New On NineSights: NineSigma Announces The Newest Opportunities for Innovators and Inventors

CLEVELAND, June 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NineSigma, the leading innovation partner to companies worldwide, today announced new opportunities for innovators to accelerate their technologies, discoveries, and patents into the marketplace.  The company recently unveiled some of the latest Grand Challenges, RFPs, Needs and Featured Galleries on NineSights.com, a secure community that connects solution seekers with scientific and technical experts.  Following are some of the latest opportunities for solution providers who want to earn monetary prizes, make valuable connections, and grow their businesses:

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"NineSights is the go-to resource for any organization serious about tapping the global brain and accelerating product development through Open Innovation. The range of opportunities and quality of connections to be made here is second to none," said NineSigma CEO Andy Zynga.

Grand Challenges: Helping BASF create a more sustainable future
Inventors with solutions for low cost, grid-scale energy storage technologies are invited to enter The BASF Energy Contest. Up to five of the most promising respondents will each receive a 100,000€ cash prize and the chance to collaborate with BASF for a detailed technical and feasibility analysis. The submission deadline has been extended to June 16, 2015.

Featured Galleries: From Electrolux to the Metro Atlanta Chamber 
Entrepreneurs, inventors and other solution providers now have new entry points for potential collaborations with major organizations such as Electrolux, IncWell, the Metro Atlanta Open Innovation Forum and Sealed Air Corporation. These and other global organizations are actively seeking new technologies or collaborators through their Managed Innovation Galleries on NineSights. These Gallery sponsors are open to all qualified innovators, whatever their size, industry or location.

Sample of Needs Posted: Smart Displays to Food Ingredients to Transportation and More

These businesses are on the hunt for these and other technologies:

• Haier is seeking technologies and devices that provide smart display and control of air conditioners
• ICL Innovation seeks technologies for controlling and improving the stability of processed food
• Johnson Controls is looking for improved materials and technologies for improving thermal comfort for automobile occupants
• Sappi is searching for cost effective novel materials to enhance paper coating gloss
• Kraft is looking for sustainable oil for food products that is not derived from traditional plant seed
• Mondelez is seeking an ingredient to lower the water activity of food products without imparting sweetness
• Pfizer is seeking alliances in therapeutic innovation and has opportunities for early stage drug discovery and development collaborations
• Siemens is looking for homogeneous lighting for large 3D surfaces to be integrated into medical devices
• Tata Steel is interested in new products for oil and gas transportation in extreme sour gas conditions

Innovators interested in responding and joining the NineSights community are in excellent company, together with Ph.D.-level experts across disciplines, and several Nobel Prize winners. Click here for more about NineSigma's solution providers.

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About NineSigma
NineSigma connects organizations with external innovation resources to accelerate innovation in private, public and social sectors. NineSigma has the largest open global network of solution providers and an extensive database of existing solutions spanning numerous industries and technical disciplines. Learn more at www.ninesigma.com or www.ninesights.com.

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