Periodic Reporting for period 1 - CLEANPACK (UltraCLEAN thermoforming equipment for ultraclean PACKaging of foods, and in-situ production of aseptic trays.)
Reporting period: 2015-07-01 to 2015-10-31
We have performed a Feasibilty Study in which technical, commercial and financial viability has been evaluated, by performing the following actions: Selection of the segments of the fresh food packaging which are more interesting for TECSELOR. Execution of experiments to estimate the reduction of microbiological contamination and shelf live increase products using our CLEANPACK prototype. Execution of a Freedom To Operate Analysis. Elaboration of a commercialisation plan, including a market study with an in-depth analysis of the potential industries that can apply CLEANPACK, a value chain analysis, verifications of the certifications that must be obtained in order to commercialise the machine in the countries we will deploy, development of the innovation strategy, a timeline for entering the market. Study of the financial viability with pricing and costs, expected selling quantification, study of the pinpointed bottlenecks and action plans to circumvent them. Elaboration of a thorough risk analysis and adequate action and mitigation plans.
The outcome of the technical, commercial and financial viability analysis performed have been very encouraging for attaining a subsequent SME Instrument Phase II, so we will apply for it.
A technical viability assessment has been carried out during the execution of this CLEANPACK Phase I in which we have selected which segments of the fresh food packaging are more interesting for TECSELOR. A significative number of samples of each kind has been artificially contaminated with pathogens and spoiling organisms, incubated at 4ºC and 11ºC, and statistical analysis of shelf-life extension has been carried out. A Freedom To Operate Analysis has been done as well. We have done a commercialisation plan with a market study with an analysis of the potential industries that can apply CLEANPACK, a value chain analysis, a study concerning the most appropriate solution for Intellectual Property management, verifications of the certifications needed for commercialisation. Finally we did a detailed study of pricing and costs, expected selling quantification, and study of the pinpointed bottlenecks and action plans to circumvent them.