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Adventus Research + Consulting has a broad range of experience in market assessment and feasibility for emerging products, technologies and services in a diverse range of sectors in Canada, the US and beyond. Industry sectors into which Adventus has provided market research and insight include:

University & College Technology Transfer - NSERC Idea to Innovation Market Assessments

  • Agriculture – Gluconacetobacter use to improve beet crop production
  • Agriculture – Process to detect honey point-of-origin & adulteration
  • Agriculture – Novel nematicides to improve crop production
  • Artificial intelligence – Hardware concepts & device designs for deep learning
  • Artificial intelligence – Speech-processing natural language understanding AI software
  • Artificial intelligence – Dialog & AI-based search engine system
  • Artificial intelligence – Predictive analytics software
  • Artificial intelligence – Intelligent framework for cyber security training
  • Automotive – Image sensors for the automotive market
  • Communications – Novel wireless IT technology
  • Computing – Secure & reliable computing solutions for SMSs
  • Computing – Speech-driven facial animation system
  • Construction & infrastructure – Innovative cast-in-place pile foundation system
  • Construction & infrastructure – Ring-spring self-centering dissipative brace
  • Construction & infrastructure – Low-pressure valve for pressure down-surge protection
  • Construction & infrastructure – Anchor system for plates technology
  • Construction & infrastructure – Devices for keeping ground in frozen state in arctic regions
  • Dental – Implantology: ultrasonic image guided positioning system
  • Dental – Nano-bio-mineralizable varnish for tooth mineralization
  • Dental – S. Salivarius probiotics against dental caries pathogens
  • Disability products – Exergaming system for youth with disabilities
  • Electrochemistry – Glycerol carbonate production technology
  • Electrochemistry – CO2 electrolyser technology
  • Electronics / electrical – Low power logic gates in thin film technology
  • Electronics / electrical – Electromagnetic metamaterial reflector
  • Electronics / electrical – soft stretchable multi-layer printed circuit board
  • Electronics / electrical – Ultra-short high-intensity pulse generator
  • Electronics / electrical – Self-regulated heat sink for temperature distribution
  • Electronics / electrical – Nanocrystal for plasmonic and semiconductor band properties
  • Electronics / electrical – Ultrasound methods for stimulation using point sources/receivers
  • Energy / Batteries – Heat pipes for thermal management in EV Li-Ion batteries
  • Energy / Batteries – Innovative polymer cathode
  • Energy / batteries – Novel organic photovoltaic technology
  • Energy / batteries – Hydrogen separation: palladium membrane for deuteration
  • Manufacturing – Micro-scale aerosol-jet graphene 3D nonplanar laser printing system
  • Manufacturing – Advanced fault detection and diagnosis system
  • Manufacturing – Mobile manipulators for cooperative robots
  • Manufacturing – Graphene printing and material technologies
  • Manufacturing? – Real-time compliance monitoring
  • Manufacturing? – Fabricating flexible pressure sensors
  • Manufacturing – Wood products: torrefaction and densification system
  • Medical – Antibiotic resistance database
  • Medical – Glucose responsive microgels & microneedle technology
  • Medical – Cell-free protein manufacturing
  • Medical – Nitric oxide bandages
  • Medical, diagnostics – Cortical challenge & recovery test battery
  • Medical, diagnostics – Massively parallel metabolite analysis in single cells
  • Medical, diagnostics – High sensitivity bright-contrast long term cell – tracking
  • Medical, diagnostics – Glucose monitoring
  • Medical, diagnostics – Epileptic seizure detection – method & apparatus
  • Medical, diagnostics – Substrates for detecting bacterial beta-lactamases
  • Medical, diagnostics – Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) based pathogen technology
  • Medical, diagnostics – Thermally protected cysteines to obtain peptides
  • Medical, diagnostics – Amino acid fluorination to create PET radiotracers
  • Medical, diagnostics – Single cell isolation printer
  • Medical, drug discovery – Oxadiazole grafts for peptide macrocycles
  • Medical, drug discovery – Carboxy-MIDA-Boronate – drug discovery platform technology
  • Medical, reconstructive – ReFilx: novel soft tissue filler
  • Medical, reconstructive – Biodegradable tissue adhesives – Bone Tape
  • Medical, reconstructive – Invitro stem cell mediated skeletal muscle repair
  • Microscopy – 3D microscope stabilization system for super-resolution microscopy
  • Microscopy – 3D pattern analysis for single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM)
  • Nanotechnology – Nanotech adsorptive filter
  • Nanotechnology – Innovative application for carbon nanospheres
  • Nanotechnology – Biomass conversion to lignocellulosic nanomaterials
  • Ophthalmology – Polymers for drug delivery to back of the eye
  • Ophthalmology – Binocular glare sensitivity test
  • Optics – Organic light emitting diodes (ISOLEDs)
  • Optics – Novel organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology
  • Optics – Cylindrical liquid lens with a tunable focus
  • Pollution / waste management – Plastics recycling – assessment of a new polymer blend
  • Pollution / waste management – High-capacity scrubber medium to remove sulfide
  • Pollution / waste management – Hybrid bioreactor for wastewater treatment
  • Pollution / waste management – Scalable blackwater treatment process
  • Pollution / waste management – Phyto-toxicological device for environmental monitoring
  • Safety – Opioid detection device for first responders
  • Safety – Detecting food spoilage – oxygen & biogenic amine sensor
  • Sensors / scanning, medical – Blood biosensor chip
  • Sensors / scanning, medical – Handheld optical breast scanner
  • Sensors / scanning, medical – Cardiovascular & postural scanning device
  • Sensors / scanning, medical – Wireless biosensor to detect bacterial pathogens
  • Sensors / scanning, medical – PLUM – Camera-based multimode reader
  • Sensors / scanning, medical – DNAtrack – novel nucleic acid sensor
  • Sensors / scanning, medical – Biometric sensor
  • Wearables – Swimming wearable technology
  • Wearables – Tufted pile fabric for stretchable, wearable electrodes

