The BIONDD™ technology provides a platform to deliver biologics by the oral route in a standard capsule, by specifically directing the biologic drug molecule inside the stomach wall for safe and effective release to the body. 

With release of the biologic drug molecule inside the stomach wall the usual barriers (degradation and poor absorption from the gut) are circumvented. This results in highly effective oral delivery of the drug equivalent to an injection.

The development of biological pharmaceuticals is growing fast and this has improved the opportunity to treat many serious and widespread diseases. But this type of medication is difficult for the body to absorb. Therefore, to achieve the desired effect, it is necessary to dose much larger amounts of the active substance than is being absorbed by the body. The cost of producing medicine is high and this obviously affects the price. Better utilization of the medicine will therefore mean less wastage and must also be expected to have a positive impact on the price. The alternative may be the use of cumbersome injections, but studies show that over 80% of patients clearly prefer tablets.

Biograil has developed a simple technology consisting of a capsule that opens in the stomach and releases a small hook (of biodegradable PLA) containing the active substances. It briefly attaches itself to the stomach wall and releases the active substances that advance into the bloodstream. The contents of the capsule are soluble and are excreted naturally. It gives the same high power as using injections, while avoiding the disadvantages. It can furthermore reduce the high costs and waste of resources in the production of medicine.

Wants to produce a sustainable food alternative based on insects and thereby ensure a reduction of CO2 emission. They are currently producing delicious snacks, protein bars and knackers and plan to start the production of insect-based flour and meat alternatives.

With the world population growth, we face a scarcity of food supply to cover the needs in the future. Food and water resources as well as emission of CO2 play a vital role in the attempt to create a more sustainable world. An innovation of the food culture is needed, but it requires a selection of nutritious and delicious products available in the market to convince people to change habits. 

Insects are a nutritious and sustainable food named the “food of the future” by the United Nations. CO2 and water emission/usage based on production of 1 lb of beef is 1425lb/4094US gl and only 0.03oz/1US gl for 1 lb of insects. A nutritious and delicious alternative to meat will therefore have a huge sustainable impact.

Hey Planet’s solution is a sustainable food alternative with a large business potential in a market expected to grow in a near future

Refillable plastic sack providing 1 gallon of clean water in 4 hours based on sun heating. Unique and cheap household water treatment solution offering safe and affordable drinking water for millions of people in poor parts of the world with no access to clean water.

2.1 billion people have no access to clean drinking water. This has a huge impact leading to 500.000 deaths per year. Often drinking water is not being cleaned at all. In other cases, clean water is obtained by heating, using wood for fire or charcoal. This impacts the environment by an emission of 400.000.000 tons of CO2 per year and the harvesting of forests with a cut of 2 billion trees. An estimated 1.2 billion people are not boiling their water and 0.9 billion people are boiling water using wood or coal. Furthermore, another 70 million people live as refugees and have an urgent need for water through International Aid Agencies.

4LifeSolutions offers a clean water solution at an affordable price of 5 euro for the upstart. Each sack is priced at 2,5 euro and a family will need 2 sacks – one being heated in the sun while another is in use. The solution is a unique reusable plastic container which can kill bacteria and viruses by placing the sack in the sun for heating for 4 hours. The result is clean water equivalent to boiling water for 10 minutes. One single sack can be reused up to 600 times and contains clean and safe drinking water for 4 persons for one year corresponding to 634 gallons in total. The solution is simple and will have a huge impact on health and provide a climate impact of up to 600 times less CO2. The SolarSack can be made of recycled or bioplastics and at the end of life, it is collected against a fee and recycled. Furthermore, International Aid Agencies will be able to offer an efficient and highly needed solution for refugees.

Offers a complete medical tracking system solution enabling hospitals to track all surgical instruments using an RFID tag. Advanced software combined with a scanner enables bulk counting of instruments and monitoring of need for maintenance and/or replacement based on instrument usage.

Hospitals lack a solution for registration and control of surgical instrument and usage monitoring to be able to track need for maintenance/replacement. There is no usage history available for surgical instruments today which impacts safety because you cannot track instrument needs for maintenance/replacement. Preparation of instruments for surgery needs to be done by qualified medical staff. It is costly and may ultimately contribute to raising healthcare expenses and lead to time pressure and delayed operations. All hospitals with operation facilities, especially and urgently in Europe and USA, but soon including Japan, need to register and track all their medical devices by 2021 due to new legislation.

Caretag offers a complete solution with an RFID tag fixed to each instrument by a patented robot
enabling instruments to go through sterilization process several hundred times. The solution is a
complete setup with RFID readers, software- and scanner equipment. This allows hospitals to meet
future legislation, register, and trace all instruments, ensure right instruments packed for each operation, preventing delay and cancellation of operations. Furthermore, they will be able to
monitor instrument maintenance and replacement and to save significant time in preparing for operations. Traceability and documentation will help hospitals avoid lawsuit claims in case of surgical errors.