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The Edge AI-based Drone System for Pipe Inspection and Monitoring addresses the need for efficient, accurate, and real-time pipeline infrastructure inspections. It leverages edge AI processing to detect defects, offering a significant advantage over traditional methods. Unlike conventional systems that rely solely on optical cameras, this solution integrates both optical and thermal imaging, enhancing the detection of various pipeline-related issues. The system’s unique value proposition lies in its ability to process data locally on the drone, ensuring immediate issue detection and minimizing data breach risks by reducing the reliance on cloud processing. The technology owner is seeking collaboration with SMEs specializing in drone manufacturing, AI and machine learning, thermal imaging, industrial inspection services, telecommunications and IoT, and data security, which offer complementary expertise for the development and commercialization of the technology. The system comprises four major components: Notification system Object detection system Data storage system Network system It utilizes an embedded Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) with YOLOv3 for real-time object detection. The cameras capture images at a resolution of 1024x768, operating at 8 frames per second. Notifications are sent via a Telegram bot, and detected objects are tagged with unique IDs to manage redundant alerts. The system supports remote management and can handle both optical and thermal imaging inputs, which are processed alternately to optimize resource use. Additionally, it features auto-zoom capabilities for detailed inspections and comprehensive data storage to safeguard information in case of drone malfunctions. This technology can be employed across various industries, primarily in infrastructure maintenance and inspection. It is particularly suited for pipeline monitoring, where it can detect defects and help prevent potential hazards. The system can also be adapted for other industrial visual inspections, such as monitoring construction sites, agricultural fields, and security surveillance. Marketable products based on this technology include advanced inspection drones for utility companies, automated surveillance systems for critical infrastructure, and comprehensive monitoring solutions for industrial facilities. The market size for industrial inspection drones is growing rapidly, driven by increasing demand for advanced inspection solutions in utilities and public infrastructure maintenance. This IP is attractive due to its real-time detection capabilities, comprehensive data storage, and enhanced privacy features. The ability to provide immediate notifications and support remote management makes it a valuable tool for reducing inspection costs and improving maintenance efficiency. Enhanced Inspection Capabilities: Integrates optical and thermal imaging with edge AI processing for superior defect detection. Real-Time Notifications: Immediate alerts enable faster response to maintenance issues. Improved Efficiency and Accuracy: Provides detailed, real-time defect detection, significantly enhancing maintenance efficiency. Local Data Processing: Ensures enhanced privacy and security by minimizing data transmission to external servers. Cost Reduction: Lowers operational costs by reducing the need for manual inspections and enabling proactive maintenance. Minimized Downtime: Proactive detection helps prevent system failures, reducing downtime. Remote Management: Offers flexibility and control over inspection operations, improving overall efficiency.     Edge AI, Real-Time Processing, Drone, Pipe Inspection, Optical Camera, Thermal Camera, Notification System, Object Detection, Remote Management, Data Storage Infocomm, Security & Privacy, Video/Image Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Electronics, Embedded Systems

A variety of force sensors have been adopted for different applications. Among them, sheet-type sensors, designed to be installed on curved surfaces, are typically categorized into two types: resistive type sensors that rely on the deformation of conductive materials, and capacitive type sensors that utilise the deformation of elastic materials. However, both types face limitations due to the restricted amount of deformation of the materials used. Consequently, these sensors often have a narrow force detection range (dynamic range), making it challenge to measure both low and high forces with a single device. To address this, the technology owner has developed an innovative, large-area force sensing device leveraging a unique built-in wire structure. This device is capable of detecting surface pressure distribution in a matrix with high linearity across a broad range of loads, from low to high. The detection level of capacitance exhibits excellent linearity against applied loads. By integrating conductive wires into a large elastic sheet, the device is scalable, making it suitable for large-area applications. This technology offers versatile applications across various sectors. In smart retail shelves, it can monitor product status and inventory levels over the entire surface. In robotics, it enables