Relevance is not readiness
Search systems are good at finding similar words and concepts. Technology-transfer deals often fail after discovery because nobody measures the distance between a prototype and its intended operating environment.
SME InnoBridge separates problem fit from readiness. Decision-makers see both the opportunity and the work required before committing resources.
TRL must be read in context
Technology readiness is ordinal and means different things across disciplines. A trustworthy platform does not subtract two TRL values without considering field-specific evidence.
A stronger approach verifies test evidence, interprets the gap by domain, and converts it into a next step with an owner, budget and timeframe.