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Wisconsin Innovation Service Center
1200 Hyland Hall
UW - Whitewater
Whitewater, WI  53190
262-472-1365
innovate@uww.edu
New Product Assessments

New product development studies continue to show a strong relationship between early-stage market assessments and profitable new products. WISC's assessment covers:

Technical Feasibility - Short overview of product idea by technical consultant (if functionality is a major issue) to estimate whether product will perform as intended.

Competition Review - Assessment of current competition to review potential uniqueness of proposed product. Competition is uncovered through a company search of on-line and print directories, databases, buyers guides, catalogs, and other resources indexed by product type and/or NAICS Codes, as well as through a preliminary patent search. We follow up by phone to a few selected companies with the most closely related products and patents for literature and product status.

User Need Estimates - Brief interactions with industry contacts and/or analysis of published market studies to assist in estimating market size.

Trends - Analysis and summary of relevant trends (e.g., industry, regulatory and/or demographic) accessed via trade association reports, published market studies, and other sources as needed.

Research Summary - A report to client summarizing all major elements with suggestions for next steps.
Fee $895 Customized projects are also available.

To view sample New Product Assessment reports, click on the links below.
New Product Assessment Sample: Warhawk Therapeutic Technologies
New Product Assessment Sample: Automatic Playing Card Shuffler
New Product Assessment Sample: Wander Away TattleTale

Starting a New Product Assessment Project

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Wisconsin Innovation Service Center

The Wisconsin Innovation Service Center (WISC) specializes in new product and invention assessments and market expansion opportunities for innovative manufacturers, technology businesses, and independent inventors. Since 1980, WISC has researched the viability of more than 8,000 projects. Technical experts and researchers use an extensive array of resources to analyze information on technical feasibility, existing patents, market size, competitive intensity, demand trends, and other areas. WISC's research products cover product feasibility, competitive intelligence, distributor assessment, customer satisfaction, and licensing partnerships.

WISC takes pride in an extremely high rate of client satisfaction, and also in the fact that nearly 75% of clients have been referred by former clients and professionals. For an affordable fee, WISC provides companies with enough information for improved product and market development decisions.