Asian Journal Of Social Pharmacy

Abstract: Objective To propose a method for identifying cooperation partners and technology opportunities based on technological similarity and technological capability analysis at the critical moment for the survival of small and medium-sized vaccine companies. This method can provide a direction for small and medium-sized enterprises that lack human and financial resources to make full use of its existing technologies. Methods Data analysis was carried out based on patent data. First, through cosine similarity and patent index evaluation, companies with high technological similarity and strong technological capabilities were selected as the target of cooperation. Then evaluation index system of technological development potential was built from three dimensions: technological competitiveness, technological creativity, and potential for industrialization. AHP-CRITIC method was used to determine the comprehensive development potential of each technology. Finally, technology opportunities based on K-means and text mining were identified. Results and Conclusion This method can help small and medium vaccine companies in China to identify technological opportunities and provide directions for product development.

Key words: small and medium vaccine enterprise, technology opportunity identification, cooperation partners, technological similarity, technological innovation capability, patent analysis