Technology | IP Research & Intelligence

R&D Strategy Roadmaps

• Consumer demand analysis for conceptualizing new product/ ideas related to PCR filter plates
• Technology adoption assessment for Optical biosensors in molecular diagnostics market
• New material identification for innovation in diagnostic kit substrate

White Space Analysis

• Gap analysis for current signal amplification technologies used in POC kits, to detect infectious agents
• TPLC study for cryostat devices in DNA amplification
• Incremental product innovation identification and feasibility evaluation for Portable Diagnostics in NASA mission

Technology Landscape | Innovation Focus

• Identification of emerging molecular testing techniques and product analysis for prenatal screening market
• Technology landscape study on gas chromatography detectors
• R&D trend identification in domain of array based tuberculosis diagnosis

Monetizing Existing Technical Know-how

• Technology valuation support for a patent portfolio related to blotting membranes used in diagnostic applications
• New application identification for electrochemical sensors technology in cancer diagnostics
• Feasibility assessment of a product for DNA fingerprinting based on thermal cycling technology

Technology Scouting and Acquisition

• Acquisition target identification for fluorescence system manufacturer
• Technology scouting for non-PCR target amplification methods used in molecular diagnostics
• Feasibility analysis of filtering techniques in fluorescence microscopy

Product Design for Emerging Technologies/ Markets

• Commercialization potential identification for launch of new color detection module on pipette station
• New technology identification for reducing power consumption in thermocycler devices
• Identification of problems and researched solutions to conceptualize product on Internet of Things enabled biochips

Prosecution Support

• Patentability study for PCR filter plates
• Novelty search for invention related to modifying & analyzing the modified N-terminal protein
• Patent drafting for a device and method to manufacture an active transponder in biochip

Prior Art Searches

• FTO study for specific reagents used in PCR mix
• IP risk assessment study related to antibody coating method on diagnostic array device
• Invalidation study for a patent related to PCR devices

Portfolio Analysis

• Identifying sequencers and mapping them with claims of a patent to assess the extent of overlap
• Patent quality assessment for a portfolio related to nucleic acid probes
• Key patents identification for licensing purpose from portfolio related to PCR kits

Technology/ Patent Landscape

• Competitors’ blocking IP identification study, related to metal electrode technology used in MEMS chips and evaluating patent landscape to develop fencing around
• Patent landscape study to identify various applications of CAR-T cells in molecular diagnostics
• Technology landscape on next generation sequencing techniques

Licensing Program Support

• Potential companies identification for out-licensing portfolio related to reagent dispensing systems used in pipetting stations
• Licensing opportunity assessment for invention related to micropipette barcode reader
• Target products identification related to manufacturing device for protein microarray

M&A Support

• Due-diligence of IP portfolio of FRET labels probes used in PCR reactions
• Identification of restriction enzyme manufacturer, synergistic with diagnostic kit provider, for potential IP acquisition
• Patent portfolio SWOT analysis for two cell sorter manufacturers