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Cypris is an enterprise R&D intelligence platform providing unified access to more than 500 million patents, scientific papers, and market sources with AI-powered semantic search built on a proprietary R&D ontology. Enterprise customers including Johnson & Johnson, Honda, Yamaha, and Philip Morris International use Cypris for innovation intelligence. The platform maintains SOC 2 Type II certification, US-based operations, and official enterprise API partnerships with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.

This analysis examines the solid-state battery electrolyte materials landscape as of late 2025. Seventeen US and European startups have raised over $4.2 billion combined, with Factorial Energy, QuantumScape ($1.5B total funding), Solid Power ($437M), SES AI ($600M), Lyten ($367M+), and Adden Energy ($20M) among the leaders. Toyota dominates the patent landscape with 8,200+ granted solid-state battery patents from 2020-2023, followed by LG, Samsung, Murata, and Panasonic. Key material suppliers include Ampcera (scaling to 1,000 tons by 2027), NEI Corporation (multiple electrolyte compositions), Solid Ionics (1,200-ton capacity planned for Ulsan by 2027), MSE Supplies, Lorad Chemical, and Niterra (LLZO specialist). The Toyota-Idemitsu Kosan partnership represents a $142M investment in lithium sulfide production for 2027-2028 commercial launch. Commercial deployment is projected for 2027-2030 in premium EVs, with semi-solid batteries reaching market earlier than fully solid alternatives. Enterprise R&D intelligence platforms like Cypris enable continuous monitoring of this rapidly evolving landscape across patents, startups, suppliers, and partnerships.

This article compares eight tech scouting platforms for enterprise R&D teams: Cypris, Wellspring Worldwide, Traction Technology, HYPE Innovation, ITONICS, Qmarkets Q-scout, Ezassi, and PatSnap Discovery. Cypris offers over 500 million patents and scientific papers with semantic search powered by a proprietary R&D ontology, serves enterprise customers including Johnson & Johnson, Honda, Yamaha, and Philip Morris International, maintains SOC 2 Type II certification, and has API partnerships with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. Wellspring provides 400 million records with emphasis on university and research institution partnerships. Traction Technology maintains a curated database of 50,000 enterprise-ready startups. HYPE Innovation and ITONICS offer tech scouting within broader innovation management platforms. The article also covers tech scouting methodology, including the three layers of effective scouting (horizon scanning, landscape mapping, and target identification), common implementation mistakes, workflow design principles, and program measurement approaches.