Friedman states, however, that 'No, not everyone has access yet to this platform.' He points out that introducing a new technology alone 'is never enough' now. He quotes the well known economist Robert Solow, with whom our C.E.O. and founder worked on the original National Academy of Sciences Ozone-Layer Study, who 'quipped that computers are everywhere -- except 'in the productivity statistics.' Our counseling team can help old-line as well as young inventors understand the 'totally different set of skills' required to collaborate, and manage manufacturing, horizontally as distinct from traditional top-down approaches.

'Cutting-Edge' Technologies Are Our Specialty. If your product idea is one that will also require some technical acumen in grant writing or to market properly, our firm may well have the expertise that you will need. Backgrounds include experience in telecommunications (e.g., NCTE modems for digital phones and communications devices of the future), aeronautics (e.g., composites and micro-electro-mechanical systems - MEMS), satellites (including direct-broadcast television), biotechnology (Genome science), particle radiation, and pharmaceutical efficacy. We are strong in a range of general fields including transportation, energy systems and the environment. But, a product does not have to be high-tech to be 'cutting-edge.'

Import/export Issues Are Our Forte. Finally, if your product is one for export or for outsourcing, Bartley Technologies Inc. maintains contacts in overseas capitals, and in Geneva, Switzerland, to deal with product approval and import/export licensing. We have first-hand experience with GATT international trade laws of the World Trade Organization (WTO). You may want help to facilitate establishment of a new, or to further an existing, joint venture with the aim of manufacturing and/or marketing your product overseas.

For more on Cutting-Edge Product Development in today's Flattened Playing Field, click below on CUTTING-EDGE INNOVATION F.A.Q.s.