Innoget: The Open Innovation and Science Network
Innoget is a leading entity in the field of Open Innovation (OI) and Technology Transfer, established in 2006 and headquartered in Spain. Its core mission is to bridge the gap between "innovation seekers" and "innovation suppliers" across the globe by providing a holistic suite of networking platforms, modular software, and specialized professional services. The company functions as a crucial facilitator for the exchange of technology, knowledge, and capabilities, enabling organizations to access external expertise and accelerate their R&D and business development initiatives.
The company's operational model revolves around creating a comprehensive ecosystem where large enterprises, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), research organizations, universities, startups, and innovation professionals can connect to find solutions, seek funding, or license intellectual property. By promoting an Open Innovation culture, Innoget helps clients stay competitive and achieve higher revenue growth by looking beyond their internal resources for innovative solutions.
Continue…Core Business Function
Innoget's primary function is to simplify and digitize the complex processes of technology scouting and technology transfer. It provides the infrastructure to:
- Facilitate Collaboration: Connect innovation challenges with viable solutions, new technologies, and expertise from a global network of experts across over 180 countries.
- Knowledge Transfer: Act as a centralized hub for sharing and accessing research publications, technology offers, and technology calls.
- Matchmaking: Employ an intelligent matchmaking algorithm to efficiently pair innovation needs (e.g., a company's technical problem or innovation challenge) with suitable partners or solutions (e.g., a startup's novel technology or a research center's patented process), thereby simplifying the preliminary connection for successful partnerships.
- Digitize Innovation: Offer software solutions that allow organizations to create, manage, and scale up their own customized Open Innovation and technology transfer communities.
Products and Services Portfolio
Innoget offers a layered portfolio of solutions, ranging from a global public network to proprietary software and high-touch consulting services.
I. Open Innovation Platforms
- Innoget.com: This is the company's flagship global Open Innovation and Science Network. It is a large marketplace where users can post Technology Calls (innovation needs or challenges) and Technology Offers (available technologies, Intellectual Property, or research results) and promote technology portfolios internationally. The platform serves as a networking tool, allowing users to create professional profiles, follow relevant topics, and connect with potential partners and investors.
- Innovation Events: A platform dedicated to listing and promoting top-ranked open innovation, technology, and science-related events, further enriching the networking opportunities for the community.
II. Modular Open Innovation Software
- InnogetCloud: This is the company's modular software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed for enterprises and research organizations to manage their internal and external innovation activities. It allows organizations to establish their own branded, personalized Open Innovation portal or community. Key functionalities include:
- Community Management: Tools to attract and grow a specialized community of stakeholders.
- Challenge Management: Systems for creating, launching, and managing Open Innovation challenges and contests.
- Knowledge Digitization: Features to digitize an organization's internal knowledge roadmap and manage all innovation-related activities in one secure place.
III. Professional Services and Consulting
Innoget provides a range of high-value services to augment the platform's capabilities and offer strategic guidance, ensuring clients run successful OI programs. These services are often tailored and managed by a dedicated team of experts.
- Proactive Technology Scouting: A dedicated service for organizations with busy teams, employing a proactive approach to identify and monitor the latest innovation-boosting technologies and partners globally. This service often incorporates AI-led technology scouting and market monitoring for enhanced efficiency.
- Open Innovation Challenge Programs (All-Inclusive Service): An end-to-end service for running a successful Open Innovation Contest. Innoget manages the entire process from start to finish, including:
- Problem statement definition.
- Challenge launch and marketing campaigns.
- Active scouting for solvers.
- Technology analysis and selection.
- Legal framework support.
- Project management.
- Personalized Open Innovation Programs: Developing and executing bespoke strategies that align open innovation efforts with a company's long-term business and technology goals.
- Innovation Consulting and Market Research: Providing strategic consultation on innovation strategy, market trend research, and market discovery to gain technology foresight and optimize existing open innovation projects.
- Innovation Accelerator: Specialized programs designed to fast-track the development and integration of external technologies and innovative solutions into the client's business model.
By offering this comprehensive suite of products and services, Innoget positions itself as an essential partner for organizations committed to leveraging external knowledge to drive growth, solve complex technical problems, and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage in various sectors, including automotive, chemicals, energy, packaging, and agro-food industries.
