R&D technology scouting

Generate technology advantages for success

Challenge:

Our expedition partner is a leading technology corporation. The R&D leadership and employees are willing to identify new technologies and processes earlier to combine them with internal knowhow – via R&D technology scouting.

Expedition approach

  • Conception and implementation of company-wide technology scouting processes including R&D employees, management and further business interfaces
  • Coordination of the implementation of team building, scouting strategies and search requests, operative scouting as well as evaluation and utilization of scouting results
  • Implementation of a technology scouting office

Expedition success

  • Additional economic contribution of > € 15 M. from new technologies and processes
  • Accelerated reach of growth, productivity and efficiency objectives due to R&D
  • Increase of patent applications
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