Find your way to the best work of your career

R&D engineers face increased pressure to deliver more innovations with limited resources. When conventional approaches fall short, the difference between success and failure often lies not in execution, but in whether you're exploring the right problem from the start. That's why we've built software and services that make finding the way in R&D possible for the people like you, shaping our world, each and every day.

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See the complete mountain range

Most R&D teams commit resources to climbing a single mountain without first finding the entire range of possibilities. Findest helps you discover every potential path, across scientific literature, patents, and adjacent industries before deciding which route deserves your valuable time.

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Define the real challenge

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See beyond the obvious path

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Organize what you find, on the fly

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Vote & decide, together

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01 DEFINE THE REAL CHALLENGE

The most valuable innovation time is spent formulating the right problem. Findest helps you frame challenges to reveal unexpected solutions, ensuring you address actual causes rather than symptoms.

02 SEE BEYOND THE OBVIOUS PATH

Uncover every potential approach to your technical challenge, not just the expected ones. Our technology roadmapping reveals solutions from adjacent fields and unexpected industries that perform the same function you need.

03 ORGANIZE WHAT YOU FIND, ON THE FLY

Turn scattered research into structured knowledge. Findest's Universe helps you collect and organize findings from scientific literature, patents, and websites in one central place. The Chrome extension captures insights in real-time as you discover them.

01 VOTE & DECIDE, TOGETHER

Move individual discoveries into team wisdom. Share your organized findings with colleagues, discuss potential approaches, and build consensus around which paths deserve further investment.

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Define the real challenge

The most valuable innovation time is spent formulating the right problem. Findest helps you frame challenges to reveal unexpected solutions, ensuring you address actual causes rather than symptoms.

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See beyond the obvious path

Uncover every potential approach to your technical challenge, not just the expected ones. Our technology roadmapping reveals solutions from adjacent fields and unexpected industries that perform the same function you need.

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Organize what you find, on the fly

Turn scattered research into structured knowledge. Findest's Universe helps you collect and organize findings from scientific literature, patents, and websites in one central place. The Chrome extension captures insights in real-time as you discover them.

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Vote & decide, together

Move individual discoveries into team wisdom. Share your organized findings with colleagues, discuss potential approaches, and build consensus around which paths deserve further investment.

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Innovation

Why Findest

We are your ally in R&D. From discovery to impact, Findest guides every step with human insight and AI precision.

Scout the landscape

We can dive into your challenge, scouting up to 90 relevant technologies for a complete landscape overview.

Capture your findings

The Universe is your plat form for capturinginsights from literature, supplier web pages, andtechnological solutions.

Never stop discovering

The Universe extension collects information from any webpage & makes sure you don’t lose important data.

Find the right tech

Findest Scouts will validate and shortlist the most impactful technologies for your project with the power of IGOR^AI.

Collaborate & compose

Build a digital twin of your findings and work with colleagues to accelerate your research objectives.

Share the impact of R&D

Our AI-powered platform generates fact-based descriptions for your research work - from sections to full reports.

Innovation

Build for any industry

Millions of successful R&D teams are powered by Findest.
Let's build the right foundation for yours.

Health
Pharma
Consumer electronics
IoT
Coatings
Materials
Energy
Consumer electronics
Chemistry
Food
Sensors
Pharma
Health
Machine Manufacturing
Semiconductor
Energy
Breakthrough

The numbers
don't lie

Findest helps R&D teams shape the world we need, now. We combine expert technology scouts with Al technology to  map all possible solutions, helping you choose the right path forward-faster and with confidence.

1,400

Innovations developed

150,000

Hours saved

88%

Customers recommend

3,000

R&D projects completed

Benefits

From 'best guess' R&D to evidence-based innovation

Our platform saves and retrieves information easily, while you're deep in research.

Without
The old way
Making decisions with only 10% of the full picture
Realizing you solved the wrong problem after years of work
Building solutions that already exist elsewhere
Running multiple projects attacking the same problem
Discovering deal-breaking technical barriers too late
With Findest
The new way
See the complete technology landscape upfront
Validate your direction with cross-industry evidence
Uncover existing technologies you can adapt
Map all possible solutions before you start
Identify dead-ends in month 1, not month 12

"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

See what Findest can do for your R&D team

Findest helps R&D teams shape the world we need, now.