P&G Partners with Ohio Supercomputer Center to Bring Innovative Ideas to Market Faster

The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) has signed a collaboration agreement with the Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), enabling the two to work together on modeling and simulation projects aimed at accelerating innovation collaboration between industry and academia. The collaboration is the first at The Ohio State University enacted under P&G’s master alliance agreement with Ohio colleges and universities.

Procter & Gamble uses computer modeling and simulation techniques in the research and development of many of its leading commercial brands. The company has used supercomputers to create higher speed production lines for its Pringles potato crisps; improve the quality of its diapers; and develop detergent with more soapsuds.

“This critical partnership accelerates the innovation process so that we can propel better-designed products into the global marketplace,” said Tom Lange, director of corporate research and development modeling and simulation at P&G.

For full details of the program see the release:   

http://www.osc.edu/press/releases/2011/osupgosc.shtml