Technology Assessment

The independent third party Technology Assessments and Management Reviews of the INI-GraphicsNet Stiftung provide businesses with a detailed look at the technology, competition, market opportunity, company strengths and weaknesses, etc. Within the entire Innovation Management Process it is consequently following the Technology Screening. The registered ideas of the latter are then evaluated by a round table panel of experts and usually systematically led to market penetration in the following.

As an individual service the Technology Assessment consist of an objective review of materials, products and services, technologies, stories and packages, even Venture Capital presentation packages, by competent third parties. Such an objective review can effectively disclose a companies’ strengths and weaknesses. Oftentimes, adjustments in the presentation of a new business concept or technologies have to be made in order to meet prevalent expectations of potential investors and/or customers. The results of a positive technology assessment can even be used as an additional marketing tool, providing potential investors with further information on the prospective probability of success of the products and services at hand.

The technology assessment process is of great importance for the new generation of scientists who receive at this early stage both a well-founded and detailed feedback regarding potential strategies of exploitation, market potential, and possible further applications and marketing concepts. In addition, experts evaluate the starting position for agreements concerning licensing and copyright protection within these screening rounds.