NEC06279 Establishing the market and technical strategy for a UV-VIS Micro-FFTS spectrometer for measuring Dissolved organic carbon

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Project ObjectivesIn this pathfinder project we will employ Qi3 to undertake a full market assessment of the MicroFTS instrument. QI3 will be employed to:1) Map market drivers for adoption and routes to market for MicroFTS in the water and environmental sectors.2) Identify the size of the potential DOC instrumentation market in the UK / globally, and the potential value proposition of MicroFTS.3) Develop viable business models and market strategies for commercial exploitationThis will be achieved by working closely with Qi3. CEH will manage the project, and will discuss the needs of the team at regular intervals through the course of the project. Impact There are several routes we could take to full commercialisation of the instrument. Through this porject, we will hope to eliminate poor routes, and identify strong options for commercial development of the product.By identifying an optimal strategy, it will help focus our effort on defining the final footprint of the instrument. Identifying a commercial partner through the course of this research will also bring the instrument to market more quickly. This will form the basis of our follow on fund application. The market research will also help better inform the range of end users. Currently we have been working with the Utility companies and the Environment Agency who measure DOC using wet chemistry techniques. We believe there are other markets available, but these are ill defined or not yet understood. We would hope that Qi3 will provide this information, which will better inform the final design of the instrument. These refinements can be incorporated into any future proposals such as the follow on fund application.