Market and Technology Assessments
Site Remediation; Environmental Biotechnology

Markets for environmental products and services are driven by a variety of forces that are unlike those in other industries. These market forces begin with government regulation, since without tough standards there would be no incentive for industry to remediate existing contaminated sites or to change its practices to reduce or minimize waste from ongoing operations. However, environmental markets are also driven by economics, generally favoring low-cost, service-oriented businesses and placing unusual challenges on companies wishing to develop technology-based solutions for environmental problems.

D. Glass Associates, Inc. (DGA) can advise companies wishing to enter remediation markets, through assessments of markets and specific technologies. Through extensive contacts with remediation practitioners and consultants around the world, particularly in several European countries, we maintain a good working knowledge of regulatory driving forces and market pressures in the U.S. and in other countries.DGA also has an in-depth knowledge of the markets and technologies for remediation of heavy metals and radionuclides.

Services Offered

• Provide information on market structure of the remediation business in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world, to guide corporate decision making for companies seeking to enter the market with proprietary technology or through acquisition.
• DGA can prepare market reports tailored to individual companies, and we also offer several off-the-shelf reports on remediation and bioremediation markets, and comprehensive phytoremediation market reports.
• Provide information on technologies available for licensing or acquisition, particularly including bioremediation or phytoremediation technologies, or technologies for remediation of metals.
• Provide critical assessments of specific technologies.
• Help companies identify and contact potential international partners for environmental products and services.

These projects can be carried out by the preparation of market or technology reports, tailored to a company's needs, or by participating as an outside expert in internal corporate assessments.

Qualifications

Among representative projects, DGA has advised several U.S. and foreign companies on the structure of bioremediation markets, has conducted extensive market research in phytoremediation, and has also assisted in international partnering efforts. David Glass has over 20 years experience with the use of microorganisms in the environment, is the author of several bioremediation and phytoremediation market studies and other publications, and has a sound technical background in biological sciences and biochemistry.