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Find People & Patents

Discover key researchers and their patent contributions in specific scientific domains to identify innovation leaders and potential partners.

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Overview

In life sciences and biotech, intellectual property is a crucial indicator of innovation and expertise. Raycaster’s AI can help you identify key researchers in specific fields and uncover their patent contributions, providing insights into emerging technologies, potential collaboration partners, and competitive intelligence.

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How It Works

1

Define your research focus

Start with a Text column containing specific scientific areas of interest such as therapeutic areas, technologies, or research methodologies.

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Discover key researchers

Add an Action column configured for “Find Key Researchers” to identify leading scientists and thought leaders in your specified domains.

3

Store researcher information

Create Person columns to capture and organize the identified research leaders and their affiliations.

4

Uncover patent contributions

Add another Action column configured for “Patent Discovery” to find intellectual property connected to these researchers or scientific areas.

5

Analyze the research landscape

Generate a comprehensive view of the intellectual property landscape with researcher connections, enabling you to identify innovation hotspots and potential partners.

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Sample Prompts

Find the top 10 researchers in {specific scientific field/technology} who have published high-impact papers and filed patents in the last 5 years. Include their current affiliations, h-index, total citation count, and areas of specialized expertise. Rank them based on a combined score of publication impact and patent activity, with greater weight on recent innovations (past 2 years).

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Example Use Cases

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Tips for Success

  • Be specific in your research focus areas for more targeted and relevant results
  • Combine patent analysis with publication research for a more complete picture
  • Look for patterns in patent filings to identify emerging research trends
  • Pay attention to institutional affiliations to understand organizational research strengths
  • Use timeline analysis to track how research interests evolve over time
  • Consider creating network maps to visualize connections between researchers
  • Leverage findings to inform strategic partnerships and collaboration opportunities