SciTech Strategies

SciTech Strategies is a United States-based research-intelligence consultancy that specializes in mapping and analyzing the global scientific literature for strategic planning, competitive intelligence, and research portfolio management. The firm describes itself as a leader of the research intelligence community, internationally recognized for its innovations and custom intelligence solutions. Its work is grounded in a global model of scientific literature that it uses to chart the research landscape, identify emerging applications, and support evidence-based decisions about science and technology investment. The company serves a broad range of clients across all sectors, from federal agencies to Fortune 500 companies, non-profit foundations, and academic institutions. Its service lines include technical intelligence, application scanning, portfolio analysis, frontier analysis, and translational narratives. Technical intelligence covers horizon scanning, competitive intelligence, and strategic foresight, supported by more than 30 years of experience. Application scanning monitors the continuous exchange of information between research topics and communities, aiming to identify development-ready applications and processes from across the global science and technology landscape. Portfolio analysis helps organizations identify, recruit, and retain top research talent, define strategic R&D platforms, quantitatively evaluate research investments, and identify translational gaps in funding portfolios. SciTech Strategies was founded by Richard "Dick" Klavans, a former president of Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP). Klavans founded the company to utilize a global model of scientific literature for strategic planning and competitive intelligence, and his work focuses on strategic management, portfolio analysis, and dependency relationships in science. Kevin Boyack, a co-author of the company's research, significantly improved the accuracy of the global model of scientific literature. The firm's methods are based on original research, much of which has been published in high-impact peer-reviewed scientific journals, and it emphasizes scientifically rigorous, state-of-the-art analysis. The company is headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, in the United States, and operates as a private consultancy. It delivers solutions ranging from one-off reports to on-site technical intelligence operations, and it also helps organizations build internal research intelligence expertise. Its positioning rests on custom, data-driven solutions tailored to each client's specific needs, combined with novel methods and compelling visual and textual narratives that convey analytical results to stakeholders.

SciTech Strategies was founded by Richard "Dick" Klavans, a former president of Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP). Klavans established the company to utilize a global model of scientific literature for strategic planning and competitive intelligence. His work focuses on strategic management, portfolio analysis, and dependency relationships in science. Kevin Boyack, a researcher associated with the firm, significantly improved the accuracy of the global model of scientific literature. For over 30 years, the company has focused on charting the research landscape. This deep expertise allows it to produce technical intelligence about scientific research, technological development, and innovation around the world. As leaders of the research intelligence community, SciTech Strategies is internationally recognized for its innovations and custom intelligence solutions. Its methods are based on original research, much of which has been published in high-impact peer-reviewed scientific journals. The firm has worked with a wide variety of clients across all sectors, from federal agencies to Fortune 500 companies, non-profit foundations, and academic institutions. It has delivered solutions ranging from one-off reports to on-site technical intelligence operations. The company is headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

• Richard "Dick" Klavans founds SciTech Strategies to utilize a global model of scientific literature for strategic planning and competitive intelligence.

• Kevin Boyack significantly improves the accuracy of the global model of scientific literature.

• The company accumulates over 30 years of experience charting the research landscape.

Custom, scientifically rigorous research intelligence for public and private sectors, grounded in a global model of scientific literature and over 30 years of experience.

• Technical Intelligence

  Horizon scanning, competitive intelligence, and strategic foresight supported by over 30 years of experience.

• Application Scanning

  Monitors the continuous exchange of information between research topics and communities to identify development-ready applications and processes.

• Portfolio Analysis

  Helps organizations identify, recruit, and retain top research talent; define strategic R&D platforms; quantitatively evaluate research investments; and identify translational gaps in funding portfolios.

• Frontier Analysis

  Specializes in the 'never done before' through community scanning and predictive analytics to fill information gaps.

• Translational Narratives

  Develops data-driven visual and textual narratives that convey analytical results to stakeholders in a memorable way.

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