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Food waste streams are frequently contaminated by packaging, utensils, and other non-food items, undermining efficient downstream treatment and resource recovery. Contamination drives multiple pain points for food operators, premise owners and municipalities such as rejected loads and surcharges, lower conversion yields at valorisation facilities, equipment fouling and downtime, higher manual-sorting labour, and unnecessary transport emissions when contaminated loads are hauled before being discarded. This technology aims to address the issues with food contamination by delivering continuous, at-source contamination auditing and monitoring. The technology on offer is a smart food‑waste monitoring and profiling platform designed to bridge the gap between regulatory requirements and on‑site practices. By integrating AI‑enabled image analysis, weight measurement and a waste taxonomy, the system delivers real‑time contamination detection and detailed waste profiling. Together, these elements form a scalable, cost‑efficient solution that empowers food operators and premise owners to improve segregation quality, comply with evolving regulations and enhance the feedstock quality for downstream resource recovery.          The technology owner would like to collaborate with operators of multi-user food environments—such as hawker centres, food courts, and shopping malls—where at-source contamination is a primary challenge, to pilot the system, improve segregation, reduce contamination, and demonstrate measurable progress toward sustainability goals. The technology is a smart food waste monitoring and profiling system that uses AI-enabled image analysis and a centralized informatics platform. Key features of the solution include: Enables real-time monitoring of segregation quality across multiple sites Taxonomy system to standardise classification of food waste across diverse commercial operations, developed specifically to address the operational diversity of Singapore’s food sector Real-time user interface that provides on-site feedback to corporate user, encouraging compliance and accountability Centralised backend dashboard that aggregates waste data, generates performance insights, and supports regulatory reporting An NFC scanning feature that allow tenants to tag their waste before disposal, enabling tenant-level tracking and accountability for more detailed performance insights Multiple source specific tracking and placement of small footprint machine to acquire tenant-level real-time data Potential applications include (but are not limited to): Public and community food centres (e.g., hawker centres, markets, canteens) — At-source auditing at dish-return/disposal points to improve segregation and reduce contamination Central kitchens and catering — Back-of-house monitoring to separate packaging from prep waste and reduce contamination Property owners, malls and mixed-use developments — Tenant-level tracking and scorecards to drive green-lease KPIs and reduce rejected loads Valorisation plants — Inbound feedstock quality assurance to improve conversion efficiency and minimise rejects Global and local regulations—including Singapore’s Resource Sustainability Act—are accelerating demand for effective food-waste segregation. In parallel, operators are adopting digital tools to meet ESG reporting and circular-economy goals. While AI solutions are mature in single-operator hospitality settings (e.g., restaurants, hotels), a gap persists in multi-user environments—such as hawker centres and food courts—where at-source contamination is the primary barrier to recovery and tenant-level accountability is essential. This technology closes that gap by enabling accurate segregation, compliance, and performance tracking in complex, shared spaces. It supports Singapore’s Zero Waste Masterplan and creates opportunities to scale across urban food ecosystems in Asia facing similar regulatory and operational pressures.   Combines real-time contamination detection, a standardised food-waste taxonomy, and tenant-level accountability in a single platform Profiles food waste at the point of disposal and tracks and logs performance for tenants and operators, using classifications tuned to Singapore’s food sector Improves segregation and reduces contamination, demonstrating measurable progress toward sustainability and compliance goals. IoT, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Waste management, Productivity, Productivity improvement, Circular Economy, Decarbonisation, Waste reduction, Recyclability, Software, Environmental Sustainability, A.I., AI, food waste, waste audit, waste monitoring, segregation, data, contamination, detection, waste profile, sustainability Infocomm, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Waste Management & Recycling, Food & Agriculture Waste Management, Automation & Productivity Enhancement Systems, Sustainability, Circular Economy

