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Colgate Open Innovation Challenge: Mucoadhesive Technologies for Oral Applications
Request Number: 154211 | Author: Colgate-Palmolive
Description
Colgate-Palmolive is interested in identifying innovative solutions for new biocompatible mucoadhesive technologies for oral applications.
Background
By ensuring prolonged contact of active ingredients with mucosal tissues, mucoadhesive strategies have the potential to improve treatment effectiveness. They can also provide protective barriers for injuries and defend against bacterial invasion. Developing effective mucoadhesive materials demands innovative approaches that balance optimal adhesion, biocompatibility, sustained release of therapeutic agents and biodegradability.
Key Success Criteria
Solutions have to:
- Be biocompatible and safe for human use, passing rigorous cytotoxicity and allergenicity testing.
- Maintain chemical and physical stability, ensuring a shelf-life of >2 years.
- Provide strong and sustained adhesion in the moist environment of the oral cavity.
- Facilitate controlled release of active ingredients for consistent therapeutic effect.
- Be environmentally sustainable, utilizing biodegradable materials when possible.
- Comply with regulatory requirements (including compliance with FDA and EMA standards).
- Offer scalability from lab-scale to large-scale manufacturing.
Possible Approaches
Potential innovative solutions may include but are not limited to:
- Novel Mucoadhesive Polymers
- Bio-Inspired Adhesives
- Natural and Synthetic Hydrogels
- Controlled Release Formulation Solutions
- Barrier and Antimicrobial Solutions
Development Stage
Colgate-Palmolive is open to short-term, medium-term and long-term solutions.
Preferred Collaboration types
Open to a variety of partnership avenues including Joint Development Agreements, Licensing Agreements and Research Partnerships
Colgate-Palmolive Open Innovation Portal
The Colgate-Palmolive open innovation submission portal is where you can submit your ideas and innovations to our strategic challenges. yet2 manages the portal and will serve as a consistent point of contact for you during the submission process. All the information you provide in these initial stages should be publicly available and imposes no obligation of confidentiality for Colgate or any of its brands. If your unique idea or innovation passes our screening criteria, your details will be passed on to the appropriate team for further detailed, internal review. If we decide to move forward with your submission, we will ask you to sign a separate, further agreement with us so that any confidential information that is subsequently shared is protected.
