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Changelog

What's new in HiveScan: updates and improvements.

Patent Landscape & Scoring Transparency

HiveScan now integrates patent data alongside academic publications, giving you a fuller picture of the innovation landscape around any technology area.

  • •Patent landscape: See the most relevant patents for your search, including filing dates, jurisdictions, grant status, and citation counts
  • •Automatic patent enrichment: Patents are fetched in the background after each search, with no impact on search speed
  • •Innovation scoring transparency: The methodology behind the Innovation Index is now explained directly in the interface
  • •Improved loading experience: Search progress is now shown step by step, with elapsed time for longer queries
  • •Cleaner publication and patent titles: Titles are now properly formatted across all views

Coming soon

  • →Business data enrichment for French companies
  • →Refined scoring methodology with dedicated EDF co-design

Enhanced Filtering & Innovation Metrics

Major improvements to search filters and new innovation metrics to help you identify high-potential startups.

  • •New topic filtering: Filter results by research topics to find startups in specific technology areas
  • •Advanced filter logic: Use AND/OR operators on all filters (jurisdiction, company, founder, topic) for precise searches
  • •Innovation metrics dashboard: See at a glance the publishing officers ratio, citations per article, and TRIZ scores
  • •Innovation Index: A new composite score that combines multiple factors to identify the most innovative startups
  • •Company age display: See how long each startup has been operating
  • •Employee count: View team size when available
  • •UI improvements: Cleaner interface with better tooltips and filter controls

HiveScan is Live

The first version of HiveScan is now available. Start discovering innovative startups through the lens of their founders' research.

  • •Search by keywords or company name
  • •Discover startups in the renewable energy sector
  • •View linked publications and research concepts
  • •TRIZ scoring: See how inventive each publication is on a scale of 1-5
  • •Save and share your searches
  • •Sign in with email or your IDEAS account

Coming soon

  • →Support for more sectors
  • →Business Intelligence Reports with built-in lead sourcing

We Go Public

HiveScan launches its landing page. A new way to discover startups is coming, powered by reverse intelligence on founders' academic publications.

  • •Landing page live at hivescan.fr
  • •Waitlist registration open
  • •Early adopters can sign up for updates