Innovation Québec is a private firm specializing in economic and technological innovation research and consulting services. To accomplish its mission, Innovation Québec provides a strategic watch and conducts case studies on innovations in private and public companies, both in developed and emerging countries. To this end, Innovation Québec offers companies the information, services and advice they need so as to make certain that they: have at their disposal the strategic data necessary to speed up business innovation; acquire the latest technological innovations made in Québec; optimize innovation management in order to maximize the return on their investment.