Agriculture & Food

  • Cyber-security for smart farming
  • Farm vehicle vibration dampening seat
  • Fertilizer innovations
  • Foliar-applied micronutrients
  • Food processing industry trends
  • Grape & wine industry in Ontario – industry research priorities
  • Hydroponics food production
  • Imported food opportunities
  • Maple-flavoured & based products
  • Omega-3 food opportunities
  • Organic olive oils
  • Peach-flavoured & based products
  • Spirits
  • Veterinarian support software
  • Wine

Mining & Energy & Utilities

  • Alternative fuels
  • Biochar / wood ash opportunities
  • Bio-oil markets
  • Bio-solvent opportunities
  • Copper sulfate markets & uses
  • DC power technologies
  • Fuel cell technology – emerging applications
  • LNG supply technology – to select industries in western Canada
  • Mining supply commercialization best practices & trends
  • Multispectral optical petrographic imager
  • Oilfield pumping technologies
  • Rapid battery cell & characterization system for Li-ion battery packs
  • Solar cell technologies
  • Transmission equipment markets
  • Voltage regulation products
  • Wind power technologies
  • Wastewater treatment system – worldwide commercialization study

Construction & Infrastructure

  • Concrete block-making
  • Custom architectural stonework
  • Custom heavy steel fabrications
  • Elevator systems & controls
  • Fibre cement – emerging applications
  • Ladders & scaffolding
  • Lighting technology innovations
  • Marble & granite products
  • Multipurpose construction tool
  • Pour-in-place concrete form for stormwater management
  • Road construction safety systems
  • Storm water management surface technology
  • Water treatment technology – template assisted crystallization
  • Windows, fibreglass clad
  • Windows – review of Ontario client dealer network in selected cities
  • Wooden garage doors

Manufacturing & Industrial Products

  • 3D metal printing
  • Acoustics & vibration control products
  • Advanced fault detection & diagnosis system
  • Carbon-fibre nanotube emerging applications
  • Composites adoption in aerospace
  • Cranes
  • Industrial doors and docking equipment
  • Industrial equipment certification study
  • Laser machines, custom
  • Mechanical face seals
  • Multilayer polymer foams
  • Nanotechnology – green platforms
  • Nickel-based catalysts
  • Pipe-pigging systems
  • Resistive welding for thermoplastic composites
  • Resistance welding transformers
  • Rotary ditchers
  • Storage containment & engineered products
  • X-ray diffraction powder analysis

