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Case Study · Partner Identification
Moving an electrode business into water treatment sites.
A leading multinational chemical company wanted to grow its electrode business in new industrial applications. We studied the technologies and manufacturing processes, and found the partners and advisors who could help it scale up.
The Client
The client is a leading multinational chemical company looking to grow its electrode business in new industrial applications. It needed to understand the target markets, find partners to scale up manufacturing, and bring in experts for the technical and commercial side.
The Challenge
Learn the market.
Scale up the electrode.
Prescouter was asked to explain the technologies and manufacturing processes of electrodes in the target industries, find process development partners to take the client’s electrode from lab to pilot scale, and identify consultants to support industrial-scale implementation.
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Technology
Electrode manufacturing
Methods and common failure modes in the target industries.
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Partners
Scale-up development
Companies that could take production from lab to pilot.
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Advisors
Technical and commercial consultants
Experts to guide the move to industrial scale.
Our Approach
Finding partners through research, interviews, and screening.
Partner screening
21companies screened
Narrow the field
We screened 21 possible development partners and shortlisted 9 for interviews.
Consultants
5consultants interviewed
Find the advisors
We identified and interviewed 5 potential technical and business consultants.
The Outcome
Two development partners and a regional advisor.
Prescouter recommended 2 companies as technical development partners and 1 business consultant in the region of interest to help the client develop the commercial side of its new products.
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Development
Two technical partners
Companies to scale up the electrode.
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Commercial
A regional consultant
Support for the business side of the launch.
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Knowledge
Failure modes and methods
What to watch for in manufacturing.
A promising electrode still needs a path from lab to plant. The right development partner shortens it.
Let’s Talk
Who could help you scale your next product?
Find development partners and expert advisors to take your technology from lab to market. Wherever you’re starting from, we’ll help you get there.
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