Case Study  ·  Opportunity Assessment

Finding new markets for a proven filter.

A specialty materials company wanted to know where its pipette tip filters could sell next. We identified and qualified new markets over short, medium and long term horizons, along with key companies in each.

The Client

The client is a specialty materials company. It wanted to grow beyond filtered pipette tips into new commercial markets.

The Challenge

One proven product.
Many possible markets.

Prescouter was asked to understand current and future trends in filtered pipette tips and identify new target markets where the client’s filters could be applied.

  • Trends

    Market trends

    Where pipette tip filters are heading.

  • Markets

    New target markets

    Applications that could use the filters.

  • Players

    Key companies

    Who operates in each new market.

Our Approach

Qualifying markets across three time horizons.

Market scan
3time horizons assessed

Map the options

We identified markets for the filters across short, medium and long term horizons.

Forecasting
10year market outlook

Size the prize

We added forecasts, market size by industry and current and future trends for each option.

Prioritization
5top markets selected

Rank the best

We narrowed the field to the 5 markets most likely to benefit from the filters.

The Outcome

A ten year map of new markets.

Prescouter presented the top 5 markets that could benefit from the client’s filters, with forecasts, market size by industry and key trends. The landscape showed which commercial markets could adopt the product within the next 10 years.

  • Markets

    Top 5 markets

    Ranked for the client’s filters.

  • Outlook

    10 year horizon

    Short, medium and long term targets.

  • Players

    Key companies

    Mapped within each target market.

A proven component often has more markets than its first application suggests. Looking across time horizons turns a niche product into a pipeline of options.

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