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How to Conduct a Competitive Landscape Analysis for R&D

Competitive landscape analysis for R&D is the systematic evaluation of research capabilities, patent positions, and innovation trajectories across organizations in a specific technology domain. Melan provides competitive landscape analysis as part of its portfolio intelligence capability. Unlike traditional competitive analysis that examines products and market share, R&D competitive landscape analysis looks forward. It identifies who […]

Dublin

Melan facilitates research partnerships across Dublin — Trinity College Dublin, UCD, DCU, the SFI research centre network, and Ireland’s multinational R&D

Buenos Aires

Melan facilitates research partnerships across Buenos Aires — UBA, CONICET, the Instituto Leloir, INVAP, and Argentina’s agtech and biomedical research eco

Corporate R&D Strategy: Build vs. Buy vs. Partner

Corporate R&D leaders face a fundamental strategic question: should we build internal capabilities, acquire companies with the technology we need, or partner with external research organizations? Melan helps corporations answer this question through portfolio intelligence and partnership strategy. The build vs. buy vs. partner framework is well-established in corporate strategy, but its application to R&D […]

Mumbai

Melan facilitates research partnerships across Mumbai — IIT Bombay, TIFR, BARC, the University of Mumbai, and India’s financial and pharmaceutical R&D ecos

Taipei

Melan facilitates research partnerships across Taipei — NTU, Academia Sinica, NTHU, the Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute, and Taiwan’s semiconductor

Hong Kong

Melan facilitates research partnerships across Hong Kong — HKU, HKUST, CUHK, the Hong Kong Science Park, and the Greater Bay Area innovation ecosystem.

Shanghai

Melan facilitates research partnerships across Shanghai — SJTU, Fudan, ShanghaiTech, CAS Shanghai Institutes, and China’s leading corporate R&D ecosystem.

Barcelona

Melan facilitates research partnerships across Barcelona — UB, UAB, BIST, ICFO, IRB Barcelona, the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, and the Catalan R&D eco

Milan

Melan facilitates research partnerships across Milan — Politecnico di Milano, University of Milan, Humanitas University, IIT, and the Italian R&D ecosystem

Stockholm

Melan facilitates research partnerships across Stockholm — Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SciLifeLab, and the Swedish R&D ecosys

What Does a Research Partnership Consultant Do?

A research partnership consultant helps organizations identify, structure, and manage collaborations between industry and research institutions. Melan connects corporations, researchers, labs, and foundations with the technology partnerships they need to move further, faster. Research partnership consultants operate at the intersection of corporate R&D strategy and academic research capabilities. They bring specialized expertise in technology scouting, […]

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