Business Relevance:

A medical device manufacturer was interested in conducting a study to identify start-ups and research institutes working on next generation technologies related to viral manufacture with a focus to address the various issues/ problems encountered at different stages of manufacture.  SciTech Patent Art provides patent and technology intelligence research services that support the Open Innovation needs of various organization.

SciTech Patent Art Approach & Deliverables:
  • SciTech Patent Art conducted the study by researching information disclosed in patents, various start-up databases, and proprietary tools such as Deep Web and AI/ML based techniques
  • Companies, Research or Academic Institutes were identified using industrial tags. Information about start-ups / research institutes included organizational & technology details, funding, investors, applications areas, key business contacts, etc.
  • Technology details captured included key focus areas of the technology, applications, problems addressed, upstream / downstream operations, formulations, etc.
  • Geographies: US, Europe, China, South Korea, Australia, and Japan

As a result of this project, the client was able to gain valuable insights into emerging technologies, potential partners, and the competitive IP landscape as a whole

The project was implemented in 8 weeks and costed $22,000