Morphological Analysis – A problem solving method to aid the idea generation phase
Morphological analysis is simply an ordered way of looking at things. ~Fritz Zwicky Morphological analysis was invented by Fritz Zwicky, a Swedish astrophysicist who used morphological analysis to solve a lot of incoherent aerospace and astronomical problems. He used it to develop jet and rocket propulsion systems in classifying astrophysical objects and other complex aspects […]
Case Study: How patent analytics enhanced the competitive analysis?
Intelligence today is about using the collective knowledge of the organisation to reach an advantageous position in industry” ~~ Stevan Dedijer, the Father of Business Intelligence Walmart launched its intelligent food system for produce in March 2018, and it must not have come as a surprise to other players if they had been tracking Walmart’s […]
Lab Grown Meat to Outgrow Plant Meat by 2040
According to the World Economic Forum, by 2040 Cultured Meat and Conventional Meat will be almost neck to neck with conventional meat catering to 40% of the demand and cultured meat to nearly 35%. Even though plant-based meat has established a market for itself, how is it possible to claim that cultured meat will outgrow […]
The Milkyway – Dairy Industry Harnessing Space Tech to Innovate
Yili collaborated with a Space Agency to develop ‘Space Lab for “Future diary”. This cross-industry collaboration will include establishing a Space Lab for Future Dairy, aiming to use space technology to bring new transformative innovations to the dairy sector. – PR Newswire The concept of cross-industry collaboration to innovate is not new. It is, nonetheless, […]
A List of 36 Open Innovation Platforms
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1656505494265{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]In practice, open innovation can take the form of established partnerships like Delphi and Mobileye working on autonomous driving systems, and also be co-creation competitions like the BMW startup challenge, and crowdsourcing portals like the ‘My Starbucks Idea’ platform. Open innovation isn’t just a one-way street, either. By inviting others to participate […]
Cross-Industry Innovation: How to find solutions from other industries?
Almost every day, we see some company, a giant, specializing in its own domain, stuck in a bit of a pickle. The pickle could be some trouble with its research, its product optimization, or any other area which might be hindering the company and its products/research from reaching its full potential. At times, the company […]
Metaverse Applications: Various Industries to Utilize its Benefits
The world was yet to get familiar with web2 when web3 hit the news. Our observations point towards the boom of user-friendly and highly secure technologies in the coming future. One such technology is augmented reality, more popularly called – “The Metaverse”. Sounds like the crossover of Marvel-DC Universes, right? Well, let’s dig deeper. With […]
Top Companies and Universities mapping the 6G Technology
The adoption of 5G will propel the whole range of disruptive technologies, including AI, IoT, and robotics. With 5G bringing so much possibility in almost every domain, one must think – what’s next? 6G? Working on the 5G SEP analysis with my team got me thinking, the world has witnessed the evolution from 3G -> […]
List – 29 Drug Patents that are Expiring in 2030
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1655541638859{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]With the huge growth in the generic drug market, there is no doubt that generic companies (hey there!) are searching for drugs with a soon-to-be-expired label. With a new week comes a new list of drug patents expiring. As always, the list includes not just the drug names but also other information […]
Walmart Innovation Strategy Uses Emerging Tech and Acquisitions
Walmart, the world’s largest brick-and-mortar retailer, has been pushing the envelope for becoming a tech-centric company from being a traditional retailer. It has shifted its focus and strategies to become a high-tech innovator. For nearly a decade, Walmart has been investing heavily in technologies and startups and is one of the reasons that it still […]
List – 44 Drug Patents that are Expiring in 2029
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1655539952615{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Last week we uncovered the list of drug patents expiring in 2028. But can highfliers like you and I stop at that? Well, rest your numbing tendons for we’re here with the list of drug patents expiring in 2029. The list includes not just the drug names but also other information like […]
Case Study: How Patents Unmasked Alibaba’s Secret Partner?
How would you know about a startup or a new player about which there is too little or nothing written on the internet? It won’t appear on Bloomberg or Crunchbase. And, you cannot miss it being in your market research report just because they haven’t made it to the news yet. What if such a […]
List – 30 Drug Patents that are Expiring in 2028
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1654534364184{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Our list of patents expiring from 2021 to 2025 was a blockbuster in the generic drug market. With the huge growth in the generic drug market, there is no doubt that generic companies (you too?) are searching for drugs with a soon-to-be-expired label. So we decided to up our game further and […]
Enabling Metaverse: The biggest challenge and how are industry giants solving it
Microsoft acquired the game developer Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion and cited the metaverse as a reason for acquiring it. Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has also bet on the metaverse and renamed his social networking company Meta. Google has worked on metaverse-related technology for years. And Apple has its own related devices in the works. […]
List – 59 Drug Patents that are Expiring in 2027
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1654532206045{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Last week we discussed the drug patents expiring in 2026. But that’s old news now. And as someone working in the generic drug market, you know how important it is to stay up to date. Right? So, what’s new? A drug used for the treatment of prostate cancer is going off-patent in […]
10 Alt Protein Startups taking Sustainability quite seriously
The global market for alt-protein is expected to exceed $155 billion by 2027. Environmental concerns and animal welfare are some reasons for consumers’ growing awareness of alternative proteins (alt-proteins). It seems that the food industry is taking sustainability quite seriously. Hence, to cater to consumer demands for alt-protein, food startups are trying their best to […]