The technology is an AI-enabled, media-driven, and community-integrated digital health platform designed to empower seniors to live healthier, more engaged, and more independent lives. For seniors:  accessible, engaging, and personalised health and wellness guidance, inclusive of those who are wheelchair-bound. For families & caregivers: real-time progress monitoring and encouragement tools. For community organisations: scalable and customisable platform to run wellness programmes. For healthcare & policy stakeholders: data-driven insights into preventive health, functional decline, and community engagement impact. The platform is supported by industry and academic partners and has received encouraging initial feedback from community and hospital proof-of-concept trials. The technology owner seeks licensing opportunities with community care organisations or tech companies, partnerships with healthcare providers, government agencies, and insurers, as well as scaling partners for secure cloud deployment of AI models and applications. They are also looking for collaborators to co-develop new media IPs and gamified challenges for regional markets. This AI-powered digital health platform has three key functionalities: Evaluate: The platform leverages AI-enabled technologies and computer vision to conduct a range of senior-focused assessments, including baseline fitness tests with real-time performance feedback, cognitive evaluations using the digital Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), emotional health screening via the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), and fall-risk home scans that apply object recognition to detect environmental hazards. Enhance: The platform offers a diverse range of celebrity-led wellness programmes for seniors, including personalized, science-based exercise plans, interactive vocal training, creative art therapy sessions, guided dance routines to enhance mobility and enjoyment, photography activities for self-expression and memory stimulation, interactive music engagement, and home-based safety practices for fall prevention. Engage: The platform features an interactive media library with flagship content such as variety shows, short films, and music videos, complemented by post-media activities like quizzes, challenges, and interactive discussions. Built on gamification principles—including points, badges, rewards, leaderboards, and community challenges—it fosters engagement across families, neighbours, and communities. By encouraging intergenerational participation, it enables seniors to enjoy meaningful content, stay socially connected, and lead a more fulfilling life. Moreover, the platform is tailored for Singapore’s local community, offering multilingual support in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Malay, and Hokkien. It also provides senior-friendly functionalities, including a health dashboard displaying key indicators (steps, exercise minutes, average heart rate, SpO₂, etc.), a smart calendar to track upcoming activities such as exercise, dance, art, and music, as well as reminders through push notifications for medication and programme adherence. This technology suite supports diverse applications across sectors, delivering primary benefits in senior care (e.g., active ageing centres and nursing homes) and extended use in hospitals and clinics for digital baseline testing and remote patient monitoring. It is also applicable in educational institutions and media platforms such as intergenerational programmes that blend arts, music, and health, as well as in corporate wellness and CSR initiatives. The system’s main differentiation lies in its software application, which can be adapted for compatibility with wearable watches that emit photoplethysmography (PPG) signals. Powered by an AI-driven computer vision engine and advanced machine learning models, it employs proprietary models to conduct senior-friendly functional tests, predict vital health indicators, and detect fall risks—eliminating the need for a physical coach. It offers a validated digital version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), along with exclusive programmes and proprietary in-house media content. Aging-in-Place, Senior Health Monitoring, Personalised Health Interventions, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Wearable Technology, Digital Health, Health Data Analytics, Telehealth, Preventive Healthcare Healthcare, Telehealth, Medical Software & Imaging

