Nerac, Inc.
Research and Advisory Services

Nerac is a global research and advisory services firm for companies developing innovative products and technologies.

Our Research and Advisory Services

The critical information you need, provided when you need it.

Nerac delivers the reliable information you need to make critical business decisions. We provide expertise and insights that equip clients with the knowledge to develop or refine a technology, explore market growth opportunities, evaluate intellectual property strategies and respond to medical device regulatory compliance challenges. By evaluating and monitoring a variety of industry resources and developments, Nerac offers a complete research solution.

Technology Scouting

Identify, evaluate, and exploit emerging and disruptive technologies

Intellectual Property

An unbiased, expert review of opportunities and threats within the Intellectual Property landscape

Medical Device/Regulatory

Guide and support new product development, monitor safety and performance of products, and provide pre- and post-regulatory assistance

Commercialization Services

Bringing products to market quickly and successfully, from concept to commercialization

Market Research

Periodic custom briefings on key market developments relevant to your business

Critical Updates

Review, analyze, and organize technical, business, and market information to give you real-time updates and automated alerts

Diligence & Risk Mitigation

Continually monitor technology developments to ensure alignment between business objectives and risk exposure

Technical Expertise Paired with Honed Research Skill Behind Every Project.

Nerac analysts help our clients identify emerging trends and technologies, innovative product and technology development opportunities, competitive threats, intellectual property strategies and regulatory compliance requirements.

Founded in 1966 to disseminate NASA technology, Nerac has been providing authoritative expert and confidential research and analysis for nearly 60 years. From deployment of space-age technology, to Industry 4.0, and every big thing in-between, Nerac continues to help clients identify and harness opportunity.

Throughout the many industry transformations, Nerac has a proven tenure as a trusted research partner to its clients including over 25% of the Fortune 500, and startups yet to be discovered.

Nerac analysts are subject matter experts, with over 100 patent publications combined, that have earned advanced degrees in a variety of technical disciplines including biochemistry, biological engineering, cell & molecular biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, environmental health, mathematics, metallurgy, microbiology, neuroscience, organic chemistry, physics and polymer chemistry, combined with expertise in business disciplines including finance, international business, operations management, and strategic marketing.

With experienced and expertise in business disciplines ranging from finance and international business to operation management and strategic marketing, Nerac becomes your trusted partner.

Relevant.

“I use Nerac to monitor the IP submissions within the industry. Others in my company also utilize Nerac and forward interesting developments that are relevant to those involved in new product development or technology stewardship.”

Unmatched.

“The level of expertise is unmatched and resources at their disposal are superb. I most often send them complex research questions.”

Excellent.

“Nerac is an excellent source for alerting me to new patents and literature for my selected technical topics.”

Professional.

“I use Nerac for prior art and patent searches. My regular Nerac analyst is great to work with, efficient, knowledgeable and professional. I can always rely on Nerac to find what I need!”

The Best.

“I’ve used NERAC during past employment and I’ve always found your literature search services to be among the best!”

Expert.

“We have engaged with Nerac and were highly satisfied with the results. Our first project was a Patentability Assessment of our advanced skincare product, which included a patent search, annotated comments regarding prior art, expert analysis of search results, and meaningful conclusions. This work positioned us for the successful prosecution of a patent which is now issued, in which all 20 of our claims were accepted upon first office action. This wouldn’t have been possible without their expert work.”

Diverse.

“Nerac has been very helpful due to the diverse backgrounds of people on the staff.”

Up to Date.

“Nerac keeps me up to date on available literature and patent info.”

Impressive.

“We were heavily involved in developing pharmaceutical delivery devices and required quite a bit of Nerac support in the areas of patents and prior art. The services provided by Nerac were impressive and thorough.”

Outstanding.

“We needed support of the business side of our operations in preparation for an STTR proposal submitted to NSF. Nerac provided an outstanding evaluation of our customer, value proposition, innovation, and a thorough analysis of the commercial opportunity including a market analysis, business model, competitive analysis and identification of key market risks. They also included a commercialization strategy and revenue prediction that were extremely useful to us as we prepared our proposal. We are still using these materials in grant proposals and pitch decks and are grateful for their expertise, collaborative and communicative approach, and the highly professional final product. Kevin and Richard were happy to engage with us during the process and thereafter to make sure we were satisfied with their work. Their personal touch made all the difference. I highly recommend that you consider using their services; you won’t be disappointed.”

Efficient.

“Literature, patent and prior art searches are critically important but can become extreme time sinks. Nerac’s efficient analysts make quick relevant work of those tasks and free me and my team to be cost-effective and focus on the work we are efficient with. Over the years, I’ve had many managers and execs push back on using your services stating it’s more cost-effective to do it in-house – and it’s not.”

Engaged.

“Engaged, informed and friendly people.”

Easy.

“It’s very easy and I get updates all the time that keep me informed about what others have been doing in the field.”

Confidential.

“Nerac’s confidential research provides me with the peace of mind that proprietary information is not leaked to the public domain owing to incorrect research practices.”

Access.

“I use Nerac mainly for state of the art and freedom to operate searches. I appreciate the access to databases that are not commonly available.”

Knowledgeable.

“Nerac has some of the most knowledgeable analysts I have worked with. The analyst grasps the question and technology fully, leading to more directed and relevant results and reports.”

Convenience.

“Convenience. I mostly use NERAC for patent searches and for document searches. It saves me time by having NERAC do all of the ground work.”

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