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Case Study · Innovation Roadmap
Mapping the next wave of skin health.
An applied research organization offering research and development services wanted to engage more with consumer health and biopharma companies. Prescouter mapped skin microbiome innovation through IP analysis and expert interviews, then introduced the client to 5 of the experts.
The Client
The client is an applied research organization that offers research, development and contract research services. It wanted to revitalize that business by working with cosmetics and biopharma companies in skin health.
The Challenge
A fast-moving field.
Find where to help.
The client needed a high-level understanding of innovation in consumer health and therapeutic products related to skin microbiome health, and of where its capabilities could meet industry needs.
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Landscape
Products and players
Across consumer and biopharma.
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Science
Proof of mechanism
How claims are substantiated.
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Needs
Service gaps
Unmet needs in contract research.
Our Approach
Patents, assays and expert validation.
Assay review
Modelspreclinical models and assays
Trace the evidence
We analyzed how leading innovations back their mechanism-of-action claims in preclinical work.
Expert interviews
5experts introduced
Validate the gaps
Dermatology-focused leaders validated trends and named unmet needs in contract research.
The Outcome
A roadmap and new relationships.
Prescouter delivered high-level and expert insights into trends, assays, models and unmet needs across skin microbiome health. It also introduced the client team to 5 of the interviewed experts, opening potential paths to new engagements and partnerships.
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Trends
Prioritized opportunities
Ranked by IP activity.
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Capabilities
Assay and model gaps
Where services are missing.
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Network
Five introductions
Direct links to industry leaders.
The skin microbiome is moving from concept to claim. The organizations that can prove a mechanism will be the partners product developers seek out.
Let’s Talk
Where could your capabilities meet demand?
Map emerging science, spot the unmet needs and meet the people who can turn them into partnerships. Wherever you’re starting from, we’ll help you get there.
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