With rising global temperatures, the demand for energy-efficient cooling solutions is becoming increasingly urgent, particularly in tropical regions. Conventional cooling solutions such as air-conditioning and mechanical ventilation not only consume large amounts of electricity also emit greenhouse gases, further accelerating climate change. Solar reflective paints offer a sustainable solution by reducing heat absorption in buildings, thereby lowering indoor temperatures, cutting energy costs, and decreasing carbon footprint. However, their performance declines over time due to dirt accumulation, which reduces effectiveness and shortens the coating’s lifespan. To address this challenge, the technology owner has developed a novel functional additive that significantly improves the dirt pick-up resistance (DPUR) of solar reflective paints. By post-production incorporation into the painting, the additive enhances overall effectiveness and longevity while maintaining essential painting properties such as consistency and opacity. This solution extending painting’s solar reflectance by up to 6 times longer than traditional paintings, significantly reducing building cooling loads and lowering maintenance. The technology owner is actively seeking collaborations with relevant industrial partners to explore IP licensing opportunities. Simple integration: Functional additive can be seamlessly mixed into commercial solar reflective paints via a post-addition route, without compromising underlying paint integrity and changing existing formulations Preserved paint quality: Maintained essential paint properties such as consistency and opacity Enhanced durability: Enhanced DPUR properties and extended solar reflectance performance, without altering fundamental paint properties Scalable solution: Enabled commercial paint manufacturers to improve paint durability and solar reflectance performance with minimal process changes Interior and exterior wall paints for residential, commercial, and industrial buildings Functional coatings in construction, automotive, and infrastructure sectors Retrofitting existing buildings for improved energy efficiency Integration into green building certification projects Potential adaptation for solar panel module coatings Additive-based: Unlike conventional coating formulations, this technology introduces a functional additive that enhances existing products Enhanced performance: Provides better DPUR and longer-lasting solar reflectance—up to 6 times more durable than traditional paints Ease of adoption: Enables manufacturers to upgrade existing solar reflective paints without reformulation Functional additive, Solar reflective paint, Heat reduction coating, Low-maintenance coating, Dirt pick-up resistance Chemicals, Coatings & Paints, Green Building, Heating, Ventilation & Air-conditioning, Sustainability, Sustainable Living

In tropical regions, consumers face intense UV radiation year-round, along with high temperatures and humidity that accelerate skin aging, hyperpigmentation, and UV-induced damage. This creates a strong demand for sunscreens that provide reliable, broad-spectrum protection while remaining lightweight, non-greasy, and comfortable for daily wear in humid environments. However, many traditional formulations leave behind a heavy residue, cause irritation, gives undesirable sensory properties such as greasiness and white cast, or degrade under sun exposure, falling short of consumer needs in tropical climates. To address this, the invention introduces an encapsulation technology for UV filters designed to enhance the stability, efficacy, and sensory qualities of sunscreen and skincare formulations. By leveraging a low-energy encapsulation process, this method enables effective delivery of both organic and inorganic UV filters without the need for synthetic surfactants and silicones. The suncare formulation with encapsulated UV filters ensures even dispersion, reduced agglomeration, and enhanced transparency, which make formulations more effective, cosmetically elegant, and suitable for tropical climate. This low-energy, surfactant-free, and cost-efficient technology is highly accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking to develop next-generation suncare products that meet evolving regulatory standards like ISO 23675:2024 and growing consumer demand for multifunctional, lightweight, silicone-free and sustainable skincare. Ideal collaboration partners include: Cosmetic and personal care brands (especially SMEs) Cosmetic OEM/ODM manufacturers looking to develop sunscreen Medical skincare and post-treatment care companies Personal care formulation labs exploring surfactant-free or sustainable innovation Dermatological product developers seeking photostable and mild UV protection solutions Academic institutions focused on delivery systems or bio-compatible materials Testing laboratories supporting SPF, safety, and efficacy validations The core of this invention lies in a formulation of sunscreen with multiple skin care benefits that is suitable for tropical climate. This technology is well-suited for cold-process manufacturing, facilitating scalability and reducing thermal degradation risks for heat-sensitive actives. It can be adapted for use in creams, lotions, gels, sprays, and serums, and is especially appropriate for formulations targeting sensitive skin or humid climates. This technology ensures a comprehensive platform from incorporating the encapsulation technology into formulations to sun care protection evaluation by using a cutting-edge robotic