Для тысяч активных изобретателей мира всегда актуальным является вопрос, - что сегодня необходимо изобрести в различных областях техники и технологии, что бы это изобретение было нужным и принесло ощутимую прибыль.

Ответить на этот вопрос пытались многие, но время дало свой оптимальный ответ на этот вечный инновационный вопрос, - необходимо связать изобретателя с тем, кому срочно необходимо применить талант, смекалку и профессиональные инновационные навыки творческого характера, для того, что бы решить свои проблемы.

Как только появился спрос, немедленно появилось и предложение.

В этой статье я решил дать информацию о компании NineSigma, которая как раз и связывает изобретателей с компаниями, нуждающимися в инновационных идеях.

Компания NineSigma относится к наиболее успешным компаниям такого рода.

Вот краткая информация об этой компании:

NineSigma is an open innovation services provider that helps client companies develop and maximize value from their innovation programs. In 2008, NineSigma ranked among the top 20 percent of companies on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in the United States ; The company also has operations in Europe and Asia.

History

NineSigma was founded in 2000 by Dr Mehran Mehregany, Goodrich Professor of Engineering Innovation, Case Western Reserve University

Company

NineSigma global headquarters are in Cleveland, Ohio, with additional offices in Leuven, Belgium, and Tokyo, Japan.

Очень важно знать, что компания NineSigma не единственная в своём роде и у неё есть более или менее успешные конкуренты :

Competitors

Competitors offering similar services include Fellowforce, IdeaConnection, Innocentive, Inpama.com, MillionBrains, Nottingham Spirk, Yet2.com and YourEncore.

Далее смотрите перечень проектов для которых ищут инновационные решения :

Request: 68376 Thermally Conductive and Electrically Insulating Resin Compound

NineSigma, representing a major materials manufacturer, seeks joint development partners for producing resin materials that have high thermal conductivity and electrical insulating ability.
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Publish Date: 24 May 2012 Deadline Date: 25 Jun 2012 Status: New Request Type: RFP

Request: 68379 Flame Resistant Transparent Resin

NineSigma, representing a major materials manufacturer, seeks joint development partners for technologies to make resins incombustible in order to develop flame-resistant transparent resins.
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Publish Date: 24 May 2012 Deadline Date: 25 Jun 2012 Status: New Request Type: RFP

Request: 68337 Breakthrough Technologies for Stabilizing Nano-Particles

NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar material manufacturer, invites proposals for breakthrough technologies for stabilizing solutions of nano-particles such as quantum dots to maintain dispersion and optoelectronic performance.
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Publish Date: 22 May 2012 Deadline Date: 15 Jun 2012 Status: New Request Type: RFP

Request: 68340 Breakthrough Thermal Insulation Material

NineSigma, representing a large manufacturer, invites proposals for breakthrough non-fluorocarbon thermal insulation materials that provide extremely low thermal conductivity without using vacuum insulation technique.
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Publish Date: 22 May 2012 Deadline Date: 15 Jun 2012 Status: New Request Type: RFP

Request: 68409 Touch Screens with Non-Glare Properties

NineSigma, on behalf a Global 1000 Original Equipment Manufacturer invites parties with non-glare display capabilities and expertise in display optics and haptics to provide proposals for joint development and consulting.
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Publish Date: 18 May 2012 Deadline Date: 15 Jun 2012 Status: Open Request Type: RFP

Request: 68406 Miniaturized Magnetic Flux Sensor

NineSigma, on behalf a Global Electronics Supplier invites proposals for miniature magnetic flux density detectors.
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Publish Date: 15 May 2012 Deadline Date: 15 Jun 2012 Status: Open Request Type: RFP

Request: 68076 Accurate Online Thickness Measurement of Bottom Plates of Atmospheric Hydrocarbon Storage Tanks

NineSigma, representing a major petrochemical company, invites proposals for a non destructive technique that can accurately measure the thickness profile of the bottom plate (or floor) of an atmospheric hydrocarbon storage tank that remains in operation.
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Publish Date: 14 May 2012 Deadline Date: 15 Jun 2012 Status: Open Request Type: RFP

Request: 68205 Compact Shipping Protection for Palletized Boxes

NineSigma, on behalf of a Global supplier of OEM machinery components invites proposals for compact system of protective coverings for shipping palletized boxes.
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Publish Date: 14 May 2012 Deadline Date: 15 Jun 2012 Status: Open Request Type: RFP

