Mitali Khanchandani

As Senior Research Analyst at GreyB, I help clients navigate the ever-evolving technology landscape and make strategic decisions for growth.

My expertise lies in uncovering and evaluating emerging technologies across diverse industries. This includes:

· Identifying disruptive trends and white spaces through comprehensive technology landscape reviews and market analysis.

· Sourcing innovative materials and suppliers to support clients in developing and commercializing cutting-edge solutions.

· Mitigating business risks by conducting Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) assessments and analyzing competitor intellectual property.

· Guiding market entry and expansion through in-depth market research, road-to-market studies, and partner identification.

Providing actionable insights by gathering and analyzing competitor intelligence, particularly around R&D efforts, to inform strategic decision-making.

By leveraging my skills in technology scouting, market analysis, and competitive intelligence, I collaborate with senior decision-makers across industries. This includes Life Sciences leaders, Global Consumer Goods executives, Chemical & Materials innovators, and even researchers and patent attorneys.

Project Management & Client Relationship Building:

· Successfully managed and delivered multiple projects simultaneously.

· Led and mentored team of 3 professionals in fast-paced consulting environment.

· Effectively communicated with clients to understand their needs and provide strategic recommendations.

Additional Achievements:

Experienced with various patent databases: Derwent Innovation, Patsnap, Google Patents, and Orbit.

· Actively participated in recruitment process and team building initiatives.

• Conducting thorough searches of patent and non-patent literature databases to identify relevant prior art, knock-out searches, freedom-to-operate searches, patent landscapes, structure searches, state-of-the-art searches, sequence searches, and invalidity searches.
• Preparing and presenting clear and concise research reports, to summarise findings and recommendations for clients
• Conducting a comprehensive market analysis of a particular technology, to identify recent trends and developments
• Further, to provide an insightful information to clients regarding their key or emerging competitors
• Experience in designing and formulating patent-related search queries to meet the business needs of the client.
• Also have experience in preparing and coordinating proposals and requirement gathering
• Preparing client deliverable Invalidity decks
• Creating blogs and infographics using canva, for company's LinkedIn profile
• Participating in training and mentoring junior team members, such as interns, on patent research best practices and methodologies.

• Performed economic analysis of microalgae cultivation under closed PBR and outdoor raceway ponds
• Guide: Prof
• Sanjeev Kumar Prajapati, Assistant professor, HRED, IIT Roorkee

• Topic: Algal bioremediation with respect to heavy metals
• Guide: Dr
• Aniruddha Sarma, Assistant professor, Pandu college, Guwahati, Assam