Innovation in the Chemicals & Materials Industry

Navigate complexity in chemicals & materials

The chemicals & materials industry is highly diverse and complex. It has hundreds of sub-segments, geographical nuances, and a broad range of stakeholder groups. This complexity is reflected in the forces shaping the future of chemicals & materials. Supply chain regionalization, tightening ESG regulations, and increasing competition and commoditization are playing out alongside evolving demand.

Collect evidence of where and how change is unfolding in the industry. Connect the dots between market forces, technological developments, and your internal capabilities and goals. ITONICS Radar increases confidence in strategic decision-making through data-driven visualizations and collaborative evaluations.

Use ITONICS to systemize your foresight activities, harness your collective intelligence, and gain an empowered perspective on the future.

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Balance your innovation portfolio for future growth

As the world strives to meet decarbonization targets and embrace circular economy principles, there is a growing demand for sustainable and specialty chemicals & materials. Organizations must expand beyond business as usual and strike a balance between incremental improvements to existing products and breakthrough innovations.

ITONICS Portfolio provides you with a comprehensive tool for uncovering gaps and opportunities in your innovation portfolio. Align and prioritize your most valuable initiatives to ensure the right efforts are resourced and delivered quickly and consistently. Achieve equilibrium in your innovation ambitions to sustain future growth.

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Manage trends, technologies, ideas and innovation projects in one platform

One solution to bring all your innovation efforts together, enrich it collaboratively and evaluate it across different views.

Content and research on trends, technologies and startups

Kickstart your environmental scanning with ready-to-use trends and technologies compiled by our analysts.

Evaluations and ratings of trends and technologies

Customizable criteria enable team members and external experts to rate content in a way that combines collective knowledge.

Features for more collaboration in the ITONICS Innovation OS

Encourage team and stakeholder involvement with easy content sharing, collaborative ratings, and engagement features.

Insights and automation with the ITONICS Innovation OS

Save time with AI-enabled environmental scanning that sorts through masses of data so you can focus on what matters.

Explore trends and uncover new opportunities for growth using interactive radars.

Technology radar with emerging technologies

Visualize emerging tech and identify their relevance for your business. Today, tomorrow, and in 5 years’ time.

Configurable risk radar as an early warning system

Establish an early-warning system with a risk radar to monitor threats to your company.

Radar tool for scouting startups and partners

Accelerate the realization of your innovation goals by finding relevant startups to partner with.

Filters and visualizations of trends, technologies and startups

Navigate vast amounts of data with advanced search filtering and the ability to visualize signals over time and geography.

A digital and cross-site idea management system

The innovation platform at Leonhard Weiss, powered by ITONICS, has evolved into the central and company-wide place to go for everything concerning trend and tech scouting, ideation, and innovation portfolio management.

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Innovation Rockstars Podcast - Dr. Kerstin Höfle from Körber Supply Chain

Conquering sustainability in the supply chain

In this Innovation Rockstars podcast episode, we are joined by Dr. Kerstin Höfle, Vice President R&D and Product Management at Körber Supply Chain. Together with her team, Kerstin is responsible for the automation portfolio, driving knowledge creation and implementing new technologies and solution approaches at Körber Supply Chain.

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Technology scouting to drive therapeutic innovation

Merz Therapeutics is using a tech scouting platform powered by ITONICS to more transparently gather and evaluate insights on activities in their business environment and to make informed decisions on how to expand their product portfolio.

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