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FirstIgnite’s advanced analytics capabilities make it easy to track the maturity of different technology areas, identify key partnerships and collaborations, and uncover the researchers, companies, and institutions that are driving the industry forward.
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What Our Customers Say
”Identifying the right expertise when we can’t solve a problem internally is tough and slows our progress. Our academic expert conversations have been fruitful; a compliment to FirstIgnite for connecting us. We are now moving forward with formal partnerships for design and fabrication.
Chris HartnettAdvanced Development, Whirlpool
