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Who We
Are
Bicerano
& Associates Consulting, Inc. (B&A) was
founded by Dr. Jozef
Bicerano
in
2004, following his retirement from The Dow Chemical Company after a
distinguished industrial career spanning two decades in polymer
research and development. His special strength and
international reputation are in the understanding and prediction of
structure-processing-morphology-property-performance
relationships in polymeric systems and
the practical product and process implications
of these complex relationships.
Selected
highly experienced professionals with complementary areas of
expertise, who are all independent consultants, are signed up by
B&A as consulting associates to expand the
range of our services related to polymer and composite materials
science and engineering as well as certain areas of
chemical technology. Consultants interested in potential
future B&A project opportunities are encouraged to email us
their curriculum vitae.
The
background and expertise of our consultants span a broad range
of polymer and composite science and technology as well as chemical
technology. Our
consultants all have advanced degrees, decades of experience,
and proven track records in areas of science and
technology that fall within the scope of our business. Many of
them are recognized globally in their fields of expertise. In
working with B&A, you will receive the quality of services that
you require and deserve from a team of professionals who care about
your specific needs and who have the ability to address these needs
successfully.
B&A
has established strategic partnerships and a vast network of
professional contacts that extend significantly, beyond its own
in-house expertise, the range of polymer and composite technology
and business challenges that it can help its clients
overcome. The available capabilities include a
state-of-the-art product
research and manufacturing laboratory, an ISO-9001
certified material testing
and characterization laboratory, a composite material
testing laboratory; and a network of additional resources for
experimental work, business, market and technical information
research, and software development.
What We Do
We provide focused and cost-effective services on polymers and
composites, as well as on selected areas of
chemical technology, to industry. Our
mission is to serve as a comprehensive Solution
Provider for your product and process
technology challenges.
Thermoplastics,
thermosets, rubbers/elastomers, gels, blends, foams, conventional
composites as well as nanocomposites containing "fillers" dispersed
in polymers, polymers derived from fossil fuel based raw materials
as well as biobased polymers, commodity polymers, specialty
polymers, amorphous polymers and molten polymers as well as liquid
crystalline and semicrystalline polymers, are all included
in the scope of our services.
Polymers and composites
intended for a vast range of applications (including, but not
limited to, aerospace, automotive, marine, gas barrier, liquid
barrier, separation membrane, controlled release for pharmaceutical
or agricultural uses, biomedical, construction, cushioning,
electrical, electronic, environmental, mechanical and structural
engineering, optical, and textile) are all included in the
scope of our services.
Our clients range from
Fortune 500 companies to startup firms operating with venture
capital funding to individual inventors.
How We Do
It
We are highly flexible in providing
our clients many options on how to work with
B&A. This flexibility ensures that your needs are met
in the manner that best suits your budget, your preferred modes
of external collaboration, and the nature of the project.
Consulting services are provided on
an hourly or daily basis to address client questions and
problems. Dr. Bicerano's current professional fees for
standard technical consultation services are $ 175/hour if rendered
in the facilities of B&A or "on site" but within a 50-mile
radius from these facilities, and a "per diem" rate of $ 1400/day
(regardless of the number of hours worked) if rendered "on
site" and outside of the 50-mile radius. Fees for legal
consultation are higher and will be provided to prospective
clients upon request. Since our consulting associates are
independent consultants, their rates vary, and will be provided to
prospective clients upon request.
Contract research
involves focused projects of a larger scale, with mutually agreed
milestones and deliverables, undertaken to provide solutions to
problems requiring a more intensive effort. A contract
research project may last from one week to years
depending on the magnitude and complexity of the challenge
and provides a very cost-effective alternative to
conventional "in-house" research and
development.
In general,
Consulting and
Contract R&D are “work-for-hire”
arrangements. The client owns all rights to all
intellectual property developed during these types
of collaborations and pays in full for the time spent by
B&A consultants on the project unless alternative contractual
agreement terms are made.
Other business
arrangements are also available. For example, in a
joint development agreement, the client
typically
makes significantly less (and in some cases no) direct cash payment
for the time spent by B&A on the project. Instead the client and
B&A work on the basis of a profit sharing agreement, with the
possibility of joint ownership of intellectual assets generated
during the project also being negotiated as a component of the
agreement.
We pledge to always maintain the strict confidentiality
of any proprietary information provided
to us by our clients. In
addition, we will also be happy to sign a formal
Secrecy Agreement with clients who
commit to purchasing a minimum of 8 hours of our consulting
services.
All of our consultants are available to
travel anywhere in North America (USA and Canada)
to work "on site" with our clients. Some of our consultants
are also available for assignments requiring overseas travel.
Clients are invoiced at cost for travel expenses, without the
imposition of any markups or surcharges for the time spent by our
consultants during travel.
B&A has partnered with several state-of-the-art
laboratories for experimental work as well as with a leading
business and technical intelligence provider. The services of
these affiliates are provided at cost,
without any markup or surcharges, with invoices submitted
to our clients directly by our affiliates. This
"client-friendly" policy differs from the common practice followed
by many other consulting firms which add significant surcharges
or commissions to the fees charged by their
affiliates.
The first consultation
session, intended for B&A to learn about your
needs and assess how we may be able to help overcome your
challenges, is always provided free of
charge.
Through
our commitment, experience and
expertise, B&A is establishing business
relationships that will last a lifetime.
Call Bicerano &
Associates Consulting, Inc. at (989)631-9237
or
use our online form or email us
at info@polymerexpert.biz
today!
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