full-body tactile sensing for the entire surface of a humanoid. In automotive applications, it can detect and monitor the status of drivers and passengers. The technology owner is seeking R&D collaboration and licensing opportunities with industrial partners, particularly in robotics, automative, retail and logistics sectors, to explore potential applications. Multiple wires covered with a dielectric material are arranged across the entire rubber surface, with conductive rubber placed to intersect the wires. This unique structure allows the capacitance value to change based on the contact area between the conductive rubber and the wires, depending on the applied load. This innovative force sensor has the following features: High linearity in capacitance detection with respect to force, enabling highly accurate force sensing Able to detect a wide range of forces, from low to high Able to detect surface force distribution in a matrix over a large area Designed as a stretchable and flexible sheet-type sensor As a sensing device for interactive systems including actuators, its potential applications include, but are not limited to: Smart Shelf: retail, logistic, factory automation (FA), etc. Robotics: palm, foot, etc. Automotive: driver monitoring systems (DMS), occupant detection, etc. This large-area sheet-type sensor has stretchability and flexibility to be installed on curved surfaces to achieve highly accurate output linearity over a wide range of loads. It delivers the following customer value in each application: For Smart Shelf: enables monitoring of product status and inventory levels across the entire shelf with light to heavy items For Robotics: realise tactile functionality for the entire body surface of a humanoid robot For Automotive: detects the status of both the driver and passengers Pressure sensor, Force sensor, Wide dynamic range, Capacitive sensing, Linearity, Interface device, large Area Electronics, Sensors & Instrumentation, Infocomm, Human-Computer Interaction, Robotics & Automation, Internet of Things

The Smart Energy Management Platform (SEMP) is designed for homeowners and building owners/operators facing rising energy costs due to fluctuating energy prices and the impact of climate change. As an all-in-one solution, SEMP integrates distributed energy resources such as solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, electric vehicle (EV) chargers, and battery energy storage systems (BESS) into a single, user-friendly platform. Unlike standalone systems that offer limited monitoring, SEMP employs advanced AI algorithms to optimize energy use, reduce electricity bills, and maximize savings. Additionally, the platform enables Peer-to-Peer (P2P) energy trading, allowing users to trade excess renewable energy within a decentralized network. SEMP also tracks and aggregates carbon credits, helping users contribute to sustainability goals. With its holistic approach, SEMP not only simplifies energy management but also provides users with a seamless way to participate in the renewable energy market, improving efficiency and lowering overall energy costs. The technology owner is seeking partnerships with renewable energy companies, EV manufacturers, utilities, real estate developers, facility managers, government agencies, automation firms, and carbon credit agencies. The SEMP designed to simplify and enhance energy management. Key features include: An all-in-one platform with centralized, multi-scale monitoring of energy generation, consumption, savings, and aggregated carbon credits. Advanced AI-driven time-series prediction and optimization to maximize energy savings and reduce electricity bills. User-friendly mobile app enabling real-time monitoring and control of energy resources. Support for key renewable energy sources such as Solar PV panels, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), and Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) for each residential prosumer site. Aggregation of energy data from multiple prosumers under the same corporate entity, allowing seamless integration. Compliance with Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) standards, with issuance available when aggregated renewable energy exceeds 1 MWh. Automatic inclusion of residential sites in Peer-to-Peer (P2P) energy trading or grid exporting, ensuring minimum effort participation in energy markets. Detailed insights into energy flow and personalized energy-saving advice, empowering prosumers to optimize their renewable energy use. For homeowners, it provides a user-friendly solution to manage renewable energy, optimize electricity savings, and enable seamless EV charging. Homeowners can also trade excess energy with neighbors through Peer-to-Peer (P2P) energy trading. For commercial buildings and factories, SEMP serves as a comprehensive platform that integrates solar PV, EV chargers, and BESS, allowing centralized monitoring, AI-driven energy optimization, and carbon credit calculation. Its multi-site dashboard simplifies energy management across multiple locations, while enabling energy trading and improving overall efficiency. In response to global warming, there is a growing shift toward eco-conscious living, with individuals and businesses