For Researchers

From your lab to the market

We help researchers bring their research to market, working directly with them. We find partners, build business plans, and assess product-market fit — so you can focus on the science while we handle the path to commercialization.

How We Help

A hands-on partner for research-driven founders

We embed alongside you — not above you. Every engagement is tailored to the maturity of your research, your ambitions, and the market you're entering.

Find the right partners

We identify, qualify, and open doors to industry partners, co-development sponsors, licensees, and strategic investors who fit your technology and stage.

Build a fundable business plan

From market sizing to financials, we translate your research into a clear, credible business plan that investors, granting bodies, and partners can act on.

Assess product-market fit

We validate demand through customer discovery, competitive analysis, and structured pilots — so you invest years in the right problem, not the wrong one.

Guide the go-to-market

We shape your positioning, pricing, first customers, and early hires — and stay involved as you move from first revenue to a scalable venture.

What's Included

Everything you need — nothing you don't

A pragmatic scope built around your project. We deliver outcomes, not slide decks.

  • Commercial viability assessment
  • Customer discovery and interviews
  • Business plan and financial model
  • Partner and investor introductions
  • IP and licensing strategy support
  • Pitch coaching and founder mentorship

Have research worth commercializing?

Let's talk. In one call we'll help you see where your project stands and what a partnership with Zero21 could look like.