R&D
For over 30 years, our team has supported our clients in projects that move R&D forward: defining R&D strategies, scientific or technological state of the art, in-licensing and out-licensing, regulatory framework analysis, and numerous projects linked to product lifecycle management.
Founded in 1993, Alcimed is an innovation and new business consulting firm, specializing in innovation driven sectors: life sciences (healthcare, biotech, agrifood), energy, environment, mobility, chemicals, materials, cosmetics, aeronautics, space and defence.
Our purpose? Helping both private and public decision-makers explore and develop their uncharted territories: new technologies, new offers, new geographies, possible futures, and new ways to innovate.
Located across eight offices around the world (France, Europe, Singapore and the United States), our team is made up of 220 highly-qualified, multicultural and passionate explorers, with a blended science/technology and business culture.
Our dream? To build a team of 1,000 explorers, to design tomorrow’s world hand in hand with our clients.
Research and development (R&D) is the power engine for the future success of firms. When aligned with the business vision, the resources committed through robust R&D strategy processes will increase company value and solidify or strengthen a company’s position in the industry. Thus, it is important to build a strategy with solid decision-making processes by which a company chooses which areas to focus on and which new products to develop for its customers.
The search for funding opportunities consists of identifying and selecting the best sources of financing for a project. This may include seeking government grants, bank loans, venture capitalists or other forms of public or private funding. Whether it’s starting up a business, developing a new technology or conquering new markets, the search for funding is often the first step to take.
A regulatory framework analysis is a study of the regulatory texts in force in a given context to serve a precise objective, such as defining the legislation applicable to a product in a target market.
A regulatory watch is a constant study of changes in current legislation, with the aim of anticipating changes in a given context and ensuring compliance with regulations, or even detecting upstream opportunities linked to changes in legislation.
A state of the art describes the most advanced level of human knowledge in a particular field, industry or discipline at a given moment. A state of the art helps to be up to date on the latest trends in R&D, innovation or any type of progress in a specific field, and to understand precisely the leading-edge technologies and techniques identified.
A funding application involves identifying the right funding agency, defining and structuring the innovation project in response to the expectations of the potential funder, finding a partner, putting the funding application and monitoring its processing.