The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAISTM), a global nonprofit membership organisation serving the information community, has announced that Expernova, a company that helps businesses improve their R&D performance by analysing their scientific and technological environment, has joined NFAIS as a new member.
Expernova, founded in 2008 in Montpellier, France, participated as a competitor in the 'NFAIS Startup Shootout' on the topic of 'Managing Access to Expertise in the Networked Age' at the NFAIS 2016 Annual Conference, February 21-23, 2016 in Philadelphia.
Expernova provides a global cloud-based platform that enables smart access to Innovation talents and networks. During the past eight years, Expernova has built a global 'Innovation Graph,' detecting and mapping more than 10 million experts and 50 million collaborations in 52 countries. With this graph, using big data technology with a specialization on Open Innovation emerging processes, Expernova is disrupting 'Innovation Talent Management.' More than 100 corporate and research institutions, in 14 countries, currently use Expernova to improve their core business processes, particularly internal and external talent sourcing, technology transfer and scouting as well as competitive intelligence.
Expernova adds to NFAIS's growing membership of technology-based companies, including Data Conversion Laboratory, EBSCO, Expert System, NewsBank, ProQuest, RSuite CMS and Silverchair Information Systems.
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