Flexpenser

700,000,000 tons of liquids are wasted every year. Think of your favorite wine, milk or juice that have gone bad too quickly. Or the medicine that we have to throw away, the detergent we overuse, the sensitive chemicals we discard, or even too much blood we give for a clinical test that can be done with a drop of blood.

It’s a problem as old as the food and beverage industry: when you open a package, air and contaminants get in and spoilage occurs. It does not matter if you close the package again or where you put it after; it will spoil quickly due to contamination, oxidation or both.

After more than a decade of research, Flexpenser has developed a solution to delay this process: a unidirectional valve that allows for the opening of a package without actually opening it. Flexpenser’s technology is customized for every type of liquid packaging, providing universal airless and exact dosing solutions that protect the contents from contamination and oxidation– at the lowest cost. This will minimize liquid waste, eliminate preservatives, and protect the integrity of thousands of liquid and semi-liquid products.

Flexpenser contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) by offering innovative packaging solutions for liquid and semi-liquid products, as well as micro-storage dispensers for biomedical and laboratory devices. Their patented valve technology extends the shelf life of products without preservatives, helping to ensure safer, healthier consumption while reducing waste and unnecessary CO₂ emissions from overproduction and distribution. By being recyclable and reusable, Flexpenser’s solutions promote sustainable consumption and production practices, while their versatility across households, industry, and healthcare settings creates a broad systemic impact that advances four UN SDGs.

Flexpenser relies on customizing its technology for specific conditions. This requires access to modeling, simulation, and manufacturing software, and, in particular, fluid dynamic and fluid-structure-interaction simulation using CATIA. Apart from this, their team needs extensive knowledge and experience with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to fine tune their designs and products.

Flexpenser is a values-based company that aims to solve one problem at a time through strategic partnerships with like-minded companies. Their technology requires customization for a specific range of liquid properties and operational conditions, which generates opportunities for creating collaborative and collective intelligence with their partners. Currently, Flexpenser has verified their solution with more than 15 leading companies in different industries, including FORTUNE 50 and FORTUNE 200 companies. Many of these companies are deeply interested in customizing Flexpenser’s technology for their products using their know-how and expertise. Currently, they have partnered with one of the world’s largest beverage companies and are finalizing several similar partnerships with the leading producers of home care, personal care and packaging companies in the field of pharmaceutical products.