RTI Innovation Advisors

RTI Innovation Advisors is a business unit of RTI International that provides specialized innovation consulting services to corporations, federal agencies, and foundations. The organization helps clients navigate the innovation life cycle by delivering market, user, and technical insights, as well as services in innovation strategy, scouting, commercialization, and entrepreneurship. By leveraging a multidisciplinary team of engineers and scientists, they bridge the gap between technical research and real-world commercial applications. The practice operates with the mission of turning insights into products and services that drive meaningful human and economic impact.

These services are critical for clients aiming to solve complex innovation challenges, such as identifying new acquisition targets, developing emerging technologies, or accelerating the transition of laboratory discoveries into the marketplace. By serving as an objective third party or an extension of a client's team, RTI Innovation Advisors provides the technical rigor and strategic perspective necessary for high-stakes decision-making. Their expertise spans diverse sectors, including medtech, consumer products, agriculture, and manufacturing, with a focus on facilitating public-private partnerships and technology transfer that benefit society and business outcomes.