Advisory Services: Healthcare

Technology and Target Scouting

 

In the context of Transactional Advisory, technology and target scouting becomes more and more important. Scouting is a systematic approach to gather information in the field of science and technology and through which they facilitate or execute technology sourcing. Technology scouting is either directed at a specific technological area or undirected, identifying relevant developments in technological white spaces. In a corporate context technology scouting supports the acquisition of technologies.

Rising competition, increasing technological complexity and at the same time shorter innovation cycles meet fast changing customer needs. Thus management needs to make decisions fast and develop new technologies quickly, in order to stay ahead of competitors. Technology scouting is a good method to decrease the time lag in advances in R&D through the acquisition of technologies.

ConAlliance has access to formal and informal information sources, including the networks of the investment bank in order to ensure successful technology and target scouting in the global healthcare industry.