Request: 68358 Development Partners for Ultrahigh-Efficiency Pumps

NineSigma, representing a global automotive parts manufacturer, which has the largest market share in on-vehicle fuel pumps in the world, seeks joint development partners for innovative high-efficiency pumps for next-generation gasoline vehicles.
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Publish Date: 17 May 2012 Deadline Date: 11 Jun 2012 Status: Open Request Type: RFP

Request: 68313 Nanocellular Foams

NineSigma, representing a major manufacturer, invites proposals for technologies for forming low-density nanocellular foams of transparent resin, for the purpose of manufacturing transparent, highly insulating sheets.
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Publish Date: 16 May 2012 Deadline Date: 11 Jun 2012 Status: Open Request Type: RFP

Request: 68364 Renewably Sourced Materials for Aqueous Barrier Coatings

NineSigma, representing Michelman - a global provider of aqueous formulated coatings and additives, invites proposals for renewably sourced materials that can provide good barrier properties when delivered from aqueous systems.
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Publish Date: 09 May 2012 Deadline Date: 08 Jun 2012 Status: Open Request Type: RFP

Request: 68367 Protecting Food from Insect Infestation at Point of Sale

NineSigma, representing a Global Manufacturing Company, invites proposals for Packaging Design or Entomological Solutions to prevent insect larva from infesting wrapped Snack Food products.
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Publish Date: 09 May 2012 Deadline Date: 08 Jun 2012 Status: Open Request Type: RFP

Request: 67788 Effective Extraction of Energy from High Temperature Slag

NineSigma on behalf of a Global Materials Services Supplier invites proposals for extracting useful energy from molten slag as it cools to ambient temperatures.
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Publish Date: 03 May 2012 Deadline Date: 08 Jun 2012 Status: Open Request Type: RFP

Request: 68361 Seeking Partners for Developing Automotive Night Vision Systems

NineSigma, representing multi-billion dollar automotive parts manufacturer, invites proposals for co-development of a far-infrared (FIR) image sensor based night vision system.
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Publish Date: 09 May 2012 Deadline Date: 04 Jun 2012 Status: Open Request Type: RFP

Request: 68286 Technology for Distributed Pressure Sensing in Harsh Environments

NineSigma, representing a leading manufacturer of distributed sensing systems invites proposals for technologies enabling distributed pressure sensing in cables or pipes located in harsh environments.
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Publish Date: 02 May 2012 Deadline Date: 01 Jun 2012 Status: Closing Soon Request Type: RFP

Request: 68325 Portable Biofilm Detection

NineSigma, on behalf a Global Applications Developer invites proposals for portable methods of detecting biofilms.
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Publish Date: 02 May 2012 Deadline Date: 01 Jun 2012 Status: Closing Soon Request Type: RFP

Request: 68334 Reducing the Particle Size of Insoluble Fibre

NineSigma, representing a leading Southern hemisphere food company, invites proposals for technologies or methods to reduce the size of insoluble fibre particles obtained from cereals, legumes, fruits and vegetables.
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Publish Date: 02 May 2012 Deadline Date: 01 Jun 2012 Status: Closing Soon Request Type: RFP

Request: 68352 Technologies to Join Fiber-Reinforced Plastics with Steel

NineSigma, representing Johnson Controls, invites proposals for novel technologies to join/connect fiber reinforced plastics with metal components. Both early laboratory-stage and production-ready solutions are welcome.
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Publish Date: 02 May 2012 Deadline Date: 01 Jun 2012 Status: Closing Soon Request Type: RFP

Request: 68238 Soft, Durable, and Washable Materials

NineSigma, representing a Fortune 500 consumer goods company, invites proposals for durable and washable materials that can formed into macroscopic strands, tufts, or fibers.
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Publish Date: 01 May 2012 Deadline Date: 01 Jun 2012 Status: Closing Soon Request Type: RFP

Request: 68127 Seeking Asian Packaging Companies Open for Technology Transfer into Overseas Markets (US, Europe, Latin America)

NineSigma's client, Fortune 500 US-based Consumer Goods Packaging Company, has an urgent need to identify partners with enabling packaging products, technologies, and capabilities, especially in Japan and Korea.
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Publish Date: 13 Feb 2012 Deadline Date: 01 Jun 2012 Status: Closing Soon Request Type: REQ

Request: 68316 Development Partners for Wireless Power Transfer Technology for Residential Spaces

NineSigma, representing a major housing manufacturer, invites proposals for joint development partners for wireless power transfer technology with high efficiency. The final goal is implementing wireless power that can supply multiple devices in a typical living space.
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Publish Date: 09 May 2012 Deadline Date: 30 May 2012 Status: Closing Soon Request Type: RFP

