due diligence for a management buyout of a holography company.

due diligence and technology assessment concerning an investment in a high-security authentication product research and development company.

comprehensive market research on covering internal operations at pharmaceutical companies and their use of anti-counterfeiting technologies.

Reconnaissance was a member and key coordinator in the year-long FDA-funded Product Surety Initiative. This served as a precursor to the FDA's Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force, which recently made sweeping technological recommendations to protect the US pharmaceutical supply. It involved bringing together senior representatives from major pharmaceutical firms to discuss concerns about US government policy, anti-counterfeiting technology and internal strategy and culminated in an in-depth report encapsulating the views expressed in the Initiative's working groups as well as the development of a database for the FDA categorising available anti-counterfeiting technologies.

to help the company assess the potential market for and positioning of its new holographic metallized paper (the company is now market leader with this product).

analysis of successful product anti-counterfeiting programs and cost/benefit methodologies for evaluating anti-counterfeiting programs.

analysis of international corporate acquisition and investment opportunities.

analysis of industry segment development needs and product planning/launch assistance.

guidance on authentication solutions that could be used with the company’s packaging materials.

market opportunity assessment and strategic product positioning for an optically variable device security technology.

brand protection market opportunity analysis and product development assessment for this security paper manufacturer.

business plan development for expansion into OVD production for this foil producer (the company subsequently established a security foil production unit).

designing and facilitating a focus group residential seminar for the company to gain market information to guide future product strategy.