RESEARCH DESK AS A SERVICE
Global companies leverage ABI's solution portfolio to develop winning R&D, innovation, product development and IP strategies – backed by 20+ technology experts and proprietary search frameworks across 20+ languages.
200+
Assignments
Across technology & IP mandates
20+
Languages
Native search via global partners
20+
Tech experts
Senior domain leads in-house
10+ yrs
Domain experience
Average across technology bench
FOUR SOLUTION PILLARS
Built for R&D leaders, IP teams and corporate innovation functions. Below: the four pillars we deliver against, plus scope of services and engagement examples.
01 I COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE
Keep abreast of technology trends, competitor activity and headwinds / tailwinds in your domain. Continuous competitor benchmarking, IP landscaping, technology watch and market analysis – so R&D and innovation strategy is built on a current picture of the field, not last year's consultant deck.
Live
Tech & IP landscape monitoring
Custom
Scoped to your taxonomy & competitor set
02 I GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
Identify winning technologies to invest in; ensure quick wins and speed to market. R&D strategy roadmaps, technology scouting, open innovation programmes and product development support – helping innovation leaders prioritise the technology bets that earn their place in the portfolio.
Roadmap
R&D strategy & technology prioritisation
Sourcing
Open innovation pipelines built & run
03 I IP STRATEGY
Define strategies around proactively managing and monetizing technical know-how and intellectual property. IP portfolio analysis, monetisation strategy, valuation support and prior-art searches – so the patent estate becomes a strategic asset, not a cost centre.
Portfolio
Strength, white-space & monetisation analysis
FTO
Freedom-to-operate & prior-art searches
04 I R&D LANDSCAPE
Keep abreast of R&D and licensing trends, strategy roadmap and technology lifecycle analysis in your domain. Global R&D trends watch, in-licensing and out-licensing surveillance, strategy roadmap support and technology lifecycle analysis – mapped against where you compete.
Global
R&D & licensing trends surveillance
Lifecycle
S-curve & maturity analysis per technology
Scope of Services
Standard service architecture across every engagement. Scoped to your taxonomy and decision context.
01 I Service Area
Objective
Establish what is currently known, who is publishing it and where the science is moving in your technology domain.
Research Approach
Boolean and semantic searches across PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, IEEE, ScienceDirect; preprint sweeps; citation graph analysis; KOL identification.
Deliverables
Structured literature review report; annotated bibliography; thematic map; KOL roster; reading-list curation.
02 I Service Area
Objective
Map the IP landscape, evaluate patent strength and identify freedom-to-operate and monetisation opportunities.
Research Approach
USPTO / EPO / WIPO / JPO / SIPO searches; claim-level review; prior art analysis; Patent Quality Ranking; family & lapse tracking.
Deliverables
IP landscape report; patent strength matrix; white-space & FTO map; monetisation candidate list; valuation context.
03 I Service Area
Objective
Identify packaging innovations, sustainability solutions and material-science advances relevant to your product line.
Research Approach
Patent & literature scans on substrates, structures, processes & sustainability claims; competitor pack benchmarking; supplier & convertor mapping.
Deliverables
Innovation landscape; packaging tech map; supplier shortlist; benchmarking against competitor SKUs; recommendation memo.
04 I Service Area
Objective
Identify potential licensees, acquirers or partners for in-house technology assets and prepare market-facing positioning.
Research Approach
Adjacent industry mapping; demand-side scan for unmet needs; potential licensee shortlist; value-proposition framing.
Deliverables
Out-licensing roster; one-page asset briefs; outreach strategy; comparable-deal benchmarks; deal-room support.
Engagement examples
Representative work across technology scouting, IP analysis and out-licensing strategy. Names redacted per NDA.
Engagement 01 I Tech Scouting
Comprehensive landscape analysis on Organ-on-a-Chip (OOAC) technology with focused deep-dive on Lung-on-Chip – mapping research groups, leading patents, commercialisation pathways and KOLs across major markets.
Scope
Global
Output
Landscape report
Engagement 02 I IP Analysis
Patent Strength Analysis and Patent Quality Ranking across a technology portfolio – including market segmentation, claim-level review, citation analysis and benchmarking against competitor IP for in-licensing and divestiture decisions.
Method
PQR framework
Output
Strength matrix
Engagement 03 I Out-Licensing
Framework for marketing and out-licensing the IP assets of a biotechnology company – including potential licensee mapping, value-proposition framing, comparable-deal benchmarks and outreach strategy for non-core assets.
Sector
Biotechnology
Output
Strategy framework
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