Braskem is a $15B global plastic manufacturer in Brazil. They are looking to manufacture Plastic/composite ties that will outlast wood, ideally using recycled material. They currently have this capability but are looking for product advantage/benefits around: rail/wheel interaction; ballast’s maintenance consumption; Life Cycle cost of the tie; Environment requisitions; and pavement’s levels design.
Global Electronics Material Company Seeks Startups for Development/Distribution Partnerships in Asian Semiconductor/Display Materials Markets
Large pharma company seeking startups working in ultra low power IoT devices using energy harvesting for applications in digital health.
Siam Cement Group (SCG) of Bangkok, Thailand is establishing a new business in home healthcare, and look for MIT-connected startups that wish to partner with them on new technologies or field prototypes in Southeast Asia. Including areas such as: telemonitoring devices; tele-medicine, medical devices, home diagnostics, rapid diagnoses, sterilization of surfaces and air, etc.
The CEO of the Italian packaging/bottling company Sacmi Imola will visit MIT on October 22. They are looking for startups for potential collaborations in robotics or software development.
Leading Taiwan ILP member Prince Group (automobile, investment, IoT) seeks collaboration in 5G software or systems.
Japanese multinational technology company in office equipment, optical systems for industrial use, and diagnostic imaging systems seeks startups for new innovative technologies, devices and systems.
Taiwan based Corporate ILP member seeks digital startups:
- Blockchain startup with potential applications in game industry, e-commerce and news websites etc.
- Online meeting software (other than Zoom, Microsoft team) to collaborate with and market to Taiwan and Japanese markets (with their corporate partners).
Leading petrochemical company seeks technologies to enable weight reduction of thermoplastics in packaging and the automotive industry.