By Cary Strickland, Senior Innovation Advisor We are what we repeatedly do. But when it comes to environmental sustainability, research in recent decades has shown a gap between our intentions and actions. …

By Susan Mayer MS CFS, Innovation Advisor- Food & Agriculture Lead and Lawrence C. Blume PhD, Sr Innovation Advisor While everything around us has changed in the past year, as innovation advisors our purpose remains unchanged, as it has for over 50 years. We continue to ensure clients achieve greater…

Is your organization looking for new technology partners across innovation stages and product lifecycle? Your partner might be a research laboratory or start-up company. Or, your partner might be a co-manufacturer. Sometimes when developing a product, our clients need a new process or a packaging format that’s not available in…

How could Penn State New Kensington (PSNK) create a model to help small Rustbelt communities thrive and compete in the digital age while encouraging economic revitalization and development? They came to us for insight and answers to the question. With its commitment to local and regional economic development, the University…

Our client, a major plumbing products manufacturer, is committed to innovating to improve lives and reduce its environmental footprint. Concerned by health and environmental challenges in communities without safe sanitation, our client identified the need for a self-contained wastewater-treatment system that would provide sanitation without plumbing infrastructure. Enabling Innovative Wastewater Treatment Solutions

For over 50 years, we’ve worked with NASA to bring its technologies to U.S. industry to create revenue, jobs, and economic growth. As a strategic advisor we assess technology for commercial potential prioritize which technologies to promote to industry define the technologies’ value proposition identify & engage commercialization partners and …

As smart, connected devices proliferate inside our homes, using them outdoors is becoming the next great opportunity. From landscape lighting to irrigation, tree maintenance, and temperature control in outdoor living areas, landscape professionals are using technology to change how they offer services and better meet customers’ needs. …

When criminal justice researchers and law enforcement agencies needed a single, official way to more accurately collect data and measure the number of arrest-related deaths (ARD) in the United States, RTI International developed the first reliable process to do so. The Bureau of Justice Statistics worked with our Center for…

Our food and beverage client wanted to explore technology for water processing as part of developing their R&D strategy. Their interest was in innovative opportunities across the full range of hydration for consumers and water filtration inside and outside the home. …