embracing green initiatives to protect the planet from the effects of climate change. Governments worldwide are implementing policies to reduce carbon emissions, encouraging sustainable practices in daily life and work. As a result, energy sectors in many countries are moving away from coal-based power and adopting greener alternatives, such as hydrogen. The widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (HFCVs) is expected to phase out internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Innovative technologies like Solar Photovoltaics (PV) panels, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), and Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) are transforming residential and commercial sectors into virtual power plants (VPPs). These systems enable energy self-sufficiency while significantly reducing carbon footprints. To accelerate this green transition, developers and property owners require systems that streamline access to Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) and facilitate carbon credit trading. Additionally, enabling Peer-to-Peer (P2P) energy trading will empower users. An AI-powered platform that predicts energy usage, offers traceability, and personalizes energy insights is essential to meet these evolving demands. (183 words) Lower Electricity Bills and Reduced Carbon Emissions: Optimize energy use with advanced AI to significantly cut electricity costs and lower your carbon footprint. Additional Revenue Streams: Generate extra income by trading excess energy and participating in carbon credit trading, capitalizing on your renewable energy assets. Comprehensive and User-Friendly Platform: Enjoy an easy-to-use platform for monitoring and managing distributed energy resources (Solar PV, EV chargers, BESS), unlike standalone Solar PV or EV charger systems that only offer energy monitoring. Green Initiatives, Energy Sustainability, Renewable Energy Certificates, Carbon Credit Trading, Peer-To-Peer Energy Trading, Energy Traceability and Personalization Infocomm, Artificial Intelligence, Energy, Sensor, Network, Power Conversion, Power Quality & Energy Management, Green ICT, Smart Cities, Sustainability, Sustainable Living

With the global population rapidly aging, the prevalence of dementia is becoming an increasing concern. As more elderly individuals suffer from cognitive decline, including memory loss and impaired daily functioning, the need for effective interventions is urgent. Dementia, a condition affecting many worldwide, not only diminishes the quality of life for patients but also places a heavy burden on caregivers and healthcare systems.  In response to these challenges, this solution offers a novel method to help dementia patients maintain cognitive function through engaging therapeutic activities. The solution is a cognitive stimulation system that leverages motion tracking and multi-sensory feedback to help users recall familiar actions from their daily lives. By recreating activities such as ironing or spreading jam, the device taps into procedural memory, allowing users to re-enact tasks they once performed regularly. This process stimulates recollection, helping to evoke personal memories and improve cognitive agility. The technology owner is interested to work with:  (1) companies to co-develop/ out-license the technology to help serve more patients and elderly; (2) healthcare facilities such as hospitals or nursing homes for validations and trials.  This solution integrates motor skill exercises with multi-sensory feedback to engage dementia patients through familiar activities, tapping into their procedural memory, and potentially slowing cognitive decline. Key features include: Handheld Motion-Tracking Tool: The device is equipped with a motion-tracking tool that detects and tracks gestures during therapy. Users interact with the tool by performing actions such as ironing or pounding peanuts. Accelerometer & Gesture Recognition: The system uses an accelerometer paired with machine learning algorithms to recognize different hand movements. This ensures real-time tracking and accurate interpretation of the user's gestures, helping simulate everyday activities. Visual & Audio Feedback: As users re-enact familiar activities, the system provides real-time visual and audio feedback on a paired device, such as a tablet. This feedback is designed to stimulate the senses, reinforcing memory recall and promoting greater cognitive engagement. Stimulating Procedural Memory: By focusing on routine tasks, the tool taps into procedural memory, which is responsible for motor skills and habit formation. This stimulation aids in improving recollection and mental agility over time. By offering repeated gestures and personalized feedback, it exercises mental agility. Sensorial Interaction: The combination of gesture-based exercises and multi-sensory stimulation (sight and sound) helps to improve alertness, tranquillity, and motivation during therapy, supporting overall mental and emotional well-being. This solution provides a non-invasive, engaging therapy option for dementia patients, offering caregivers and healthcare providers a simple yet effective solution for cognitive rehabilitation. This solution has broad