Technology Scouting & White-Space Analysis
Technology scouting as a form of technology forecasting — or, more broadly, as a component of business foresight.
With the proliferation of technologies and the growing complexity of goods and services, it is no longer realistic for any organisation, however large, to innovate alone. Our technology scouting and sourcing assistance is built around that reality.
What Technology Scouting Delivers
Find the best solution to a technical problem
To work out the best available answer to your technical issue, so you can extend the useful life of your products rather than replace them.
Identify emerging technologies and who owns them
To identify cutting-edge technologies — and their creators — that fit your company’s direction and requirements, which is what keeps you relevant in a disruptive market.
Strengthen the patent portfolio
To enhance your patent portfolio in the places that keep you competitive.
Why Consider Synoptic IP
More than 25 industries and technology domains
We cover over 25 industries and technology domains, which is what makes a thorough understanding and analysis of the technical problem possible.
A pool of over 1,000 specialists
We draw on a pool of more than 1,000 researchers, innovators and subject-matter specialists.
Sourcing from academia, inventors and R&D
We organise and source relevant technological data from academic specialists, individual inventors and R&D facilities.
University, non-patent and patent databases
We are experienced with university research databases, non-patent material such as journals and research articles, and patent sources — Questel Orbit, Flintbox, AUTM-GTP, ScienceDirect, PubMed, IEEE and others.
A systematic method
Our systematic approach to problem-solving surfaces new technologies and solutions, and supports technology transfer.
Clustered, categorised and rated
In the analysis we identify relevant references (IP and non-IP), group technologies into clusters, categorise them against a taxonomy, and rate them using the Synoptic IP rating system.
Platform technology and in-licensing options
We work out which platform technology options and IP in-licensing possibilities are actually open to you.
Complementary evaluation and market research
To give you a complete answer we also offer technology evaluation and market research for particular technologies.
Multiple levels of quality assurance
Work passes through several rounds of quality assurance before delivery.
Cost-effective results, customisable reports
Results are priced proportionately and the report is shaped to how you intend to use it.
Words From Our Clients
Verified LinkedIn reviews and client correspondence from patent attorneys and in-house IP teams who come back to us project after project.
I, too, enjoyed our interactions in 2025, and I am also looking forward to the opportunity to work with you and your team this year!!
I used Synoptic for a validity search and was pleased with the results. The rates were highly competitive, the deliverable was on time, and the results were as good as (if not better than) other searches I’ve used.
Erin J. FoxIntellectual Property Counsel · ITW
Thank you — the search was quite helpful. We’ll have your invoice processed promptly.
Thank you for your work on this matter. We were pleased with the search and will consider you for future searches.
Looking for a First-Class Patent Search Consultant?
Get Quotes Now!Technology Scouting Technology
Synoptic IP offers a comprehensive technology scouting service as a form of technology forecasting or, in a more general sense, as a component of business foresight. It no longer appears possible for any organisation, no matter how big it may be, to innovate alone with the proliferation of technologies and the increasing complexity of goods and services. Synoptic IP offers technology scouting and sourcing assistance services to help clients reach their goals.
Conduct comprehensive technology scouting to:
- To figure out the best solution to your technical issues so that you can keep up the lifespan of your products.
- To identify cutting-edge technologies (and their creators) that support your company's vision and fulfil your requirements in order to help you remain relevant in the era of disruptive technology.
- To enhance your portfolio of patents in order to stay competitive.
Why Synoptic IP?
- We provide coverage for more than 25 industries and technology domains. for a thorough understanding and analysis of the technical issue.
- We offer a pool of more than 1,000 researchers, innovators, and subject-matter specialists.
- We organizing and sourcing pertinent technological data from academic specialists, individual inventors, and R&D facilities.
- We have expertise with using university research databases, non-patent material (journals, research articles), and patents (e.g., Questel Orbit, Flintbox, AUTM-GTP, ScienceDirect, PubMed, IEEE, etc.).
- Our systematic approach to problem-solving that helps to find new technologies and solutions and promotes the transfer of technology.
- In our analysis, we identify pertinent references (IP and non-IP), group technologies into clusters, categorise them using a taxonomy, and rate the technologies using the Synoptic IP rating system.
- To figuring out platform technology options and IP in-licensing possibilities.
- To provide a comprehensive solution, we also offer complementary services like technology evaluation and market research for particular technologies.
- We offer multiple levels of quality assurance.
- We provide cost-effective search results and customizable reports.
Read More on Our Blogs
Explore more on our blogs to have a better understanding of our services.
India’s technology decade, read from the filing data
A docking manoeuvre, a stranded tunnel boring machine and six straight years of double-digit patent growth. What India actually built, where it genuinely stands, and what changes for anyone managing a patent portfolio.
Read Full Article
The Next Wave of Neuromodulation
Neuromodulation used to be a quiet corner of medtech — a handful of chronic-pain and movement-disorder devices, slow-moving and predictable. That is no longer true, and the patent landscape shows exactly where the next generation of advantage is being built.
Read Full Article
A Guide to Markush Structure Patent Search and Analysis
Imagine a picture representing not just a single molecule, but an entire family of related compound markush structure search. This is the essence of the Markush structure. It uses variables and wildcards to include a diverse set of molecules that share a common core structure.
Read Full Article