Intelligence for innovation

Technological
innovation portfolio

Developing a new generation of technological solutions driven by customer needs and cross-industry technological solutions.

Next generation
product portfolio

Picturing the future of a fast changing domain (trends, early signals, players, adjacent trends) and spotting interesting directions for your company.

Solution strategies for
product or process problems

Solution strategies for a technological problem funded by a methodological problem definition and inspired by cross-industry research.

Futureproof
market opportunities

Identification of concrete market opportunities for your company in existing or new markets.

Our services
lead to value

4 Reasons to consider the Expert’s Advice with Caution

4 Reasons to consider the Expert’s Advice with Caution An increasing number of researchers and innovators are getting convinced of the power of cross-industry learning.…

The healthy snack

What is a 'healthy snack'? What about clean label? How can they be made in compliance with existing production processes, and is scalable? A comprehensive…

Cultured meat

Cultured meat. A buzzword or the future? Unbiased insights about research and development activities create confidence to determine a company's position and role in this…

New food functionalities

Adding functionalities to food leads to immediate gains, for consumers and for companies. Companies therefore want to know what to focus on to build a…

Nitrogen use efficiency

Nitrogen management strategies that respond to the triple challenge of food security, environmental impacts, and climate change.

The response of the agro-food sector to a fast…

The agro-food sector is impacted by major societal trends.The playing field has also changed radically. Reason enough to innovate. This article focuses on how the…

New Product Development, looking beyond Horizon 1

The manufacturing industry has to roll up its sleeves and re-think its new product development strategy. It is essential to go beyond refining existing products.

What about hydrogen?

Hydrogen is the fuel of the future. But when? And what about batteries?

The future of mobility: the drivers behind the steering…

'Minority Report', the best-selling film, envisions urban architecture in 2054 with full 3D mobility and electric vehicles produced in fully automated facilities. Future, or is…

Organizational ambidexterity: Herding the cash cow while exploring unknown…

It is a recent and emerging topic within the innovation management landscape that deserves a closer look. It also links to two other trending innovation…