applications across various domains, particularly in elder care, dementia therapy, and healthcare: Dementia and Elderly Care: The primary application of this technology is in elderly care facilities, nursing homes, and hospitals that specialize in treating dementia patients. By facilitating autonomous cognitive therapy, it reduces the dependency on one-on-one interactions with therapists, allowing for more frequent and consistent therapy sessions that can be managed by caregivers or nurses. Home-Based Care for Seniors: As the aging population grows, home-based care becomes an important part of healthcare delivery. This tool enables families or home caregivers to provide engaging, therapeutic activities for dementia patients in their own homes, without the need for constant supervision by professional therapists. This platform can also be customised by therapists or healthcare professionals for various conditions and improve the well-being of other patients. This technology offers a unique value by fostering collaborative wellness between generations. It allows family members to actively participate in the therapy process through family-initiated activities and personalized scenarios, enhancing emotional connection and engagement with elderly relatives through gamification. This fun and interactive sessions are both therapeutic and enjoyable for the patient, bridging the gap between different generations. Additionally, the platform’s customization potential for therapists and allied health professionals enables it to be adapted for various conditions, making it a versatile solution for broader rehabilitation needs. By integrating motion-tracking and feedback technologies, the solution makes technology more accessible to the elderly, thereby increasing their comfort and interaction with modern tools.   Dementia, Healthcare, Cognitive Engagement, Gestures Based, Geriatric, Cognitive Impairment, Therapy, Elderly Infocomm, Interactive Digital Media & Multimedia, Healthcare, Telehealth, Medical Software & Imaging, Healthcare ICT

Globally, the post-harvest loss of tropical fruits due to short shelf life is estimated to be around 30-50% of total production. This translates to approximately 30 million tons of fruit wasted each year. The economic cost is substantial, amounting to billions of dollars annually, affecting producers, retailers, and consumers due to reduced availability and increased prices. Proliferation of fungal and bacterial population further adversely impact the shelf life and fruit health. Our innovation offers tailored, edible coating using regulatory approved ingredients specific to the fruit family and microbiomes observed in the farms. Tests conducted in labs and farms over the past two years have provided positive results for tropical fruits such as mango, avocado and papaya in doubling shelf life. This solution has multiple benefits to the stakeholders in the industry value chain. The farmer and aggregator can sell with better assurance to wider export markets and also charge a premium for fresher, tastier and longer lasting fruits. This also provides more time for retailers to sell the produce and to reduce dependency on cold storage and costly supply chain management. This innovation contributes significantly towards better food security and sustainability goals. The technology provider is seeking to conduct further trial with farmers, aggregators in Asia to enhance their solution. Our fruit coating technology utilises ingredients that are vegan, halal, and previously determined to be generally recognized as safe by regulators. These priviledged coatings extend shelf life by controlling water loss, texture deterioration, microbial growth, respiration (O2 and CO2 permeability throught the skin), and senescence processes (modification of internal atmosphere). The team works through the microbial dynamics at each stage of the supply chain, develops and validates region-specific targeted interventions, enhancing the efficacy of our coatings. In summary our solutions enable healthier, fresher and longer lasting tropical fruits through effective control over: Dehydration (We keep the water in to delay the fruit from drying out) Oxidation (We balance the gases movement) Microbial and pathogen growth (We make it difficult for bacteria, yeast, and mould to adversely impact shelf life) The technology provider is looking for collaborators such as retailers, aggregators, importers to farms, distributors and exporters. The technology provider is open for collaborations with like-minded individuals and organisations, specialising or concerned about food security and fruit wastage as a key pressing global challenge. Fruit postharvest processing; fresh agricultural products; fruit exports Widen supply chain options for importers, retail chains and wholesalers Exporters, aggregators or farmer to enable healthier longer lasting fruits for consumers who do not need to consume in a hurry. Nearly a third of the global fruits produced continue to end up in spoilages. Global trade combined for Avocado, mango and papaya exceeds $40b. This represents a significant global market opportunity for the solution, when by investing say 5% of the spends, 20 to 30% wasted spoilage can be saved. This presents an attractive global market potential for $100m potential revenue, considering a conservative 5% of market share*. In Asia alone, due to inadequate supply chains, cold storage and climatic conditions, the fruit losses are even higher. With increasing consumer awareness, fresh tropical fruits are also the most consumed fruits in Singapore and nearby regions. A couple of scenarios below depict the ground-up market potential, considering just for one fruit (papaya or avocado) in these countries.  