Request: 68307 Partners for Constructing New in vitro Hepatocyte Evaluation Systems (Human iPS Cell-Derived Hepatocytes)

NineSigma, representing ReproCELL, Inc., a bioventure of Kyoto University and the University of Tokyo, seeks partners (pharmaceutical manufacturers, CROs, biotech companies, or academic organizations) for constructing new in vitro evaluation systems using human iPS cell-derived hepatocytes developed by ReproCELL.
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Publish Date: 20 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 29 May 2012 Status: Closing Soon Request Type: RFP

Request: 68229 Technologies for Removing Water within Cells

NineSigma, representing a major manufacturer, invites proposals for low-energy technologies for removing the intracellular water of microorganisms, in order to improve the dehydration efficiency of sewage sludge generated by wastewater treatment.
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Publish Date: 02 May 2012 Deadline Date: 28 May 2012 Status: Closing Soon Request Type: RFP

Request: 68232 Innovative Energy-Saving Solid-Liquid Separation

NineSigma, representing a major manufacturer, invites proposals for innovative energy-saving systems or their elemental technologies for solid-liquid separation, in order to achieve highly efficient wastewater treatment.
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Publish Date: 02 May 2012 Deadline Date: 28 May 2012 Status: Closing Soon Request Type: RFP

Request: 68298 Non-Destructive Detection of Voids in Resins

NineSigma, representing a major materials manufacturer, invites proposals for high-speed, accurate and nondestructive inspection technologies for voids that exist within the insulating layer of a double-sided copper-clad laminate.
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Publish Date: 25 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 28 May 2012 Status: Closing Soon Request Type: RFP

Request: 68295 Experts Needed to Optimize Multi-Layer Film Manufacturing

NineSigma, representing a major materials manufacturer located in Japan, seeks experts who can diagnose and improve resin multi-layer film production lines that use co-extrusion.
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Publish Date: 17 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 28 May 2012 Status: Closing Soon Request Type: RFP

Request: 68010 Universal NOx Sensor for Automotive Use

NineSigma, representing a Fortune 100 Automotive Company, invites proposals for novel sensors that can measure oxides of nitrogen in the exhaust gas of engines running at stoichiometric or leaner fuel/air ratios.
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Publish Date: 30 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 25 May 2012 Status: Extension Available
Request Type: RFP

Request: 68247 Manufacturing Technologies for Small Polymeric Rods

NineSigma, representing a Fortune 500 corporation, invites proposals for technology or equipment that provides precise dimensional control during the manufacture of biodegradeable polymeric rods.
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Publish Date: 30 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 25 May 2012 Status: Extension Available
Request Type: REQ

Request: 67998 Automatic Anti-icing Windshield Spray

NineSigma, representing a Fortune 50 automotive manufacturer invites proposals for implementation of a system and control scheme to spray anti-ice liquid onto the windshield and front windows of a motor vehicle PRIOR to the formation of frost/ice on the surfaces.
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Publish Date: 27 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 25 May 2012 Status: Extension Available
Request Type: RFP

Request: 68025 Anti-icing Windshield

NineSigma, representing a Fortune 50 automotive manufacturer invites proposals for development of a unique glass or glass surface coating for a windsheld that will repel the formation of frost or ice.
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Publish Date: 27 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 25 May 2012 Status: Extension Available
Request Type: RFP

Request: 68355 Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing for Wet Bead Milling or Micronization of a Powder into an Injectable Suspension

NineSigma, representing a global pharmaceutical company wants to identify and engage a partner that has class A/C production capacity suitable for making an injectable suspension from a powder either by wet bead milling or micronization techniques.
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Publish Date: 27 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 25 May 2012 Status: Extension Available
Request Type: REQ

Request: 68274 Small Self-Sustained Heating Element

NineSigma, representing a Global 500 Company, invites proposals for the development, testing and adoption of a means to generate self-sustained heat upon consumer activation and maintain its warmth for up to 6 minutes. The heat generated will be used to warm a porous matrix.
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Publish Date: 26 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 25 May 2012 Status: Extension Available
Request Type: RFP

Request: 68058 Optical Materials with Strong Light Scattering Properties

NineSigma's client, a Fortune 500 Company, has an urgent need to identify novel particles or materials that can be used as white pigment for films and plastics.
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Publish Date: 11 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 25 May 2012 Status: Extension Available
Request Type: REQ

