By Rosemarie Szostak, Ph.D., Nerac Analyst
Originally published January 20, 2017
This sample report demonstrates technology scouting in the edible packaging market space.
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Vanishing Packaging: A Tech Scouting Report
Desalination: Achieving Cost-Effectiveness
By Skye McClain, Ph.D.
Originally published August 15, 2016
This article reviews the latest advances in desalination technologies.
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Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee: Strategic options in an uncertain world
By Rosemary Szostak, Ph.D.
Originally published August 15, 2016
This article gives insight into the “crystal ball” of organizing for successful innovation.
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Killing Them Softly: Making Strides in Green Pesticides for Consumer Use
By Stephenie Smulligan-Maldanis, M.S., Nerac Analyst
Originally Published: April 19, 2016
As the public continues to be torn between the risk disease biting pests pose, compared to the risk of materials used to combat pests, the need for new, alternate “green” products should continue to grow.
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Ramp up innovation in your team: Forget the gimmicks.
By Rosemarie Szostak, Ph.D., Nerac Analyst
Originally Published: January 20, 2016
This article takes a real world approach to ramping up innovation in your team.
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Using Social Media to Promote your Products? Be Aware of FDA Scrutiny!
By Roz Sweeney, Ph.D., Nerac Analyst,
Originally Published: June 15, 2015
Social media is becoming increasingly important for promoting the messages of medical technology companies
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Identifying and Evaluating Strategic Partners the Right Way
By Kevin Closson, Nerac Analyst,
Originally Published: June 8th, 2015
Maybe one morning your lead engineer tells you in a project status meeting that your company’s product is only going to partially solve the customer’s problem. To make it really work requires something additional. Something your company doesn’t do and doesn’t know anything about.
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Crowd Sourcing: Why it isn’t helping your innovation process.
By Emma Palmacci, Ph. D., Nerac Analyst
Originally Published: May 11th, 2015
This concept of using a vast network of people for feedback to fuel innovation is like brainstorming on steroids – if generating some ideas is good, a process that creates a lot of ideas must be better, right?
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Latest Advances in Solar Cell Technology
By Skye McClain, Ph.D., Nerac Analyst,
Originally Published: December 8th, 2014
Our sun is supplying the Earth with an overly abundant supply of energy… we only need to be able to harvest it. Green, renewable energy will have wonderful consequences, such as removing energy concerns for global warming. Also, access to fresh water will be greatly improved with having unlimited energy available for seawater desalination. Read More
Considering Adjacent Markets? Read This First.
By Kevin Closson, M.S., MBA, Nerac Analyst
Originally Published: December 2nd, 2014
All of this appears to cast adjacent markets in a negative light but nothing could be further from the truth. Nerac enthusiastically encourages its clients to look for opportunities in adjacent spaces. Doing so, however, requires careful research and business case preparation, rigorous strategic discipline and plenty of patience. Read More