This potential will only be enhanced further once the added benefits of reduced dependence on packaging, transportation and cold storage are considered.     Market for Papayas in Singapore S$37.1M Retailers’ potential savings from using our solution S$5.4 – 11.2 M   Market for Indonesian Avocados S$637 M Retailers’ potential savings from using our solution S$72 – 153 M Thus, starting off by addressing the challenges faced in Singapore and Asia, the adoption could be expanded for catering to global markets, leading to a multi-million potential in the years to come.  * Major Tropical Fruits: Market Review Preliminary Results (2023), FAO Technology: Our technology revolves around proprietary edible coatings derived from natural plant materials that have antibacterial and antifungal properties. This innovative approach forms a protective film barrier around fruits, significantly protects the fruit from bacterial and fungal growth, and slows down water loss and oxidation—the primary causes of spoilage. Unlike competitors which do not tackle bacteria or fungal infection, limit efficacy or rely on additives or gases to regulate ethylene levels or employ specific packaging solutions, our technology is a one-step process in the supply chain. This unique technology preserves the natural freshness and quality of produce and reduces the need for refrigeration and synthetic preservatives, which can lower overall operational costs. Business Model: We aim to spin off this technology and will operate on a business-to-business (B2B) model, collaborating closely with growers, suppliers, and retailers across the food supply chain. We will generate revenue through licensing our technology and sell our proprietary coatings to partners, alongside providing consulting and integration services. This model allows the technology to scale its impact by embedding our technology directly into existing supply chain processes, optimizing efficiency and reducing food waste. Cost Efficiency: Our technology offers cost efficiency by extending the shelf life of produce without requiring extensive cold chain infrastructure or costly equipment. By reducing the frequency of spoilage and waste throughout the supply chain, we help partners save on losses associated with unsellable produce and logistical expenses related to cold storage and transport. This cost-effectiveness aligns with market demands for sustainable solutions. Fruit spoilage, Food loss, Shelf life extension, Supply chain de-risking, Food security, Environment sustainability Foods, Quality & Safety, Packaging & Storage, Sustainability, Circular Economy, Food Security

The plant-based abalone is designed and prepared with mung beans, which are rich in protein, but the mung bean protein is often treated as a side stream in the industry. The plant-based abalone contains protein content comparable to that of real abalone. It also contains enhanced nutrients such as essential fatty acids which can potentially play a key role in heart health, cancer prevention, cognitive function, skin health, and obesity prevention. In addition, when cooked, this plant-based abalone presents physical properties like the real abalone, at a fraction of the cost. The technology provider is working on larger scale trials to develop optimal methods for central kitchen operations and looking to collaborate with the food industry on R&D and also to license the technology. Affordable and cost-effective compared to real abalones Similar physical properties to real cooked abalones and stable at retort, frozen, thawed and cooked conditions Versatility of application, e.g.plant-based scallops The applications include but are not limited to: High-end Food in Traditional Festivals Cuisines in Central Kitchens, Bars, Restaurants and Hotels Canned Products Pre-Packaged Frozen Products Snacks (South East Asia) Comparable protein content with real abalone Clean label Affordable price Time-saving production (1/4 or 1/24 time of the growth time of abalone) as compared with cultured abalone Sustainable production valorising food by-products of mung bean protein Nutritious, Plant-based protein, Abalone, High protein, sustainable Foods, Ingredients, Quality & Safety, Sustainability, Food Security

