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Design and creative development is the engine of growth for economies and industry product portfolios.  Chemical products touch consumers the world over, delivering innovations in pharmaceuticals, advanced materials, cosmetics, and foods. This course will enable students to explore global corporate innovations through case studies and active working groups, map consumer and market needs, and develop an intellectual property strategy as well as a working product prototype. Industry partners will work with students to explore, create, and assess their products as they go. Whether interested in developing new innovations for existing companies or for their own entrepreneurial efforts, students will gain confidence and independence that will make real contributions to the global economy.

In CEIC4007 students will identify product needs and map opportunities for a commercial chemical product development effort. The outcome of the course will be a novel product intellectual property and a clear plan to develop a working product prototype in the next course, CEIC4008.