Many people realize that what they eat influences their health, their mood, and how much they can get done each day. In fact, there’s never been more interest among consumers in nutrition and health.
We’re empowering people to consume more nutritious foods and drinks. That’s why we’re looking for nutritional solutions to improve health & wellness and to enhance resilience.
Sustainability Partnerships and Open Innovation Submission Portal hosted and managed by yet2.com on behalf of Unilever. In this Portal, you will be able to submit details of your innovations and solutions to Unilever WANTS and Competitions. All the information you provide will be evaluated and the process managed by yet2.com to provide you a consistent point of contact during the submission process. We request that all information you provide in these initial stages imposes no obligation of confidentiality for Unilever or yet2.com. If your submission passes our screening criteria, all your details will be passed to Unilever for further internal detailed review. Prior to any confidential discussions, you will be asked to sign a separate, further Agreement with Unilever so that any confidential information, that is subsequently shared, is protected.
We are looking for:
science-based solutions to deliver a holistic approach to immunity
science-based solutions to improve sleep, stress, and cognition for healthy individuals
affordable solutions to help children grow up healthy
solutions to improve iron intake
science-based solutions that measure and beneficially modulate gut microbiome function and composition for healthy individuals
science-based digital personalised solutions that will lead to sustained behaviour change and improved nutrition/wellness
Desired Outcome (including preferred collaboration types)
Robust scientific data to support efficacy and safety
Regulatory/legal/safety understanding
Unilever is open to a range of collaboration types
What We Aren’t Interested In
Solutions that are not based on sound scientific evidence
Pharmacological solutions aimed at curing individuals
Awards:- There will be no reward for your submission on Technical Challenges in the initial stages. However if Unilever decide to pursue a submission, they will proceed with a mutually agreed contract and therefore related commercial terms on a case by case basis. This could include for example (but not limited to) product supply, license, Joint Venture, technology acquisition, patent acquisition etc. In the case of Competitions, rewards will be detailed in advance as part of the competition terms.
Deadline:- Ongoing
