Vision and aims
The Controlled Delivery and Release Center (CODIRECT) at YKI aims at developing novel and inventive high performance vehicles for controlled delivery and release of active substances.
Besides increasing the application efficiency and effectiveness of the active while minimizing unwanted side effects, these delivery vehicles can act to trigger changes in functionality where and when needed. In some cases these changes in functionality are aimed at altering the perception of a product, thereby enhancing visual, tactile, olfactory, or taste appeal.
The vision
CODIRECT is the leading innovator of novel controlled delivery technologies.
The mission
CODIRECT provides an interdisciplinary forum where industry, academia and institute join forces to tackle industrial problems. We develop technology platforms in the area of Controlled Delivery and Release.
The aims of CODIRECT
- To create a center of excellence for the strategic area of controlled delivery and release, that is recognized for both scientific excellence and industrial importance.
- To create a forum where industry and academia join the institute to tackle fundamental issues and specific industrial problems within the field.
- To create new knowledge and competence that result in new and enhanced products and stimulate patent applications and publications.
- To create an efficient organization for transfer of knowledge that fosters rapid exchange of ideas and results and encourages commercialization.
- To attract external funding from e.g. EU and national sources to strengthen and broaden the scope of the center.