Case Studies.
Earth is losing its oceans to acidification and its atmosphere to heat and chaos. In a passionate call to action, Carl Page, a serial Entrepreneur, co-founder of eGroups, and president & co-founder of the Anthropocene Institute, has shared insights and experiences with VALUENEX to couple his wisdom with data-driven knowledge.
Read MoreIn the on-going race to develop quantum computers and services, which company has the best competitive strategy? Who has the advantage? How are they evolving? Where are the customers? A panoramic analysis of the field can give insights into this highly disruptive realm of the future.
Read MoreThe R&D and innovation cycle is a typical time and money-intensive process that involves transforming capital into knowledge (R&D) and turning knowledge into capital (innovation) to re-invest in your R&D. Advances in AI have may allow this cycle to become more efficient and data-driven.
Read MoreQuantum computing has hit a stage of rapid development, with Intel predicting that after 2025 systems for commercial use will begin to appear. The integration of ultra-powerful computers has many potential benefits, ranging from improving cyber security to formulating new drugs. All of which means plenty of opportunities for licensing further down the line for those who own the right IP.
Read MoreAs VALUENEX continues to push the boundaries of data analytics and visualizations, it has grabbed the attention of the Japan-US Innovation Awards Program, organized by the Japan Society of Northern California in cooperation with the Stanford University US-Asia Technology Management Center. VALUENEX was chosen for the award due to its high potential and success in advancing its technology and unique methodologies in an international market. View the cases presented at the awards ceremony.
Read MoreGerman company Robert Bosch was the tenth largest applicant at the EPO in 2019, filing for 1,498 patents - an increase of 16.5% on 2018’s numbers. The engineering giant generally keeps a low-profile in the patent community, but analysis shows that its portfolio has grown significantly over the past decade in alignment with innovation efforts. Bosch owns 112,829 active patents and its portfolio has been ranked as the fifth most valuable in the world.
Read MorePing An Technology, the core technology arm of insurance, banking, and financial services conglomerate Ping An Group, made a remarkable debut in WIPO’s 2019 top PCT filer list with 1,691 patent applications pushed through the international route – five times more than in 2018. The Chinese heavyweight has clear ambitions of becoming a “technology-plus-finance” company within the next decade, as outlined by the firm’s co-CEO Jessica Tan in an interview with Bloomberg.
Read MoreShopify, known as Canada’s tech darling, is riding a wave of success. The company’s latest quarterly
earnings revealed sales growth of 47% to $505.2 million. Its stock has risen over 70% since November
and is up by more than 190% since the beginning of 2019. This means that, with a market cap of $53
billion, it is now more valuable than Twitter, Square, Spotify and eBay.
Several companies that shaped the latter half of the 20th century appear to be struggling to evolve and adapt to the modern marketplace. A prime example of this shift is the digital camera wave that started around the turn of the century and virtually eliminated conventional film cameras. Patent portfolio data illustrates how Fujifilm has leveraged its R&D strategy to engineer a lucrative venture into the healthcare domain and suggests where the company may be headed next.
Read MoreOver the last century or so, automotive industry players have been competing to leverage economies of scale as they undergo continuous innovation centered mainly on gasoline and diesel engines. However, new technologiy trends such as electric vehicles, carbon fiber and other advanced materials, and autonomous driving are fostering discontinuous (disruptive) innovation on parallel tracks, and this will likely cause tremendous structural changes.
Read MoreThe World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) held the "WIPO High-Level Forum on Utilizing the Intellectual Property System for Economic, Social and Cultural Development” in February 2018, with a JPO presentation featuring VALUENEX analytics as a “Study on Efficient Analysis of Patent Documents”.
Read MoreOne goal of Industrie 4.0 is to create more sophisticated production systems, not only within individual companies but also with a focus on connections with outside entities. Another goal is for computers to aid in the advanced control of production processes. The significance here is in standardization and a reduced reliance on people. However, this does not mean that individuals will be eliminated from production sites.
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