The global demand for proper end-of-life management of photovoltaic (PV) panels is rising, with an estimated 78 million tonnes of PV waste expected by 2050. Singapore's rapidly expanding solar industry faces a growing challenge of sustainable disposal as it anticipates a solar capacity of over 1.2GW by 2024. According to International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), this could result in 3,000 tonnes of PV waste in 2024-2025 and up to 6,600 tonnes by 2030. Given Singapore's limited land space, there is an urgent need for efficient and profitable recycling solutions to minimize solar panel waste going to landfills. This solution enables PV panel recycling through fully mechanical processes housed in a 40-foot shipping container. Unlike traditional methods that use thermal treatments or harmful chemicals, it employs customized robotic and mechanical processes, producing no chemical waste and consuming less energy. As a mobile solution, it can be deployed directly at decommissioning sites, eliminating the need for transport to centralized facilities and significantly reducing logistics costs. This environmentally friendly, cost-effective solution turns PV waste into a profitable business opportunity. It offers a circular, plug-and-play solution for recyclers looking to quickly expand into solar panel recycling and meet market demands efficiently. It delivers environmental, technological, and commercial benefits. The technology owner is keen to collaborate with local and international e-waste recycling companies with established material networks for aluminium, glass, and silicon, as well as partners with advanced extraction technologies or further upcycling capabilities for silicon and silver. Modular and Scalable Design: housed within a 40-foot shipping container for easy transport and setup Plug-and-Play Deployment: directly powered a single 3-phase, 415V power supply for quick operation Mechanical-Based Recycling: powered by an integrated power distribution board with an HMI panel for real-time monitoring and control of the recycling process IoT-Enabled Tracking: monitors material output and system throughputs, with data uploaded to the cloud for performance tracking Integrated Dust Collection System: ensures effective pollution control during the recycling process Efficient Material Processing: converts solar panels into ready-for-sale materials such as aluminium, glass, copper and silicon, achieving over 99% recovery rate Mobile Recycling Units: its plug-and-play design makes it ideal for temporary setups at different sites, providing a flexible and cost-efficient recycling solution Large-Scale Solar Farm Decommissioning: the decentralized PV recycling line can be deployed directly on-site, enabling in-situ processing of end-of-life solar panels. This reduces logistics costs, especially for large solar projects Solar Panel Manufacturing: helps manufacturers effectively dispose of defective panels produced during production, ensuring proper waste management practices. Modular Scalability: as demand grows, the recycling line can be expanded by adding more modular units, allowing it to adapt to both small and large-scale operations Globally, the solar panel recycling market is projected to be worth USD 385 million in 2024, with a forecasted growth to USD 931 million by 2029, at a CAGR of 19.3%.The largest markets for solar panel recycling are in the Asia-Pacific, North America, and Europe. Recent policy changes in the US and EU, promoting Extended Producer Responsibility for e-waste management, including solar panels, are driving increased demand for cost-effective recycling solutions. The decentralized solar panel recycling solution offers four key advantages over conventional solutions available in the market: Environmentally Friendly: unlike traditional methods that rely on thermal and chemical treatments, this solution uses only robotic and mechanical processes, reducing energy consumption and eliminating hazardous gas emissions Reduced Logistics Costs: the patented containerized design enables easy transport to decommissioning sites like solar farms, eliminating the need to move panels to a centralized facility and significantly reducing logistics costs Streamlined Operations: integrated AIoT features track material output and system throughput, simplifying the recycling process and enabling digital management of recycling operations for greater efficiency Profit Maximization: by minimizing operational costs and maximizing throughput, the solution turns solar panel waste into valuable materials, creating a profitable business opportunity from an industry challenge Solar Recycling, PV, Waste Management, Container, Mobile, Plug-and-Play, carbon footprint Energy, Solar, Waste Management & Recycling, Industrial Waste Management, Sustainability, Circular Economy

Cultured meat has been hailed as a sustainable future meat production technology, which requires edible and scalable scaffolds to support cell growth. Plant proteins are the most promising raw materials for edible scaffolds but remain underutilized. This technology involves the use of proteins from various grains to produce porous scaffolds and microbeads for cultured meat application. The scaffolds and microbeads could be easily developed with superior properties suitable for cell growth. The plant protein scaffolds and microbeads demonstrate promising potential in providing nutritional value and unique textural characteristics, highlighting the viability of cereal prolamin in promoting cultured meat production. The scaffolds and microbeads can be used for cultured meat producers to support animal cell growth. Since the raw materials and fabrication processes are food-grade, they can be seamlessly