device that delivers an accuracy of 0.005 mm (5 μm). The testing device is fully compliant with solar standards such as  ISO 23675:2024 – SPF in vitro ISO 24443:2021 – UVAPF (UVA protection factor) in vitro FDA monograph 2011 – Broad Spectrum The device ensures even application of sunscreen on PMMA molded (HD6) and sandblasted (SB6) substrates, ensuring reproducibility and precise measurements. This technology and platform service offers a streamlined yet effective route to next generation suncare formulations aligned with current consumer and regulatory expectations. Key product applications include: Facial and body sunscreens with enhanced photostability and reduced white cast Daily moisturizers with SPF, offering hydration and UV protection for routine use Serums and gels with UV filters, designed for anti-aging and brightening skincare Spray-on sunscreens or body lotions, ideal for broad area and on-the-go application Roll-on sunscreen for anhydrous formulations Post-treatment or dermatological care products, providing gentle yet effective UV protection The global suncare market was valued at approximately USD 11.7 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow to over USD 18.4 billion by 2032, driven by increased consumer awareness of UV-related skin damage, rising incidences of skin cancer, and a growing preference for multifunctional sun protection products. In the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, the demand is particularly strong due to high UV exposure, humid climates, and growing urban populations prioritizing skincare (Dataintelo,2024).  Within this growing market, the mineral-based sunscreens are gaining popularity due to safety and environmental concerns associated with chemical UV filters (Persistence Market Research, 2025) . However, physical filters like zinc oxide and titanium dioxide face formulation challenges, like white cast, heaviness, and poor dispersion. This technology effectively addresses those challenges through an encapsulation method. The market appeal is further enhanced by its compatibility with clean beauty, sustainable, and sensitive skin-friendly claims, which is the key drivers in consumer decision-making today. In addition, with regulatory standards such as ISO 23675:2024 influencing product design, the technology positions itself as a future-proof solution.   Sustainable sunscreen formulations: The formulation platform is developed without reliance on harsh chemicals,  is coral-reef safe and environmentally responsible, aligning with global sustainability goals and evolving consumer expectations for clean, eco-conscious skincare solutions. Next-generation sunscreens: By integrating multifunctional actives into the sunscreen formulation, this technology supports industry trend of developing sunscreens with added skincare benefits, such as hydration, anti-ageing, and skin barrier repair. This multifunctionality enhances consumer appeal, encouraging daily use and positioning these formulations as essential components of modern skincare routines. Product formulation:  Flexibility across various product formats, such as creams, sprays, serums, and post-treatment skincare. Low-cost manufacturing: Provides an accessible, scalable, and sustainable encapsulation alternative, empowering SME brands to innovate competitively without the barrier of complex or costly manufacturing.. Aligns with emerging regulatory requirements (e.g., ISO 23675:2024). This makes it a truly market-ready solution for modern suncare innovation. UV Filter Encapsulation, Sunscreen, Suncare, SPF, Sustainability Personal Care, Cosmetics & Hair

In Singapore, more than 30,000kg of okara are generated from soya milk and tofu production. Due to the high amount of insoluble dietary fibre and a unique, poignant smell of okara, it is often discarded as a waste product. Despite okara's low palatability, it is rich in nutrients such as protein, fibre and isoflavones. By replacing fishmeal with okara, an local higher institute of learning has developed a nutritious yet cost-effective formulation in the feed of L. Vannamei shrimps. Besides reduced overall cost of shrimp meals, the conversion from okara to shrimp meal significantly reduces the amount of organic waste to landfills and promotes economic viability, giving okara a second life. This circular economy model creates a symbiotic relationship between two industries. The formulation can potentially be adapted and customised for other aquatic species. The technology provider is seeking to work with shrimp farmers to run larger trials. This shrimp feed technology utilises okara, a soy processing by-product, as the primary protein source to replace expensive fish meal in commercial shrimp feeds. It employs heat treatment and solid-state fermentation using food-grade yeast to eliminate anti-nutrients (trypsin inhibitors, lectins) and enhance protein bioavailability in okara. Okara contains the following beneficial nutrients which directly impacts shrimp feed: 50% insoluble