About the client:
The client, a multinational manufacturer of engineering products, engaged PreScouter to help seek a supplier that would be a critical partner in the development of their proof-of-concept product.
Challenge:
In this Research Support Service Pilot, the client sought a membrane supplier with high selectivity between water vapor and nitrogen molecules to develop a new product. The supplier needed to fulfill volume requirements that could reach up to millions of square meters per year.
Approach:
PreScouter created a landscape of potential technologies and suppliers, identifying 24 relevant potential partners to the client based on product specifications, academic research, and white papers highlighting novel approaches to maximizing water/nitrogen selectivity.
After this landscape was created, a shortlist of 3 potential partners was created. The PreScouter team reached out to these companies to determine if there was a viable path forward with the client and to answer specific technical questions.
Outcome:
PreScouter identified several potential partners and technology approaches for this project aligned with the client’s needs.
Impact of PreScouter’s work:
The client used the results of the engagement to move forward with developing their proof-of-concept product.
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