Case Study  ·  Technology Scouting

Soothing itchy skin through pet nutrition.

A pet care company wanted fresh ideas for diagnosing, preventing and treating canine atopic dermatitis. We searched publications, patents and products, including human solutions, to find ingredients and biomarkers that could inspire pet nutrition.

The Client

The client is a company in the pet care industry. It wanted solutions that could inspire advances in pet nutrition.

The Challenge

Itchy dogs.
Find what helps.

Prescouter was asked to explore technologies for diagnosing, preventing and treating canine atopic dermatitis, with an emphasis on active ingredients and biomarkers that could advance pet nutrition.

  • Diagnose

    Biomarkers and monitoring

    Spotting the condition early.

  • Prevent

    Active ingredients

    Nutrition aimed at skin health.

  • Treat

    Proven approaches

    What works in dogs and humans.

Our Approach

Searching science, patents and products in one sweep.

Publication review
85canine technologies

Read the science

We examined solutions under study in scientific publications to capture the latest advances.

Cross-species scan
21human technologies

Borrow from humans

We looked at human atopic dermatitis solutions that could be adapted for canine nutrition.

Patent and product
106technologies profiled

Check the market

Commercial products and patents showed market-ready options and signals of future trends.

The Outcome

A clear starting point for skin health.

Prescouter profiled 106 technologies from companies, academic centers and research institutes worldwide, 85 for dogs and 21 for humans. Insights covered probiotics, prebiotics, nutritional adjuncts, patent trends, human-to-canine translation and new monitoring tools for the condition.

  • Profiles

    106 technologies

    Sourced from around the world.

  • Canine

    85 dog-specific

    Targeting the condition directly.

  • Human

    21 human solutions

    With potential to adapt for dogs.

Pet health often follows human health. Looking across species widens the search for what could work.

Let’s Talk

Which ingredients could help your pets thrive?

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