Competitive Analysis & Market Discovery

Transform your R&D with precise technology scouting by Nerac. In the deluge of 21st-century data, our expertise pinpoints the vital information, steering you towards the most promising emerging and disruptive technologies. We excel at competitive market analysis and identifying new opportunities, ensuring that your innovation leads to market success. How do you efficiently identify, evaluate, and exploit emerging and disruptive technologies, both in and outside of your core market space, and assess their feasibility for success?

Combine this research with an IP Landscape Assessment for additional market insight!

Your trusted Partner

Nerac analysts collaborate to keep you abreast of new and innovative research so you can make informed decisions on new ideas and give you the results you need for sustained growth and innovation.

Nerac has decades of proven success helping clients by becoming a part of your team, every step of the way.

5000+

Users Worldwide

23,000+

Research Reports

60+

Years in Business

A sampling of sectors where we have experience include:

  • Specialty Chemistry: formulation chemistry, industrial chemicals, performance chemicals, surfactants, catalysts, reagents, and excipients.
  • Medical Devices: cardiovascular, dentistry, imaging, orthopedics, and in vitro diagnostic devices (IVDs).
  • Life Sciences: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical and Drug Development, Nutraceuticals
  • Engineering-based Technologies: optical engineering, electronic devices, optoelectronics, semiconductors, communications, automotive, aerospace, machinery and related technologies

Unlock innovation with Nerac’s Strategic Insights!

Our analytical prowess aids companies in navigating product development, focusing on emerging and disruptive technologies. With Nerac’s guidance, evaluate your IP portfolio’s potential and decide on internal R&D or technology licensing. We specialize in competitive market analysis and uncovering new market opportunities, positioning you to capitalize on novel technologies for optimal financial gain.

Interested in learning more about how Nerac can help you and your team with:

  • Innovation insights?
  • Disruptive technologies?
  • Adjacent technologies?
  • Competitor assessment?
  • White and grey space assessment?
  • Patent landscapes?
  • Technology landscape (patent landscape and survey of non-patent literature)?
  • R&D problem assessment & support?

Learn How to Leverage Nerac’s Unique Resources

Nerac’s analysts have backgrounds in the electrical, mechanical and chemical engineering disciplines, and collaborate with analysts from other industries such as chemistry/materials, medical devices, packaging, thin films, advanced and bio-engineered materials, emerging technologies, energy and pharmaceuticals. to develop the research team appropriate for your specific needs.

What You Can Expect From Nerac:

  • Seasoned technical researchers with in-depth market knowledge and access to global database resources
  • Flexible, reliable, cost effective results, customized to your needs
  • Collaboration from project scope to client deliverable
  • Guidance for best practices and most efficient approach
  • Unbiased, third-party evaluation
  • Peace of Mind

The Nerac Difference

Nerac’s services enable clients to quickly expand their in-house research operation with exceptional expertise and scalable capability. While many consulting and outsourcing firms focus on serving large project customers, Nerac is one of the few firms in the market focused on providing an attractive choice for clients seeking rapid response research and advisory services for mission-critical engagements that require highly experienced expert advisors in a wide variety of disciplines.

Nerac analysts have expertise in areas including:

  • Competitive Intelligence

  • Intellectual Property Landscape and Analysis

  • Diligence and Risk Mitigation

  • Emerging Technology Identification and Assessment

  • Market Assessment

  • Regulatory Policy

  • Strategic Alliance Services

  • Technology and Innovation Scouting

Nerac’s Subscription Benefits

A Nerac subscription offers numerous benefits for clients who require frequent support:

Convenience and Scalability

Easily scale your research operations with on-demand access to expert analysts.

Cost Savings and Predictability

With a subscription, you gain cost-effective services and better financial forecasting.

Direct Communication and Collaboration

Enjoy a direct line of communication with our experts, fostering stronger business relationships.

Higher Customer Engagement

Our collaborative approach ensures your needs are met with personalized services and tailored support.

Ready to Discover the Next Breakthrough?

Stay ahead by uncovering emerging technologies before your competitors do. Contact us to learn
how our technology scouting can accelerate your innovation.

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Meet Our Technology Scouting Analysts

Ben Bahavar
Ph.D.

Erica Kramer
Ph.D.

Lori Burdick
Ph.D., MBA

Miriam Efken
MSc

Richard Hendriks
Ph.D.

Richard Maldanis
Ph.D.

Rosemarie Szostak
Ph.D.

Frequently Asked Questions

Working with a Nerac analyst means more than just searches. We understand your technology, guide you through findings, and highlight the most relevant insights and leads for your business objectives.

When working with Nerac analysts, you gain partners who take the time to understand your objective and guide you through research findings. Beyond conducting searches, your Nerac analyst identifies and recommends the most relevant documentation and leads related to your business objectives.

Your Nerac analyst can identify alternative technologies based on your current specifications and processes, as well as evaluate options that may offer better performance or cost advantages. Nerac reviews the intellectual property landscape, press releases, trade journals, and resources within our proprietary databases to uncover relevant technologies, pilot or demonstration-scale efforts, active facilities, and any indicators of commercialization strategies. This gives you a clear view of both emerging technologies and their maturity levels.

Exploring adjacent markets can be challenging when your team is focused on your core business. Your Nerac analyst helps you identify opportunities to apply your technology in new industries by tapping into intellectual property databases and exploring alternative applications, assessing points of entry, competing technologies, and current players in those markets. Nerac’s integrated analysis combines IP insights, technical feasibility, ROI, and market factors, giving you the information needed to make confident decisions about entering adjacent spaces.

Yes. Your Nerac analyst brings years of industry experience and academic experience in identifying and analyzing technical problems. Nerac works closely with you to help understand the process, where corrosion is occurring and provide an objective, ‘fresh outside eyes’ perspective. Nerac’s research delivers documented insights into potential causes and solutions, helping you save time and resources. In some cases, Nerac analysts have also assisted clients in interpreting lab results, connecting raw data to process parameters to provide actionable guidance.

Yes. Monitoring regulatory and legislative activity across the EU, UK, US, and Canada can be a challenging, especially since these processes often move slowly and can involve pre-regulatory or pre-legislative signals. Your Nerac analyst uses proven strategies to legislation and regulations from inception through final implementation. Providing insights on lessons learned, objections, and legal challenges, helping you stay informed and prepared – while noting that we do not provide legal advice.

Yes. Your Nerac analyst can assess the readiness of emerging technologies and the maturity of associated supply chains. Nerac examines patent activity, market adoption, manufacturing capabilities, and other key indicators to provide a realistic timeline for when a technology and its supply chain are likely to be commercially viable. This helps you make informed decisions on resource allocation and strategic planning.

Your Nerac analyst can help you pinpoint the key integrators, early adopters, and thought leaders shaping technology standards in your sector. For example, digitalization, IOT, AI as well as new standards and regulatory/ sustainability requirements. We track industry developments, monitor patent filings, analyze partnerships, and review trade publications to identify trends and emerging best practices. This insight helps you understand which features are gaining traction, who the influential players are, and how your products can align with evolving industry standards.

Yes. Your Nerac analyst can set up a mediated alert to deliver timely government updates on PFAS legislation and regulatory activities. This ensures you stay informed of relevant developments without having to track multiple sources manually.

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