Sagentia Innovation formed from three businesses in Science Group’s R&D consultancy

Three businesses with Science Group’s R&D consultancy division ihave merged to form Sagentia Innovation.

The advisory skills of Oakland Innovation and OTM have been brought together with the product development capabilities of Harston-based Sagentia.

The new integrated R&D consultancy business says it will allow every project to be viewed through three “interconnected lenses” – end-user needs, commercial opportunities and technical feasibility.

By bringing these expertise to bear from the outset, Sagentia Innovation says it aims to enable a quicker, more agile route to market, and to create more effective and commercially valuable products.

Paul Wilkins, Sagentia Innovation’s managing director, said: “Over the last five years we have found ever greater synergy between our advisory and product development work.

“For clients looking to understand how science and technology can impact their business or bring sector-leading digital and physical products to market with speed and precision, a complete end-to-end service makes perfect sense.

“We are confident that the mix of insight and invention the combined business offers will add real value to our clients’ innovation strategies, solving their toughest technical challenges, providing products and services which will delight their users.”

The new business has an annual turnover of more than £30million, with international clients across the medical, food and beverage, consumer, industrial systems, chemicals and energy sectors.

Science Group has 10 offices and two UK R&D innovation centres, including Harston, and employs more than 400 people.

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