Research and development services
Our service offering is driven by our experience from over 30 years of delivering R&D consultancy projects for a diverse range of clients across a range of market sectors, and the broad and deep expertise of our dynamic team.
Our services can be utilised as specific or integrated end-to-end projects depending on your requirements. There are 3 areas we cover; Insight & strategy, Design and invention, and Product development.
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Services
Insight and strategy
Design & invention
Product development
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Insight and strategy
Our specialist advisory team focuses on R&D strategy by analysing your markets, understanding and assessing your internal capabilities, and developing actionable plans.
We support companies with:
Futures:
Evaluating the impacts of emerging science, technology, and market trends
Strategy:
Working with you to define a technology and R&D vision, playbook, and roadmap
Execution models:
Enhancing your internal process and practice; identifying external technology and partners
Deliverables include:
Market sizing and demand
Competitive analysis
Horizon scanning
Customer analysis
Technology and product roadmaps
Risk and opportunity assessments
Go/no-go decisions support
Scenario creation
Design & invention
With integrated teams across a broad range of science, design and engineering disciplines, our science-led innovation consultancy services consider and develop specific opportunities that have the potential to deliver sustained market success to your business.
Project activities are tailored to your requirements and can include:
Stakeholder research
Research, observations, and analysis providing insights to inform invention
Concept generation
Creation and validation of differentiated solutions (physical, digital, & service)
Modelling & simulation
Technology and formulation derisking and innovation from scientific first principles
Deliverables:
Rapid product Value Propositions
New technology and system development and verification
Concept ideas to meet unmet needs
Looks-like-works like prototypes for user testing/regulatory consideration
Validated concept designs
Consumer insights
New technology applications
Design rules for technology systems
Root cause for problems areas
Fast track concepts (without need for physical prototyping)
Product development
We create innovative new products and services that align your end-users’ needs with commercial opportunity and technical feasibility. Our rapid product development processes deliver quicker returns on investment.
Proof-of-Concept systems
Design, build, and test of Proof-of-Concept systems
Rapid development to launch
Robust development through to approval, production, and launch
Product optimisation
Maximising ROI and minimising cost of acquired and legacy products and systems
Deliverables include:
Prototype systems
Formulation development
Engineering and/or applied science verification testing
Formative studies
Full product development management
Market ready product
On market product performance/cost optimisation
Post market manufacturing/assembly optimisation
Frequently asked questions
Science Group, of which Sagentia Innovation is a part, has offices in Asia (Hong Kong and Shenzhen), Europe (UK, France, Germany and Spain) and North America. Our two R&D centres are based in the UK (Cambridge and South London). Email us at [email protected]
English is our main language as a business but our colleagues speak more than 20 languages fluently and frequently with first-language speakers.
Sagentia Innovation was formed (as Scientific Generics and Oakland Innovation) over 30 years ago. The company is now part of Science Group plc which is London-listed (AIM:SAG) and includes brands such Leatherhead Food Research, TSG Consulting, TP Group, and Osprey Consulting Services, meaning we can extend our service offering across regulatory and compliance.
We work with major names in the medical, industrial, food & beverage, consumer, energy and defence markets. Much of the work we undertake with clients is of a confidential nature. Clients we are permitted to identify can be found on the Our Clients page. Case studies of projects we have undertaken with some of them can be found on the Case Studies page.
1. An initial call/meeting will determine your needs (the situation, challenge and desired outcome) and help us allocate the right specialists for a deeper, more meaningful confidential discussion.
2. We’ll create a Statement of Work (SOW) and craft a bespoke program for you.
3. When you’re happy with the SOW and the project plan and are ready to proceed, we’ll get straight to work.
Email us at [email protected] and we’ll set up a meeting. We are experienced at understanding your challenge and helping to define the brief.
Our projects
We have completed over 10,000 projects for start-ups and global market leaders alike, from understanding the market & technology landscape through to developing and delivering complex products.
Our markets
Our consultants, scientists and engineers redefine what’s possible and help R&D groups across the medical, industrial, consumer and food and beverage sectors achieve commercial return from their opportunities.
