Investigating the Science and Technology Landscape

NRC-CISTI's information specialists can perform customized information searches of Science and Technology (S&T) literature and provide quick access to existing data, information sources and documents.

Information Search

Answers clients' needs for a straightforward or a thorough investigation of S&T databases on a specific topic using the most advanced information resources. Provides efficient and cost-effective custom information searches, from ad hoc to exhaustive.

• Provides ground-breaking technical information and full text documents
• Gives access to patent literature
• Gives cutting edge industry and market information
• Provides access to electronic current awareness systems

Information Report

Answers requests that are more complex and closer to state of the art reviews on S&T topics. Provides overviews of technology areas that generally include S&T information and related market and business information.

• Gives access to synthesized information on S&T, market and business information
• Allows to validate understanding of a technology area
• Offers early due diligence for project research

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Competitive Technical Intelligence

NRC-CISTI also offers Competitive Technical Intelligence (CTI) services. Technical Business Analysts (TBA) and Information Specialists (IS), with a high level of training and extensive experience, work together to provide customized analysis of large volumes of published and unpublished sources of information that relate to your areas of R&D. Theycan help in:

• identifying similar projects around the globe
• suggesting which applications of your technology might be most profitable in the marketplace
• listing potential collaborators and partners
• encouraging or discouraging technology acquisition, partnering and/or R&D investments

This service is offered through NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) and NRC Technology Clusters initiatives.