Empower Open Innovation matchmaking with advanced IT and database solutions.
In today’s fast-moving innovation landscape, staying ahead in Open Innovation matchmaking requires more than traditional networking tools. It demands secure, state-of-the-art IT solutions, smart use of external databases, and the integration of advanced AI techniques.
Years ago, we asked ourselves: how can we empower innovation ecosystems to connect more effectively? The answer forms the foundation of our Open Innovation IT Suite –combining powerful IT tools, AI-based algorithms, and a unique set of innovation databases.
These enable quick searches over millions of data points, including patents and R&D projects, connecting international developers and innovators. With a platform like WheesBee©, we provide fully customizable, scalable solutions that enable fast, accurate matchmaking and open up new opportunities for collaboration.
Building or strengthening an Open Innovation platform with PNO Innovation means combining powerful technology with a process that ensures results. We work closely with you throughout six key phases:
We begin by taking a deep dive into your organization’s objectives, challenges, and key stakeholders involved in your open innovation process. Together, we analyze your existing processes and define the most effective way to match innovation needs, competencies, and opportunities based on relevant internal and external data sources. This ensures that we develop a solution that truly addresses your unique goals and fosters meaningful collaboration.
Next, we define a range of scenarios for your Open Innovation platform, such as a marketplace for innovation, a one-to-many matchmaking system, or a single-organization approach. We then translate the chosen scenarios into a flexible and scalable IT architecture that supports secure data flows, integration with existing systems, and growth.
Based on your specific needs and use cases, we select and customize the right mix of solutions and modules. This can include our proven AI-driven tools for matchmaking, knowledge sharing tools, project management, and collaboration. Every solution or module is flexible and customizable selected to your organization’s needs, ensuring an effective and seamless experience for all users.
We then move into the build phase. Our IT and innovation experts team works closely with your organization to develop, integrate, and tailor your platform, ensuring that all technical requirements and customizations are met. This includes creating the necessary workflows, dashboards, and user interfaces, all designed to enhance collaboration, data management, and innovation outcomes.
Before launch, we conduct thorough testing. This includes functionality testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and performance testing. Any feedback is addressed before final rollout, ensuring a smooth and confident go-live. We ensure your platform meets the highest quality standards, it is easy to use, and fully equipped to support effective Open Innovation from day one.
Our support does not end at launch. Once your platform is live, we provide hands-on training to help your team make the most of the platform’s features and functionality. Our help desk is available for any technical assistance, and ongoing support is provided to optimize platform usage. In addition, we offer continued consultancy and guidance to maximize the value of the platform and ensure long-term success in driving innovation and collaboration within your organization or industry.
Our experts work closely with you to design and implement tailored IT solutions that meet your specific Open Innovation needs. We leverage the best available technologies – and our own proven tools – to deliver future-ready platforms. Our key offerings include:
All of these solutions are modular, open, and fully customizable. They can integrate internal databases, public datasets or third-party sources, ensuring a platform that evolves with your organization’s innovation strategy.
When we work with you, we don’t just deliver IT tools. We deliver a complete Open Innovation ecosystem. From analyzing your specific needs to designing user-friendly interfaces, from powerful backend data integration to smart matchmaking capabilities, we ensure your platform is ready to drive cross-sector collaboration, and transfer knowledge, and stimulate innovation.
Developed by PNO, Innovation Place is a European open innovation platform designed to facilitate collaborative research and development. It connects pre-screened R&D projects with qualified organisations and public funding opportunities, supporting the entire innovation lifecycle—from idea generation to project execution and dissemination.
It is utilized by over 20,000 registered users across Europe, including SMEs, large enterprises, research centres, and public institutions. It includes Access to Funding Opportunities, Partner Matching (the platform offers a database of project ideas seeking partners, allowing organisations to propose themselves as collaborators in relevant projects), Moreover the platform assists in disseminating project results to industries, public bodies and research organisations through communication materials, press releases, event organisation, and participation in international conferences.
PNO supported the development of the Open Innovation Campania platform, the official digital platform of the Campania Region (Italy), designed to foster collaboration between innovation demand and supply. It serves as a strategic tool to enhance the regional innovation ecosystem by connecting large enterprises, public administrations, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), startups, research centers, and citizens. The platform integrates: 1) a Marketplace to facilitate the matching of innovation needs from large companies and public entities with innovative solutions proposed by startups, SMEs, and research institutions; 2) an Innovation Showcase where innovators can present new products, services, and ideas, gaining visibility and attracting potential partners or investors. The platform has been updated with advanced features to enhance user experience and collaboration, in particular: 1) Artificial Intelligence techniques to analyze user interests and suggest relevant challenges and innovations, promoting effective collaborations; 2) Access to open data, enabling users to identify patents, scientific articles, and sector-specific initiatives, thereby supporting informed decision-making.
PNO developed the BIOPEN European open innovation platform designed to accelerate the development and commercialization of sustainable, bio-based products. It serves as a collaborative hub for industries, SMEs, research centers, universities, and clusters operating within the bioeconomy sector. The BIOPEN platform: 1) facilitates the connection between stakeholders by allowing users to browse and join qualified innovation project ideas initiated by leading European organizations; 2) offers access to a semantic search engine that allows users to perform searches over millions of patents, scientific papers, and other relevant information, aiding in technology scouting and benchmarking; 3) enhance community building – users can complete their professional profiles to increase visibility and be contacted by other members, fostering the initiation of joint innovation projects in the bio-based industries and downstream sectors.
BIOPEN is a collaborative european project that received funding from the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 745719).
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