NSTC provides consulting services to businesses, the institutions and governments, etc. Services are tailored to meet the individual needs of the client.

Ø       Services for companies

NSTC assists companies in the commercialization of knowledge and technology and to transform technology-driven companies to market-driven enterprises. NSTC also focuses on customers and value adding innovations for organizations.

Each company has different challenges; need to be seen from their own background. Science-based startups (high-tech entrepreneurs) are different than large industrial companies. That is why our services portfolio is aimed at a wide range of tools and solutions. Relevant tools could be:

·         Strategic awareness and learning passing through situations

·         Business and marketing planning and activation

·         Innovation road mapping (technology & business)

·         Sector and market definition

·         Courses and specific education modules

·         Operational communications: websites and brochures

Companies have existing or new technologies in the areas of materials or nanotechnology. A challenge is to identify promising applications, channels and markets and to put together the appropriate relationships and business models.

We provide both strategic and tactical business & market development services to address that challenge.

We formulate the business terms and create business relationships with partners and customers. We identify, select and manage new partners, suppliers, collaborations and customers. We also play an active role in the development and execution of R&D, Intellectual Property, application development and commercial contracts.

Through our services, our corporate customers confidently build new businesses in the area of emerging materials and nanotechnology.

Ø       Services for governmental organizations

NSTC would also like to assist government organizations on policy aspects of innovation and technology, to encourage high-tech starters, to roll-out initiatives and to stimulate innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises.

We want to serve governmental organizations with innovation and technology oriented instruments. For example:

·         Policy analysis, definition and implementation

·         Sector and cluster analysis

·         Innovation road mapping

·         Technology assessment

·         Innovation systems analysis

·         Societal implications analysis

·         Courses and specific education modules

Ø       Services for institutions

NSTC would like to assist several types of institutions on programs related to economic, societal, and education aspects of knowledge and new technologies:

·         Academic research institutions have key roles in science and science-based development activities. These institutions form the fundaments for coming industries.

·         Education institutions educate future employees for a variety of industries. Multidisciplinary education programs are essential not only to teach technicians, but also to educate marketers, business managers and environmental & health specialists.

·         Trade and sector organizations are involved in innovation for a variety of reasons: To monitor critically the implications for society or to control grant programs in order to stimulate developments.

·         Interests groups and commissions