Respiratory systems

Broad Areas of Interest	8
Specific areas of technology interest	12
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In support of products P&G already has in the respiratory care marketplace - some for very long periods of time - the Respiratory Science Center (RSC) is that part of the P&G Health Sciences Institute focused to bringing the latest achievements in science and technology to develop and support current and new P&G products.
     This work includes Getting to the source of the medical condition.
     RSC carries out extensive research into the pathophysiology of upper respiratory tract disorders in order to understand the underlying causes of these diseases potentially to support even more effective treatments. The Common Cold and Allergies are the most common pathologies of the upper respiratory system. Indicative of that, the following short list describe the broad topic areas of interest.
     P&G are interested in hearing from - and potentially meeting with in November - SBIR awardees with capabilities and ideas relevant to any one of these areas. Think of these are being much like the NIH areas of interest seeking investigator initiated work.

Broad Areas of Interest		Number of Broad Topics to date: 8
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Topic Title		Indicators of interest levels
		Firms Interested	White Papers Submitted	Questions Asked
Treatment of respiratory symptoms		2	1	0
Safe, effective anti-rhinovirus and/or anti-influenza virus agents		2	1	0
Predictive models (non-animal) to mimic/model rhinovirus infection and symptoms		0	0	0
Non-invasive methods of identifying respiratory conditions (e.g, cold vs flu, allergy vs. cold, etc.)		2	1	0
Science, methodologies, analytical methods and treatments related to upper respiratory tract		1	0	0
Novel dose forms		1	0	0
Methods (non-invasive) to measure the effectiveness of OTC treatment		2	0	0
Ingredients or packaging that enhance delivery of actives		0	0	0

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Technology Areas of Interest Developed by P&G personnel, the Topics listed below are somewhat more narrowly focused with in most (but not all cases) some useful indicators of what the listing source is looking for in terms of benefits sought, new actives, delivery methods etc			Number of Topics to date: 12
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Topic Title		Description	Indicators of interest levels
			Firms Interested	White Papers Submitted	Questions Asked
New methods of treating or preventing sneezing, runny nose, itchy watery eyes, itchy throat, congestion, sinus pressure, and/or cough			1	0	0
Stabilization of respiratory actives			0	0	0
Increased bioavailability of respiratory actives			0	0	0
New ingredients that complement or enhance the effectiveness of known respiratory actives (e.g., expectorants, cough suppressants, etc)			0	0	0
Map location and function of Transient Receptor Proteins (TRP) in the body specifically in the upper respiratory system		Benefits sought would be eithe... ...more	1	0	0
Understanding role of TRP’s in the body		Benefits sought: Method(s) of ... ...more	0	0	0
Method(s) to measure cough. EITHER a clinical test method OR one that could be used by consumers		Benefits sought: Inhibit the d... ...more	0	0	0
Technique and/or methodology to enable measurement of coating of the throat or of GI		Benefits sought:  not... ...more	0	0	0
Neurophysiology of Cough		Extracted from the published abstract of Anatomy a... ...more	1	0	0
Fast or Extended Relief of Respiratory Symptoms		Products, ingredients and/or technologies that ... ...more	3	0	0
Ingredients to Enhance Known Respiratory Actives		Ingredients that complement or enhance known re... ...more	2	0	0
Decongestant or Expectorant		New ingredients, technologies and/or products with de... ...more	2	0	0