A German inventor who owns an engineering office has developed a universal holder that offers a variety of possibilities for use. It is made from a long-lasting elastic plastic mixture. The item can take over different functions in various fields of life (household, medicine, therapeutic, sport- and leisure sector). Especially for seniors’ and disabled persons the solution offers more independence, greater autonomy and therewith, more life quality. It is available in different variations related to colour and sizes or forms. So, it can be adapted easily to special needs.

Outside the scientific setting of a sleep laboratory, diagnosis of sleep bruxism mainly relies on examination for clinical evidence – e.g. indicated by the tips of the teeth appearing flat – and on standardized questionnaires. To date there is a lack of a user-friendly and validated devices for standardized, quantitative diagnosis available. As a result, bruxers are often diagnosed at late stage, when severe consequences of teeth grinding, such as abraded teeth, facial pain, headache and damage to the temporomandibular joints are apparent.

The German client is a leading company providing solutions and leading-edge technologies for extraction and separation of industrial biomass by-products and split waste streams into valuable components. The IP protected process technology is based on industrial standard processes and working as add-on technology. The extraction works with hexane and other uncritical solvents. Standard hexane extraction is common practice to gain oily components from raw materials and biomass. The equipment is standardized and reasonably priced on the market.

The market for dietary supplements is growing sharply, but many active substances (vitamins, minerals, natural based ingredients) show inferior bioavailability, especially when taken at high dosages. An overwhelming number of tablets and pills existing on the market are therefore quite useless. To deliver active ingredients directly and unharmed into the bloodstream, an SME from Northern Germany developed a unique production process for liposomal formulations. Liposomes are functional nanospheres made of phospholipids.