Boots Centre for Innovation Location Institute of Life Science, University of Swansea, Swansea SA2 8PP Contact Details Contact: Louise Bryce, Marketing Manager Tel: 01792 513722 Email: info@bootsinnovation.co.uk Website: www.bootsinnovation.com The Boots Centre for Innovation seeks out innovative health and beauty products at any stage – from concept to shelf-ready – for Boots pharmacy-led stores worldwide. It offers entrepreneurs an array of support services essential to the commercialisation of their ideas. Embracing the principles of Open Innovation, the Centre complements the established product development resources of Boots. Sitting at the centre of a dynamic knowledge network, the Boots Centre for Innovation also identifies and evaluates key trends and emerging opportunities in the health and beauty markets and helps bring together expertise from industry, academia and the professions to define the future direction of those markets. Boots are particularly interested in products, services, new technologies, new packaging solutions, raw materials and sustainable alternatives that address the following consumer needs. Improve ways to diagnose, treat and monitor key aspects of health, beauty and wellbeing through use of devices Support positive ageing through products and devices for mind and body Minimise the complications of living with chronic conditions Improve digestive health, particularly issues related to stress, poor diet and obesity Improve and maintain the health, look and feel of skin Minimise the severity and duration of pain Improve quality of sleep for everyone, including pregnant women, babies and the elderly Create more convenient methods of taking and using medicines and health products Improve the health and appearance of teeth and gums Improve the health, appearance and comfort of eyes