AI for R&D teams

Findest guides R&D engineers to do in one day what would have taken 3 weeks.
We handle the deep technology research you don't have time for.
Our platform organizes 250M scientific works to identify new technologies and reliable solution paths, so you can make decisions faster.

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Cross-Industry

Stop missing solutions that already exist in other industries

IGOR^AI searches by function, not by name, scanning hundreds of industries to find technologies that do what you need, regardless of where they were invented.
See the complete landscape before you choose your path forward.

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Save research with one click

Our browser extension captures findings from literature, supplier sites, and technical documentation as you work. When a colleague is about to research something your team already investigated, the system flags it while eliminating duplicate effort across projects and locations.

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Summarize

Turn months of analysis into instant insights

IGOR^AI reads through your research collection and delivers executive summaries, comparison tables, and referenced technology descriptions in minutes. Every claim links back to the original source, so your team can verify and investigate further. What took weeks now takes minutes.

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Collaborate

Make decisions together, from the same evidence

Your entire R&D team works from the same knowledge foundation. See what colleagues discovered, build on existing findings, and make decisions using shared, traceable insights. No more reinventing solutions that already exist somewhere in your organisation.

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Support

Expert scouting support, included with the platform

Our technology scouts are chemists, biologists, engineers (even a rocket scientist) and have completed 3,000+ projects across 400+ companies. When you start with the Universe, scouting support is built in to help your team see results from day one.

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Cross-Industry

Stop missing breakthrough solutions

Your competitors search their industry. We search everything. IGOR^AI scans hundreds of industries to find technologies by function, not name. Discover what works in aerospace for your biotech challenge, or pharmaceutical solutions for your materials problem. See the complete technology landscape before you choose your path forward.

Is there a topic you’re working on
Is there a topic you’re working on
Capture

Never lose critical research again

Save any finding instantly while you work. Our browser plugin captures insights from literature, supplier websites, and technical documentation. The system alerts your team when they're about to research something you've already investigated, eliminating duplicate work.

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Summarize

Turn months of analysis into instant insights

IGOR^AI reads through your research collection and delivers executive summaries, technical comparisons, and project recommendations in minutes. Get fact-based reports with links back to original sources for verification and further investigation. What took weeks now takes minutes.

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See how it works
Collaborate

Align teams & end research silos forever

Your entire R&D team works from the same knowledge foundation. See what colleagues discovered, build on existing findings, and make decisions together using shared insights. Stop reinventing solutions that already exist in your organisation.

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Support

Use the Findest team as your tech scouting ally

Our technology scouts are PhD engineers with 3000+ successful projects. They validate your research, identify the highest-impact solutions for your specific challenge, and deliver comprehensive technology intelligence that accelerates your innovation cycles.

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Cross-Industry

Find solutions beyond your industry

IGOR^AI, our/your?/the? AI powered research assistant, uses function-based search to find technologies based on what they do, not what they’re called. Searches across different industries and fields to find solutions that perform the same function.

Capture

Save research with one click

Our browser plugin helps you save information easily, while deep in research. The plugin shows if your team has already saved information from a webpage and alerts you to relevant existing work.

Summarize

Extract Key Information & Build Reports Instantly

Ask IGOR^AI to pull out key information from your saved sources. Get summaries and insights with links back to the original documents for fact-checking.

Collaborate

Make decisions together effectively

Work together on research even when teams are spread out. Share findings, discuss options, and make decisions as a group.

Support

Use the Findest team as your Ally

Gain an experienced R&D parter. A team of PhD's and postdocs at your service. Training, ongoing support, and whole technology scouting project execution.

Breakthrough

The numbers
don't lie

Over 8 years, Findest has helped R&D teams at 400+ companies map their complete solution landscape — reducing research phases from months to weeks, and giving teams the evidence they need to commit resources with confidence.

1,400

Innovations developed

150,000

Hours saved

87%

Customers recommend

3,000

R&D projects completed

Our mission,
10,000 innovations
in 10 years

Findest helps R&D teams find the way to better outcomes by scaling the ability and output of any R&D professional.
We combine scientifically trained scouts with AI to map every viable solution path so the people building what the world needs next can spend their time on the work that matters, not the search that slows it down.

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Case studies

Chemistry

Reducing: Odor

Find technologies that speed up the turnover of an indoor space, by neutralising indoor odours within a short period of time (within a 3h), i.e. the window period between handing over of apartments from one guest to another.

Find technologies that speed up the turnover of an indoor space, by neutralising indoor odours within a short period of time (within a 3h), i.e. the window period between handing over of apartments from one guest to another.

3h

Effective Within

140 sqm

Effective Area

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What Clients Say

"What I like in the scouting service is that it was possible to get a very quick overview of everything around the topic."
André Groeneveld
Senior Discovery Manager

Helping to enable 10,000
innovations

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"If you want answers quick, get insights on something new or check if you’re on top of things, go to Findest."
Jos Tissen
R&D Ecosystems Manager

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Our customers
"Findest is super when you have a technical problem. Findest's report explored different routes and in the end came to a solution which is now on the market."
Hendrik van Es
Innovation Manager
Clients

400+ companies
trust Findest

Findest offers powerful capability and partnership as we work to enable 10,000 innovations

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