Concept › Feasibility › Funding › Development › Verification › Launch
Developing
and launching a new product requires immense investment of resources,
while the probability of success is relatively low.
Businesses continue to invest in new product development as successful
new products enable a company to sustain growth and remain competitive
in the market.
Integrated Product & Technology
Commercialization Services
K&A offers integrated product planning and technology commercialization
services from concept/prototype stage, to successful commercialization.
K&A’s approach to product planning, product development
and the product launch uses a contemporary methodology, which applies
best practices in key areas such as market and competitive assessments,
organizational capabilities, team dynamics, project management,
etc in a cohesive product master plan and product financial forecast.
If
you have a concept and are looking to fund it, we will help you
obtain financial funding either as federal grants, private
equity,
strategic partnerships or a combination of all the above.
Is Your
New Technology a Winner?
K&A specializes in designing customized evaluation and assessment
procedures to assess the scalability and marketability of a technology
concept or a prototype. Through our technology evaluation process,
we can assess the market and economic potential of a fledging
technology, helping you invest in opportunities that are most rewarding.
Our
technology evaluation service can help you determine whether
a new R&D project should be initiated, identify the scope of
existing technologies, assess the capabilities of competitors,
map future
trends of technologies, determine the viability of a new product.
Thus we ensure that all technology opportunities are explored,
gather all required information for you and your patent attorney
to draft
opinions on the freedom to practice.
This process includes a technical
due diligence exercise and an assessment of the potential markets.
Typically the technology
evaluation
process
will include:
- Briefing and demonstration of the prototype
- Literature review
and primary research
- Patent search
- Stakeholder analysis - what groups or sectors
could benefit from the technology?
- Technology scalability
- Lifecycle cost estimates and marketability
- Technology economics
vs. competition
- Unique selling proposition and benefits
- Market estimation
- Demand forecasting
- Displacement and penetration rate assessment
- Sales, cost estimation
and profitability
Tap Alternative
Sources of Funding for R&D, Commercialization
K&A assists clients in obtaining state, federal and other technology
funds to aid in the development of technology from inception
to commercialization. With our industry experience, we have aided
companies in obtaining
funds/grants for new technologies that:
- Show potential for
commercialization & EPA verification
- Demonstrate potential for reducing emissions such as NOx,
SOx, Mercury and PM
- Could contribute significantly to air quality, renewable
energy, and energy efficiency objectives
We assist our clients
with all the procedures required to apply for and successfully
obtain funding. Our services include:
- Identifying appropriate
funding programs
- Eligibility evaluation
- Preliminary due-diligence
- Application and documentation
- Technical and commercial
due-diligence
- Strategic Partnering with Customers,
Community Groups, etc.
- Contract negotiation
- Analysis and reporting
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