fibre ~25% protein 10% unsaturated fats Isoflavones Vitamins and minerals Okara is used as a cost-effective feed for high-demand L.Vannamei shrimp, a commonly consumed shrimp species in Singapore. Shrimps fed with okara-based feed showed a comparable growth rate with the group fed with commercial diet. In comparison, the okara-based feed are cheaper to make than commercial feed used in the industry. There is potential for okara to be included in feed of other aquatic species such as mollusc and fish. An okara-based feed for abalone has also been developed. An alternative nutrient source for animal feed allows sustainability of food supply and reduction of food waste. A cost-effective plant-based functional ingredient, lowering costs of feed for aquaculture farms. Nutritional composition can be tailored to different species. Increased length and weight growth as compared to commercial feed. Okara, Feed Formulation, Shrimp Feed Sustainability, Circular Economy

This invention addresses a major yet often overlooked issue in hearing healthcare: earwax buildup, the leading cause of hearing device malfunction and poor sound clarity. Earwax clogs receivers and earmolds, reducing sound quality, causing discomfort, and leading to costly repairs or replacements. The problem is particularly acute among elderly users, who may struggle with manual dexterity and find it difficult to clean devices properly, as well as among caregivers, who often lack reliable tools for hygienic cleaning. Current solutions-such as manual brushes or basic filters-are largely ineffective against hardened or internal wax. Moreover, some automated systems reuse cleaning fluids, and their performance can vary depending on the degree of wax accumulation, device design, or user maintenance. This technology introduces an automated hearing aid cleaning and maintenance system that employs a multi-step process - including fluid cleaning, brushing or shaking, rinsing, and drying-combined with single-use solution and UVC disinfection to ensure safe, hygienic, and thorough cleaning. It restores near-original sound clarity, reduces the need for clinic visits, prevents device damage, and supports better ear health. This technology offers improved convenience and longer device durability for hearing aid users, caregivers, audiology clinics, hearing aid service centers, and device manufacturers. It represents a new benchmark in hearing aid cleaning and maintenance, helping users and professionals ensure consistent hygiene and performance. To further advance and scale adoption, the technology owner is seeking R&D collaborators, application partners such as nursing homes for real-world validation, B2C partners for commercialization and bundling, and adopters beyond healthcare who can apply it as a cleaning platform or service. This technology combines fluid dynamics, controlled agitation, disinfection, and drying in a compact, user-friendly system for hearing aids and earmolds of various types and materials. It effectively removes both surface and embedded earwax—whether soft or hardened—ensuring thorough and reliable cleaning. Key Features Multi-Step Cleaning Cycle: Soaking, mechanical agitation, rinsing, and drying, offering superior effectiveness against hardened and internal wax compared with competitor products. Dual-Chamber Cleaning: Independent left and right chambers prevent cross-contamination, addressing a common limitation of single-chamber systems. Dual-Cycle Modes: Choice of a full clean or a quick dehumidify-plus-disinfection cycle, saving time while maintaining hygiene. Single-Use Cleaning Fluid: Disposable cleaning solution with a separate rinse tank ensures fresh cleaning every cycle and eliminates wax recontamination. UV-C Disinfection: Integrated medical-grade UV-C light adds an extra layer of microbial protection. Elderly-Friendly Design: One-button operation, a simple interface, and an ergonomic design optimized for ease of use in daily routines. With its initial application in hearing healthcare, the underlying technology also has cross-industry relevance wherever miniature and delicate devices are susceptible to wax, dirt, or microbial contamination. Primary Industry – Hearing Healthcare: Cleaning receiver-in-canal (RIC), behind-the-ear (BTE), and custom hearing aids, where earwax remains the leading cause of device failure. Adjacent Industries and Applications – Consumer Electronics: Earbuds, AirPods, and other in-ear devices that face similar contamination challenges. The system offers several advantages that set it apart from existing solutions: Fully Automatic Operation: Users only need to press the start button; the system runs autonomously and alerts the user once cleaning is complete. Integrated Cleaning Platform: A proprietary system that combines dual-chamber cleaning with a 2-in-1 mode offering both a full cycle and a shortened dehumidification/disinfection cycle. Competing products typically offer only a full cycle, which is more time-consuming. Proprietary Cleaning Solution: Single-use, hygienic cleaning fluid with rinse tanks designed to prevent recontamination. Validated Performance: The prototype has been tested in laboratory conditions with over 500 successful hearing aid cleaning cycles and has begun initial clinical validation with a partner clinic. Earwax Removal, Autocleaning Device, Cleaning Solution for Earwax Healthcare, Medical Devices

