Solutions at Elevated Temperatures | |
| NineSigma, representing Philips Consumer Lifestyle , has an urgent need to identify technology that will easily store sensitive aqueous solutions at specific elevated temperatures. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 16 Jan 2012 | Deadline Date: 17 Feb 2012 | Status: Open | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 68079 | Rapid Partner Identification: Patterned Metal Roll Bases | |
| NineSigma's client, SAPPI Fine Papers, has an urgent need to identify partners that can create flawless leather textures onto cylindrical, metal surfaces. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 13 Jan 2012 | Deadline Date: 10 Feb 2012 | Status: Closing Soon | Request Type: REQ |
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| Request: 67803 | Innovative Active Ingredients Having Cosmetic Potential | |
| NineSigma, representing a global supplier of cosmetic raw materials, invites proposals for organic compounds or natural extracts having nutritional value that currently are being developed for cosmetic use or potentially can be developed for cosmetic use. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 10 Jan 2012 | Deadline Date: 10 Feb 2012 | Status: Closing Soon | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 67878 | Efficient Purification of Nitrogen Oxide (NO) from Exhaust Gas | |
| NineSigma, representing a global automobile manufacturer, invites proposals for technologies that efficiently decompose or reduce nitrogen oxide (NO) in exhaust gas. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 04 Jan 2012 | Deadline Date: 03 Feb 2012 | Status: Extension Available | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 67917 | High-Efficiency Photovoltaic Inverter | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar electronics manufacturer, invites proposals for high-efficiency DC/AC inverters for photovoltaic systems. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 10 Jan 2012 | Deadline Date: 01 Feb 2012 | Status: Extension Available | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 67923 | Wireless Communication with Fast Response and High Reliability | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar electronics manufacturer, invites proposals for reliable wireless communication technology that can receive data from multiple sensors/devices with a 1ms cycle time. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 10 Jan 2012 | Deadline Date: 30 Jan 2012 | Status: Extension Available | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 67866 | Low Linear Expansion Resin with Transparence and Good Heat Resistance | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar manufacturer, invites proposals for a transparent and highly heat resistant resin with low coefficients of linear expansion, similar to that of glass. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 28 Dec 2011 | Deadline Date: 30 Jan 2012 | Status: Extension Available | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 67869 | Ultra-Smooth Planarization of Glass Substrate | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar manufacturer, invites proposals for planarizing local nano-scale bumps and divots on a flat SiO2-based glass substrate without increasing its surface roughness. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 28 Dec 2011 | Deadline Date: 30 Jan 2012 | Status: Extension Available | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 67872 | Novel Heat Insulation, Heat Shields and Sound Insulation Material/Technology | |
| NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar manufacturer, seeks advanced or novel materials and technologies for heat shields, heat insulation, and sound insulation in order to develop next-generation products. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 28 Dec 2011 | Deadline Date: 30 Jan 2012 | Status: Extension Available | Request Type: RFI |
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| Request: 67839 | Breakthrough Technologies for Monitoring Driver's Objective | |
| NineSigma, representing a global automotive system manufacturer, seeks breakthrough technologies for non-invasively monitoring, in real-time, drivers' emotion or objective. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 21 Dec 2011 | Deadline Date: 27 Jan 2012 | Status: Extension Available | Request Type: RFP |
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| Request: 67881 | Improved Performance or Functionality based on Torque Sensing | |
| NineSigma, representing a global automotive system manufacturer, seeks technology for enhancing the performance or functionality of mechanical systems using torque sensing. |
| View Full Project | Publish Date: 21 Dec 2011 | Deadline Date: 27 Jan 2012 | Status: Extension Available | Request Type: RFP |
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