Frequently asked questions

Nosco is a leading innovation management platform that helps mid-to-large enterprises manage end-to-end innovation pipelines - from idea capture and evaluation to portfolio reporting. We're also a consultancy, so customers get software and hands-on expertise in one.

Nosco is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Nosco is used by mid-to-large enterprises with 500 to 100,000+ employees that need a structured, scalable way to manage innovation across R&D, product development, AI and digital transformation, operations, and sustainability.

Typical users include innovation leaders, R&D and product leaders, transformation teams, operational excellence teams, and executives who need transparency into pipelines and portfolios.

Nosco customers include leaders in their fields, such as Danfoss, Linde, Merck, Ramboll, Coloplast, and Raiffeisen. Customers span industries including industrial manufacturing, life sciences, engineering services, energy, medical devices, and financial services.

Nosco combines flexibility, enterprise-grade functionality, and innovation expertise in three specific ways:

• A configurable platform. Pipelines, forms, workflows, and portfolio views adapt to your processes – without code.
• Purpose-built support for innovation pipelines and portfolios. Stage-gates, evaluation logic, and portfolio analytics are core, not bolted on.
• Direct access to innovation experts. Nosco is both a software company and a consultancy. Customers work with practitioners who have run innovation programs themselves.

Nosco supports multiple innovation pipelines across an organisation in a single platform. Typical use cases include:

• Innovation challenges and idea campaigns
• R&D idea pipelines
• Product development pipelines
• AI and digital transformation pipelines
• Continuous improvement pipelines
• Research grants management
• Open innovation challenges with external partners (customers, suppliers, universities, startups)

Administrators can configure submission forms, stage-gate processes and evaluations, pipeline and portfolio overviews (Kanban, swimlanes, XY bubble charts), and integrations and automations (SSO, Power BI, Power Automate, and more) directly in the platform - no code required.

Nosco uses AI to accelerate specific parts of the innovation workflow. Today, AI in the Nosco platform supports:

• Idea articulation and refinement, helping submitters strengthen their proposals
• Intelligent search and discovery across pipelines and portfolios
• Evaluator feedback consolidation, turning multiple comments into clear summaries
• Administrative and workflow configuration

AI enhances the innovation process. It does not replace human judgment, governance, or accountability – and Nosco does not pretend it does.

A first idea campaign or pipeline can typically be live in less than a week from kickoff. Nosco supports rapid time-to-value through an intuitive interface that requires minimal training, best-practice templates for common innovation use cases, and implementation guidance from experienced innovation practitioners. Teams can start with a single use case and expand at their own pace.

Yes. A single Nosco tenant supports global enterprise deployments with tens of thousands of active users, multiple business units and geographies, internal and external collaboration, and portfolio-level reporting for leadership. Customers do not re-platform as they grow.

Nosco integrates with enterprise infrastructure, including:

• Microsoft Azure / Microsoft Entra ID for single sign-on (SSO) and user provisioning (SCIM)
• AI assistants via Model Context Protocol (MCP), including Microsoft Copilot and Anthropic Claude
• Microsoft Power BI for advanced analytics
• Microsoft Power Automate for workflow automation
• A documented REST API (OpenAPI / Swagger) for custom integrations

Nosco operates a comprehensive Information Security Management System (ISMS) set up and managed in accordance with ISO/IEC 27001 and audited annually under ISAE 3402. This means information security controls, governance, and operational processes are independently verified against recognised international standards.

Detailed security documentation – including controls, sub-processors, and architecture – is available on request under NDA for procurement and security review teams.

Yes. Nosco is GDPR-compliant. The Nosco platform is hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) within the EU region. Data Processing Agreements are based on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). Data residency, retention, and deletion policies are documented and contractually committed.

Yes. Nosco is recognised by QKS Group as a leader and innovator in innovation management in the SPARK Matrix™: Innovation Management, 2025 report. Nosco has also been recognised as a leader in innovation management by Forrester and Gartner.

This recognition reflects Nosco's technology foundation, flexibility across use cases, European enterprise focus, and the combination of software with hands-on innovation expertise.

Nosco offers transparent pricing in three tiers, matched to organisational maturity:

• Free trial: 90 days, full functionality for up to 10 users, no commitment.
• Self-serve plans: for teams getting started or running focused programs, priced at €5 per user per month.
• Business and enterprise agreements: for larger deployments of 100+ users, with listed-user or active-user pricing.

Detailed pricing for business and enterprise agreements is shared during scoping, once Nosco understands the customer's use cases and scale.

Nosco customers receive more than software. Support includes:

• Expert-led platform support from people who understand innovation, not generic ticket handlers
• Consulting across innovation strategy, governance, and execution
• Hands-on help shaping pipelines, portfolios, and decision frameworks
• Training and capability building for innovation teams

Support comes from experienced innovation practitioners who have typically run programs comparable to the customer's.

Organisations choose Nosco because it:

• Fits real organisational complexity without adding complexity
• Scales from small teams to enterprise-wide deployments without becoming rigid
• Combines configurable software with deep innovation expertise
• Is European-based and enterprise-grade, with EU data residency and ISO 27001 / ISAE 3402 assurance
• Delivers transparency, collaboration, and measurable impact across innovation portfolios

In short, Nosco focuses on making innovation operations manageable.