Innovation

Business Innovation Consulting — It is difficult enough to invent a new product, develop a new technology, or discover a new area of scientific research without worrying about its commercial viability or long-term support for ongoing research.  Secern Consulting assists individuals, small firms, and large corporations in the Research & Development field in identifying potential commercial applications for their research and, in the case of more advanced ideas, bring their products to market.  We identify market niches for emerging products and, based on proprietary research into competing research pipelines, issue recommendations intended to assist in determining existing and future R&D initiatives.  We also assist clients in ensuring their intellectual property is given the maximum protections afforded by law. 

Venture Partner Consulting — It is difficult to translate the discovery of a breakthrough technology into commercial success without the right financial support.  For individuals with big ideas, finding the right investor with whom to partner is of paramount importance.  For the successful early stage investor, identifying projects most likely to maximize return on risk is key to long-term performance success.  We identify and introduce inventor-entrepreneurs and private investors based on our professional assessment of the type of innovation, the stage of advancement of the research and development, and your specific corporate cultural profile. In the case of market-ready innovations, it may simply be a matter of sourcing capital to initiate production of a new idea or technology or to help grow the pipeline of emerging technologies in your established business.