Insights
Melan Intelligence turns global research output, patent activity, funding flows, and partnership data into products built for the people who make partnership decisions. Each product below draws on proprietary analysis across universities, national labs, corporate R&D groups, and startups, delivered as reports, dashboards, and alerts tailored to your role.
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Featured Report: Global Research Partnership Landscape
Report — July 2026
Our annual analysis of 2,400+ research partnerships across 33 industries reveals a fundamental shift: corporations are moving from transactional sponsored research to integrated co-development models — and the institutions winning these partnerships are those with structured commercialization pathways.
Intelligence Products
Each product transforms raw research data into actionable intelligence for a specific decision-making need. All products are available through Melan’s partnership model, described below.
Technology Scouting & Research-Output Mapping
Who’s working on emerging technologies, where they are, and how active they are — mapped from global publication and patent data.
- Institutional research output rankings
- Principal investigator discovery
- Collaboration network mapping
- Emerging research cluster detection
Patent Landscape Analysis
Technology areas mapped by patent activity, ownership density, and whitespace — revealing where IP is concentrated and where opportunities exist.
- Patent filing trend analysis
- IP ownership concentration mapping
- Technology whitespace identification
- University IP availability scoring
Grant & Funding Intelligence
Active funding opportunities matched to your research profile, plus trend analysis on what’s getting funded and by whom.
- Opportunity matching by research area
- Funding trend analysis by sector
- Award pattern intelligence
- Deadline tracking and alerts
Partnership & Deal Intelligence
Structured analysis of research partnership announcements, deal structures, and success patterns across industries.
- Deal structure benchmarking
- Partnership success factor analysis
- Valuation and pricing intelligence
- Competitive partnership tracking
Competitive Landscape Analysis
Competitor R&D activity mapped through patent filings, funding announcements, and academic collaborations — showing filing velocity and strategic positioning.
- Competitor patent filing velocity
- Whitespace opportunity mapping
- R&D benchmark positioning
- Strategic move tracking
Technology Readiness Indicators
Inferred maturity signals from publication activity, patent density, and partnership formation — indicating commercialization timing.
- Research-to-commercialization scoring
- Partnership readiness indicators
- Market timing signals
- Gap analysis for technology transfer
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