Many membrane opportunities fail to become a reality due to the challenges of proceeding beyond laboratory scale. New membrane technology is being developed all the time by academic and other inventors. However, many of these inventors lack the resources to embody their lab stage membrane technology in a prototype product. This is usually a necessary step to generate interest in the technology and to demonstrate it in a representative fashion. Tapping into the Imtex team for product development assistance brings expertise to bear in advanced product design, materials selection, prototype fabrication, testing and product development process management. Key members of the Imtex team have been involved in many successful product development projects from concept to launch.