Technology Evaluation
Government agencies and private companies look to the NTTC for help in determining the technical competitiveness and commercial viability of their innovations. The NTTC has developed a multi-level assessment menu that is tailored to meet an individual client’s needs, which can vary from a one-page evaluation to a comprehensive review – or anything in between. Any or all of the following may be included:

• Description of technology
• Technological stage of development (Technology Readiness Level (TRL))
• Determination of application area/s
• Categorization by application area by using Industrial Classification or Intellectual Property Classification Taxonomies
• Identification of similar research and development activities
• Identification of similar intellectual property
• Identification of similar products
• Determination of intellectual property advantages and barriers by comparison
• Determination of the technology's competitive advantages
• Determination of ability of innovators to support commercialization efforts
• Identification of subject matter experts
• Interviews
• Recommendations based on findings