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Technology & IP Growth
Find new applications for your technology, IP or products
Unlock the hidden potential of what you already have.
Discover new applications, industries and markets for your existing and emerging technologies.
NineSigma combines AI-powered discovery, market intelligence and industry expertise to uncover non-obvious opportunities, assess their potential and identify where your technology can create the greatest value.
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How it works
OUR FOUR-STEP APPLICATION DISCOVERY APPROACH
01
Application Discovery
What else could your technology do?
Explore beyond the obvious to uncover new and unexpected applications for your technology, IP or products.
• Identify potential new use cases
• Discover cross-industry applications
• Explore adjacent and non-obvious opportunities
• Generate new application ideas at speed
Explore beyond the obvious to uncover new and unexpected applications for your technology, IP or products.
• Identify potential new use cases
• Discover cross-industry applications
• Explore adjacent and non-obvious opportunities
• Generate new application ideas at speed
02
Market & Value Assessment
Where could it create the most value?
Understand the markets behind each application and where the strongest opportunities lie.
• Customer needs and market drivers
• Market size, growth and trends
• Competitive and alternative solutions
• Value proposition and potential impact
• Market attractiveness and strategic fit
Understand the markets behind each application and where the strongest opportunities lie.
• Customer needs and market drivers
• Market size, growth and trends
• Competitive and alternative solutions
• Value proposition and potential impact
• Market attractiveness and strategic fit
03
Opportunity Prioritisation
Which applications should you pursue?
Compare opportunities and focus resources where your technology has the greatest potential to win.
• Technology-to-application fit
• Commercial potential
• Competitive differentiation
• Strategic fit
• Short-, medium- and long-term opportunity prioritisation
Compare opportunities and focus resources where your technology has the greatest potential to win.
• Technology-to-application fit
• Commercial potential
• Competitive differentiation
• Strategic fit
• Short-, medium- and long-term opportunity prioritisation
04
Commercialisation Pathway
How do you turn potential into growth?
Define the next steps needed to move priority applications towards market.
• Target customers and value-chain players
• Potential partners and collaborators
• Route-to-market options
• Recommended next steps
Define the next steps needed to move priority applications towards market.
• Target customers and value-chain players
• Potential partners and collaborators
• Route-to-market options
• Recommended next steps
TYPICAL TIMELINE
WEEK 1
Application Discovery
WEEK 2
Market & Value Assessment
WEEK 3
Opportunity Prioritisation
WEEK 4
Commercialisation Pathway
What's in it for you
WHAT MARKET DISCOVERY DELIVERS FOR YOU
New Application Portfolio
A portfolio of new and non-obvious applications for your technology, spanning adjacent and previously unexplored industries and markets.
Prioritised Opportunity Roadmap
A clear view of which applications offer the greatest potential, based on technology fit, market attractiveness, differentiation and commercial value.
Market & Competitive Intelligence
Actionable insight into target markets, customer needs, competing solutions and the wider landscape surrounding each priority application.
Commercialisation Pathway
A practical route forward for the strongest opportunities, including target customers, potential partners, validation needs and recommended next steps.
FAQ
Common questions
What is Technology & IP Growth?
Technology & IP Growth helps you unlock more value from technologies, IP and products you already have. NineSigma identifies new and non-obvious applications, industries and markets where your technology could solve valuable problems and create new growth opportunities.
What types of technology can you explore?
We can explore existing products and technologies, underutilised IP, patents, emerging technologies and R&D innovations. The technology does not need to be market-ready — we can explore potential applications at different stages of development.
How do you find applications we haven't already considered?
We combine AI-powered discovery, market intelligence and cross-industry expertise to look beyond your current markets and identify unexpected applications and use cases. We then assess the strongest opportunities for technology fit, market attractiveness, differentiation and commercial potential.
What do we get at the end of the project?
You get more than a list of ideas. We deliver a prioritised roadmap of the most promising applications, supported by market and competitive intelligence, together with a practical commercialisation pathway identifying target customers, potential partners and recommended next steps.
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Find new markets and applications for technologies and capabilities you already have.
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CASE STUDIES
Explore our Case Studies
How AI and Partner Mapping Accelerated Technology Commercialization for CONECTUS
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