The aquaculture industry is facing rising costs of conventional feed. Premium protein sources such as fishmeal and fish oil are highly price-volatile due to fluctuating supply and demand, and reliance on imported feed further increases costs. Another key challenge is the growing volume of food waste. A survey of local food processing companies conducted between August 2022 and June 2023 identified approximately 174,300 tonnes of homogeneous food waste, highlighting the scale of the problem.  This technology offers a sustainable aquafeed solution by converting by-products from soy sauce production, fish processing, and bread waste into nutritionally balanced feed for tilapia (O. niloticus), maintaining optimal growth performance while reducing dependency on conventional, expensive feed ingredients.  The technical specifications and features of the solution are as follows:  Processing: Transforms readily available soy press cake, fish processing waste and bread into aquafeed through low-shear mixing, fermentation, spheronization and pelletization.  Formulation: Provides feed formulation designed specifically for tilapia, incorporated with essential proteins, amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, and minerals.  Pellet properties: Produces water-stable sinking pellets with enhanced physical stability and controlled nutrient leaching properties  Quality control: Ensures consistency through physical profiling, nutritional analysis  This feed has been formulated for tilapia, but is open to reformulation to allow opportunities in: Feed for other types of fish species Ingredient for further development of fish feed Development of feed for other animals whether it is farm or pets Upcycling of food waste into higher value products  Accelerate the R&D cycle and start with a proven sustainable aquafeed formulation that delivers better growth at a lower price Reduces feed costs through the utilisation of low-cost waste ingredients Supports circular economy by converting food waste into valuable resources Provides nutritionally complete feed specifically formulated for tilapia Contributes to meeting sustainable certification standards like ASC (Aquaculture Stewardship Council) or BAP (Best Aquaculture Practices) Sustainable Aquafeed, Food Waste Valorisation, Tilapia Feed, Circular Economy, Waste-to-feed, Aquaculture Sustainability Waste Management & Recycling, Food & Agriculture Waste Management, Sustainability, Circular Economy

The agriculture sector faces a double challenge: rising animal feed costs and unsustainable food waste management. For many livestock farmers, feed accounts for up to 70% of operating costs, with heavy reliance on volatile imports like soybean meal, corn, and fish meal. At the same time, the food and beverage industry generates millions of tons of nutrient-rich by-products such as okara, spent grain, and fish offal, much of which is discarded—causing methane emissions and environmental harm. This technology provides a circular solution by converting high-moisture food waste into stable, high-value livestock nutrition. Through an innovative bio-conversion process, nutrient-rich by-products are rapidly transformed into a low-moisture, shelf-stable feed enriched with beneficial microorganisms. The resulting feed not only reduces dependence on imported raw materials but also supports animal health and productivity. Compared with insect protein or traditional heat-drying, this approach is faster, more energy-efficient, and scalable across both rural and industrial contexts. The technology directly lowers feed costs for farmers by 5–20%, creates new revenue streams from food waste, and cuts greenhouse gas emissions by up to 2 tons of CO₂e per ton diverted, while requiring only low CAPEX and minimal investment for setup. The technology owner seeks collaboration with IHLs, research centres, F&B/waste management players, and deep tech IoT companies for R&D, licensing, and test-bedding opportunities. Biological Processing System – Combines proprietary enzymatic treatment with lactic acid fermentation to upcycle high-moisture food waste (e.g., spent grain, okara, fish offal) into protein-rich livestock feed. Moisture Reduction – Rapidly reduces water content from >90% to <20% without relying on energy-intensive dryers. Nutrient Stabilization – Fermentation inhibits pathogens, preserves nutrients, and generates probiotic compounds that enhance gut health and feed efficiency in animals. Simple, Modular Infrastructure – Operates with accessible equipment such as hydraulic presses, fermentation tanks, and drying racks. Scalable Deployment – Suitable