Request: 68061 Biological or Bioengineered Materials

NineSigma's client, a Fortune 500 Company, has an urgent need to identify novel particles, molecules or materials that can be used as white pigment for films and plastics.
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Publish Date: 11 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 25 May 2012 Status: Extension Available
Request Type: REQ

Request: 68064 Micro and Nano Particles or Structures

NineSigma's client, a Fortune 500 Company, has an urgent need to identify novel particles or structures that can be used as white pigment for films and plastics.
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Publish Date: 11 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 25 May 2012 Status: Extension Available
Request Type: REQ

Request: 68301 Conducting Materials with Excellent Stability at High Temperatures

NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar manufacturer, invites proposals for electrode materials (metals or ceramics) with excellent wear resistance to sparks and to oxidation at high temperatures (arc resistance), for use in spark plugs in the internal combustion engines of next-generation fuel-efficient automobiles.
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Publish Date: 26 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 21 May 2012 Status: Extension Available
Request Type: RFP

Request: 68268 Ultrathin Inorganic Layer Defect Detection Technology

NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar electronics manufacturer invites proposals for nanometer scale defect detection technology which is applicable to ultrathin inorganic layer for encapsulating polymer-based solid state electronic devices.
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Publish Date: 25 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 18 May 2012 Status: Extension Available
Request Type: RFP

Request: 68289 Seeking Partners to Develop Novel Transparent Substrate

NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar electronics manufacturer invites proposals for long-term co-development partners to produce a highly transparent substrate with low thermal expansion.
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Publish Date: 25 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 18 May 2012 Status: Extension Available
Request Type: RFP

Request: 68253 DDS for Nucleic Acid Therapeutics

NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar chemicals manufacturer, seeks development partners for intravenous or intra-articular drug delivery technology for nucleic acid therapeutics.
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Publish Date: 23 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 18 May 2012 Status: Extension Available
Request Type: RFP

Request: 68223 Organic Substances Removal from Wastewater

NineSigma, representing a major manufacturer of wastewater treatment facilities, invites proposals from joint development partners for technology that removes organic substances (CODCr) contained in industrial wastewater and sewage.
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Publish Date: 19 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 18 May 2012 Status: Extension Available
Request Type: RFP

Request: 68226 Desalination Technology for Concentrated Water

NineSigma, representing a major manufacturer of wastewater treatment facilities, invites proposals for technologies for efficiently removing salt from concentrated water generated by reverse osmosis (RO) of wastewater.
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Publish Date: 19 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 18 May 2012 Status: Extension Available
Request Type: RFP

Request: 68259 Avoiding Foam Formation when Dissolving Effervescent Tablets

NineSigma, representing a global pharmaceutical company, invites proposals for ingredients or technologies that can avoid undesirable foam formation during the disintegration of an effervescent tablet in water.
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Publish Date: 18 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 18 May 2012 Status: Extension Available
Request Type: RFP

Request: 68322 Fibrous Protein Denaturation Leading to Disintegration New and More Effective Methods

NineSigma, on behalf a Globally Recognized Brand invites proposals for fibrous protein denaturation techniques that are highly effective and selective under mild conditions.
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Publish Date: 16 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 18 May 2012 Status: Extension Available
Request Type: RFP

Request: 67875 Raw Materials with Potential for Bringing Long Lasting Shiny Effect

NineSigma, on behalf of a global luxury brand invites proposals for new raw materials or polymers or mixtures thereof that bring significant long lasting properties and shininess when deposited onto a biological substrate such as skin or lips.
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Publish Date: 13 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 18 May 2012 Status: Extension Available
Request Type: RFP

Request: 68292 Solution to Protect Ultra Bendable Thin Layers from Scratches and Punctures

NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar electronics company invites proposals for innovative ultra bendable protective solution which is applicable to front cover material for future communication devices.
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Publish Date: 16 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 14 May 2012 Status: Extension Available
Request Type: RFP

Request: 68304 Innovative Optical Distance Measurement Devices for Vehicles

NineSigma, representing a multi-billion dollar automobile-related manufacturer, invites proposals for development partners for optical distance measurement devices that have excellent performance with regard to distance measurement, viewing angle, distance resolution, and equipment size.
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Publish Date: 12 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 14 May 2012 Status: Extension Available
Request Type: RFP

Request: 67698 Technology to Reduce Flue Gas Emissions from Existing Power Plants

NineSigma, representing an international power utility, seeks proven technology to reduce gaseous air pollutant emissions from power plants.
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Publish Date: 11 Apr 2012 Deadline Date: 04 May 2012 Status: Extension Available
Request Type: RFP