Wholesale and Business Products

  • Ceramic flooring & tiles
  • Commercial dry-cleaning
  • Fasteners and ties
  • Food freezing, drying & seasoning equipment
  • Heat exchangers
  • Hybrid air purifiers for offices and industrial applications
  • Intercoms and video intercoms
  • Outdoor surfaces products
  • Plastics components subcontracting market
  • Stone flooring & floor coverings
  • Strategic diversification program for an Ontario manufacturer

Consumer & Retail Products

  • Air conditioners
  • Appliances – with retro appearance
  • Barbeque grills
  • Bathroom accessories
  • Blinds & draperies
  • Electric lamps
  • Faucets, valves & fittings
  • Footwear
  • Furniture
  • Gardening products
  • Gas overs & stoves
  • Mousepads
  • Music – retail customer satisfaction study
  • Online & secure via block chain tool for gamers to earn tokens-for-play
  • Shampoo, conditioner, body washes with natural insect repellent
  • Sporting goods

Transportation and Warehousing

  • Canadian aerospace industry & ecosystem – comprehensive review
  • Heavy vehicle road/simulation
  • Robotic welding processes for automotive industry
  • Helicopter & fixed-wing commercial flight operations software
  • Smart whole-body vibration attenuation device for heavy equipment seating
  • Steel storage tank systems – market diversification assessment

Information Technology

  • Age regression and progression software
  • Commodity trading software
  • Customer satisfaction studies in telecommunications
  • Emergency response simulation software
  • Feed manufacturing software
  • Fibre to the desk
  • Mine mapping and tracking software
  • Mobile communications technology
  • Multi-body dynamic software
  • Simulation software for prosthetics & orthotics
  • Software licensing, infrastructure management and cloud migration services
  • Website engagement analysis software

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

  • Automated digestion & sample work-up microwave system
  • Chemical analyzers
  • Electronic components, test equipment, and integrated networking solutions
  • Flow cytometers
  • Liquid chromatography techniques
  • Micro-arrays
  • Microscopes
  • Multispectral optical imaging
  • Optical spectroscopy
  • Oxygen enrichment technologies
  • Quality management studies – for various SMEs
  • Paramagnetic beads in biomedical applications
  • Reagent-free analyzers
  • Vibration attenuation device

Waste Management and Remediation Services

  • Grey water diverter technologies
  • Industrial cleaning products
  • In-situ remediation services
  • Plastics recycling products
  • Tire recycling products

Educational Services

  • Education enrollment & planning software
  • E-learning training applications
  • Smart Manufacturing & Advanced Recycling Technologies (SMART) Centre – Commercial assessment
  • Water quality training programs

Health and Life Sciences

  • Anti-fungal products
  • Cancer diagnostics
  • Gene therapy
  • Molecular diagnostics
  • Non-invasive oral/dental diagnostics
  • Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) diagnostic test
  • Sleep apnea testing
  • Ureteroscopy surgical instruments
  • Varicose vein treatment technologies

Arts, Entertainment and Recreation

  • Robotic baseball tee assessment
  • Yachts & yachting market trends

Accommodation and Food Services

Extensive customer and vendor review of an Ontario Farmer’s Market

Public Administration

  • Canadian university technology transfer community – market assessments
  • Economic impact studies for various cities & academic institutions
  • Gap analysis for an Ontario-based technology association – focus groups
  • Parking administration & enforcement technology
  • Review of proposed marine centre of excellence
  • Strategic planning facilitation of innovation programs for an Ontario college

Finance and Insurance

  • Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBFP) – mystery shop
  • Cloud-based online video/client contact tool for financial institutions
  • Customer attitudes survey towards pensions and retirement plans
  • Online funding identification systems
  • Small business banking credit offers – market intelligence study

Adventus Research + Consulting clients include Canadian and international private companies, government agencies and innovative start-ups, often focussed on obtaining market validation for their North American market opportunity.

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