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Welcome to Explorer

Welcome to SRIC-BI's unique evaluation of commercial opportunities arising from technology developments. The Explorer methodology enables us to identify and understand how and why technologies will develop and see commercialization—realistically, without the hype so prevalent in today's technology focused environment.

Using Explorer, you will:
    • Receive global, objective, real-world analysis, not hype
    • Identify new business opportunities
    • Validate internal knowledge and communicate ideas
    • Improve your technology portfolio decisions
    • Achieve and maintain competitive advantage

What do sponsors of Explorer receive?
Explorer provides sponsors with a comprehensive suite of services that work together to deliver an up-to-date assessment of new technology opportunities.

What is the Explorer Methodology?
Our analysts use a structured series of six Technology Charts to build a Technology Map for each of the Explorer technologies that we monitor. This structured methodology enables our analysts to graphically summarize the six-stage process for determining commercialization. Technology Charts answer the following questions:
    • What are the building blocks of the technology?
    • What parameters will determine technology commercialization?
    • Which issues are important to evaluate, and what could be their commercial impact?
    • What are the commercial implications of new developments?
    • What opportunities will emerge, when, and what will be the new business models?
    • Who are the key players and what is the structure of the industry.

By identifying where the technology is in the commercialization cycle, companies can adjust their focus and appropriate level of investment to maximize the opportunities that technology commercialization could bring them. By identifying the leading players, they can create the linkages that allow them to get the best product to market at the appropriate time.

What's New in Explorer?
See the latest news and additions to the Explorer family of technologies.



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