Emerging Technologies Competition: Partners

"Johnson Matthey is a global leader in sustainable technologies. Our science has a global impact in areas such as low emission transport, pharmaceuticals, chemical processing and making the most efficient use of the planet’s natural resources.

At JM we turn science into customer solutions. We take our knowledge of chemistry and materials and use it to solve complex problems, whether that is scaling up manufacturing or developing new and next generation products. With over 200 years of sustained innovation and technological breakthroughs, our solutions improve the performance, function and safety of our customers’ products.

Innovation is at the heart of Johnson Matthey's longevity. From our earliest origins as a gold assayer, through to our market-leading inventions in catalytic science and pharmaceuticals, our scientists have long been at the forefront of innovation. We are committed to creating an environment where innovation can flourish, encouraging creativity and innovation within our business and engaging with organisations outside Johnson Matthey in a spirit of partnership and collaboration.

JM is full of incredibly talented people with a real passion for science and commitment to innovation. We take pride in the fact that what we do makes the world cleaner and healthier for millions of people around the world.."

Unilever

"On any given day, 2.5 billion people use Unilever products to feel good, look good and get more out of life – giving a unique opportunity to build a brighter future.  We want our business to grow but we recognise that growth at the expense of people or the environment is both unacceptable and commercially unsustainable. Sustainable growth is the only acceptable model for our business.  Our Unilever Sustainable Living Plan (USLP) is central to our business model.  It sets out how we are growing our business, whilst reducing our environmental footprint and increasing our positive social impact."

"We believe that innovation will solve some of the greatest challenges facing our world.  We are interested in transformational technologies that will help reduce the environmental impact of our products or improve health and well-being for our consumers.  In particular, we are interested in technologies that will help us to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of our products, and in technologies that will help people to clean themselves and their homes in environments where there is a lack of water, or poor water quality."

Croda

"Croda is a speciality chemical manufacturer supplying ingredients into a wide range of consumer markets. Through the imaginative and practical use of science, we create ingredients and technologies that improve people’s lives by enhancing the performance of everyday products. Croda is the name behind the high-performance ingredients in some of the biggest, most successful brands in the world, creating products that are relied on by industries and consumers worldwide.

"Innovation and sustainability are at the heart of Croda. Through close collaborations we have an in-depth knowledge of customers’ needs, which enables us to focus Research and Development in areas that will allow customers to meet new market opportunities. We do this by creating, co-creating, acquiring or licensing new technology and taking a proactive, leading position on sustainability. This can be seen from the materials we use and the way they are used, to the ingredients we create and the way they are created."

'PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $67 billion in net revenue in 2019, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including 23 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales'

'Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Convenient Foods and Beverages by Winning with Purpose. "Winning with Purpose" reflects our ambition to win sustainably in the marketplace and embed purpose into all aspects of the business'.

“Reading Scientific Services Limited (RSSL) is a global leader at the forefront of scientific analysis, consultancy, product development and training, serving the food, drink and consumer goods industries as well pharmaceutical and healthcare providers. For over 30 years we have been helping world leading companies and SMEs to develop and supply products that are safe, innovative, of the highest quality and meet the demands of legislation and consumers.

“We are looking for innovative solutions which support our strategic growth needs and to create partnerships where everyone involved succeeds. We are interested in emerging technologies which in can radically improve our analysis offering or give new avenues for our product innovation, especially in the realms of healthy living, for example in helping us develop new vegan or low sugar products for our customers. Other areas of interest include novel or natural stabilisers for either texture enhancement or microbiological preservation applications.”

''Reckitt Benckiser (RB) is a world leading consumer goods company helping people deal with the ever-more demanding pace of life. RB is one of the fastest growing companies in the health and wellbeing sector as well as household hygiene category.

In RB, we’re a growing community of 40,000+ diverse, talented entrepreneurs – united in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. Drawing on each other’s skills and working together, we put people at the heart of our business. Through research and development, science and partnership, we make products that people have loved and trusted for generations. Our focus on cutting-edge science and our strong sense of social responsibility stretches back to 1819. Together they have enabled us to help people lead healthier lives and have happier homes for over 200 years.

All our brands are grounded in science and led by consumer need. Our purpose is to innovate continuously and work with like-minded partners to transfer good ideas into products and provide them with customers all over the world. The results can be seen in brands including Durex, Enfamil, Finish, Gaviscon, Harpic, Lysol, Mortein, Mucinex, Nurofen, Nutramigen, Scholl, and Strepsils. These trusted, global products are found in stores in nearly 180 countries across the globe.''

Walgreens Boots Alliance is a global leader in pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing retail, touching millions of lives every day through dispensing and distributing medicines, its convenient retail locations, digital platforms and health and beauty products. The company has more than 170 years of trusted healthcare heritage and innovation in community pharmacy and pharmaceutical wholesaling with a unique hybrid model of retail and own brand portfolios.

Walgreens Boots Alliance mission is to be the first choice for pharmacy, wellbeing and beauty – caring for people and communities around the world. We help people across the world lead healthier and happier lives.