Driven by scarcity of resources, technology advances and changing business dynamics, the face of innovation and R&D is progressively changing as companies increasingly implement new game plans to improve the ROI of their innovation assets.

Case in point, since 1990 worldwide licensing revenues have been multiplied by 35 to reach an expected $500 billion in 2010. A clear sign that licensing, among other asset transaction types, is becoming a revenue generating strategy.

As innovation sources grow exponentially and become more diverse, the market place for innovation assets is quickly expanding and increasingly liquid. For companies, the ability to pickup and transact winning opportunities from more choices requires:

- The ability to analyze marketplace shifts and insights, against existing organizational assets to identify the innovation assets that must be scouted

- The ability to dynamically and immediately interact effectively with innovation sources and expertise such as scientific networks, partner networks and consumer groups

- An efficient method of vetting and selecting innovations and partners to progress the transaction deal flow fast and make the right decisions

- The ability to be the partner of choice by keeping commitments and healthy relationships

Vertical*i provides the software infrastructure and tools to help organizations meet those requirements. The various software modules support the following business activities and transactions:

- Innovation Sourcing and Open Innovation

- Network Insights and Interaction Management

- In-Licensing and Out-Licensing Management

- M&A and Divestiture Management

- Partner Commitment & Relationship Management

- Project/Portfolio Valuation & Risk Management

Each module of our Application Suite is delivered over a flexible, web-based platform designed to enable multi-project, collaborative business processes. The Interaction Manager module is deployed through a secure Extranet to extend internal processes and communications to external parties.

The Application Suite was built to match organizations’ respective time tables. On top of the base platform featuring collaborative tools and comprehensive reporting, organizations can start simple with one module and add more later as they go.