for decentralized rural applications as well as larger industrial facilities. Animal Feed Industry – Provides cost-effective, sustainable alternatives to soybean meal, corn, and fish meal for poultry, swine, and aquaculture. Food & Beverage Industry – Valorization of by-products from breweries, tofu factories, slaughterhouses, and seafood processors. Waste Management Sector – Supports municipalities and private waste handlers in reducing landfill loads and methane emissions. Climate & Carbon Credit Market – Enables monetization of waste diversion and reduced GHG emissions through carbon credits. Current alternatives for sustainable feed—such as insect farming, algae cultivation, or heat-based drying—face significant limitations in cost, scalability, and energy intensity. Traditional feed milling remains dependent on volatile global commodities like soybean meal, corn, and fish meal, while insect-based systems require weeks-long growth cycles and yield high-moisture biomass that is difficult to scale. Heat-drying of by-products, meanwhile, demands high capital and energy input, restricting use in rural or resource-limited settings. This technology overcomes these challenges by combining a rapid, low-energy bio-conversion process with lactic acid fermentation to produce stable, probiotic-enriched feed directly from food industry by-products. The result is a circular, climate-smart solution that: Cuts feed costs by 5–20% through local waste valorization. Removes reliance on energy-intensive dryers, enabling deployment in rural and developing regions. Boosts animal health and productivity with probiotic-enriched feed. Reduces carbon emissions, with each ton of waste diverted avoiding 1.5–2 tons of CO₂e. Supports modular, decentralized production, creating resilience and local economic value. Sustainability, Food Security

Manufacturing with plastics, particularly thermoset and thermoplastic resins, has long been constrained by inefficient and energy-intensive heating methods. Current practices rely on large ovens, autoclaves, or surface heating techniques using gas or electric conduction. These approaches not only consume significant energy but also require prolonged processing times and manual interventions, limiting scalability and automation. This technology bridges induction heating into plastics for the first time.  This creates opportunities for automated, energy efficient manufacturing of thermoset (epoxy/urethane) or thermoplastic resins not possible through other surface heating methods. This disruptive manufacturing technology allows volumetric heating of plastic parts required in automotive, sports, and green energy sectors. Non-contact, volumetric heating occurs through incorporation of specially designed ceramic particle additives. The additives convert magnetic fields to heat for activation of adhesives, coatings, or melting of thermoplastics. This technology replaces inefficient fabrication methods such as energy intensive ovens, autoclaves, and surface gas/electric conduction-based heating. Induction provides remote activation, real-time feedback, and external digital manipulation for a new paradigm of assembly design intents. This innovative transformation removes laborious manufacturing methods and aligns with current goals of energy efficiency and long-term sustainability.  The technology owner is actively seeking R&D collaborations, licensing partnerships, and IP acquisition opportunities with manufacturing companies in adhesives, sporting goods, and automotive manufacturing. Induction technology for plastic manufacturing allows instantaneous heating. Additive technology exploits particles that convert magnetic fields to heat.     Impart remote, on-demand activation of adhesives through other materials.  Integrates with automated assisted manufacturing, in-line productions. Provides real-time processing feedback, with a 50 - 300°C temperature range. Heating gradients of 0.1 - 2°C per second gradients achievable. Technology can be used for both bonding and later debonding. Applicable to plastics, adhesives, coatings, rubbers. Additive technology, no re-formulation required for proprietary resins. Ceramic additives, chemically inert, stable to 600ºC. Shoes & Foams: Precise activation of adhesive films as specific stations Paints & Coatings: Non-contact curing/drying of resins 0.1 – 5 mm thick. Composites & Laminates: Instantaneous curing/melting of parts 1 – 50 mm deep. Complex Assembly: Bonding of internal substrates after assembly. New Process: Design and separation of independent fabrication procedures. Energy efficient technology can reduce kwh usage by 5 – 10-fold. Target resin/material temperatures are set in seconds to minutes. Reduces manufacturing labour, fabrication time & energy. Allows through space heating of plastics/resins with no line-of-site required.  Additives/magnetic field exposure poses no danger to human health. nanoparticles, induction curing additives, volumetric heating Chemicals, Coatings & Paints, Additives