integrated into the final meat product without the need for an additional cell-detachment process. Materials are also protein-based, which contributes to the total protein content of the end-product. Materials used for scaffolds and microbeads Zein from corn Hordein from barley Secalin from rye Kafirin from sorghum. The scaffolds and microbeads have been tested on and shown healthy growth of: Porcine satellite cells Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells Bovine satellite cells Chicken satellite cells Performance of the microcarriers tested in a spinner flask bioreactor were comparable in doubling time and adhesion rate to commercially available microcarriers (values for commercially available microcarriers obtained from literature). Scaffolds also resulted in increased integrin expression and differentiation of myoblast cell lines. The edible plant protein-based scaffolds and microbeads can be used for cultivated meat production by supporting cell growth and maturation. These microbeads and scaffolds also will impart the end-product with desirable food-related characteristics, such as improved texture and flavour, as well as nutritional value in the form of increased protein content. The current methods for in-vitro animal cell expansion typically use suspension cell culture without carriers or rely on plastic carriers, both of which can be expensive and labor-intensive. Edible scaffolds and microbeads made from plant proteins offer a cost-effective alternative by supporting cell growth and allowing seamless integration into the final product. In addition, the microbeads and scaffolds made from cereal prolamins are water-insoluble with favorable cyto-affinities. Thus, they do not require extra crosslinking or specific coating to improve their water stability and cyto-affinities. Besides, cereal proteins can be reclaimed from by-products of the food industry, making the fabrication process both sustainable and scalable. Cultivated Meat, Edible Scaffolds, Cereal Proteins, Grains, Structure, Cultured Meat Foods, Ingredients

Commercially available fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) systems are primarily based on petroleum-derived resins and synthetic fibers such as glass and carbon, which are not sustainable. These conventional resin formulations contain highly volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are harmful to both human health and the environment, while their production also results in a significant carbon footprint. As industries seek more eco-friendly solutions, there is a growing market demand for sustainable alternatives, such as green resins and bio-carbon composites. To improve safety and reduce the carbon footprint, the technology owner has developed a series of green resins that contain up to 85% bio-carbon and are low in VOCs. Produced from renewable feedstock, these green resins are less hazardous and require minimal GHS labelling (i.e., 1 GHS or no GHS). Their mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties are comparable to those of petroleum-based resins. Additionally, their use of renewable feedstock aligns with increasing regulations and consumer demand for sustainable solutions, crucial for reducing industrial carbon footprints and promoting safer manufacturing practices. These eco-friendly alternatives offer reduced VOC emissions, a lower environmental impact, and align with the increasing focus on sustainability. The technology owner is eager to collaborate with industrial partners on co-development and proof-of-concept trials to evaluate the performance of green resins and composites and explore their potential applications. The ideal partners could be fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturers, specialty chemical companies, automotive and appliances companies. High strength-to-weight ratio: offers excellent performance while minimizing material usage Environmentally friendly: derived from sustainable and renewable feedstock, reducing reliance on petroleum-based sources. Customizable formulation: tailored to meet specific needs, in terms of mechanical strength, chemical, and thermal properties, curing time, etc. Strong adhesion: ensures reliable bonding to various substrates such as concrete, wood, PVC, metal, etc. High flexibility: easily moulded into various shapes and sizes Durability: Maintains integrity over time, ensuring product longevity The potential applications of green resins and composites include, but are not limited to: Consumer goods: products in the sports, leisure, and recreational industries Appliances: both household and industrial usage Civil and infrastructure sectors: building and construction materials Automotive industry: light weight vehicle parts and components Furniture and interior design: eco-friendly materials for furniture and home décor Highly sustainable: made from up to 85% bio-based materials, reducing environmental impact Safer with lower VOCs: emits fewer VOCs with a vapor pressure below 30Pa, compared to the typical 700Pa Customizable formulation: can be tailored to meet specific customer needs for greater flexibility Green, Green Resin, low VOC, FRP, natural fibre, Carbon, bio-carbon Materials, Composites, Chemicals, Polymers, Organic