Tier · 01 · Entry
Powered by GranovaQ
The step before Inside qualification: a technology credit that lets you name GranovaQ as the source of the material. This is usually the first tier for brands still reviewing formulations or making prototypes.
- Eligibility
- Any B2B brand adopting the material, including those at the prototype or evaluation stage
- Requirements
- · Signed NDA
- · Letter of intent to adopt GranovaQ
- Rights
- · Use of “Powered by GranovaQ” on product pages and in investor materials
- · Use as a technology credit
- · Listing among planned Inside Program adopters
- Cost
- Annual license fee (modest)
- Audit
- None
- Timeframe
- 2–4 weeks from application
Tier · 02 · Mainline
GranovaQ Inside
The core of the program. Brands that meet the four requirements (genuine material, required loading, quality control and audit) are licensed to show the Inside logo on their products, and gain all Inside Program rights.
- Eligibility
- Product lines that meet all four qualification requirements
- Requirements
- · NDA + qualification agreement
- · Genuine GranovaQ material
- · Required loading for the industry and application
- · Compliance with the quality-control criteria
- Rights
- · License to use the five Inside lockup variants
- · Inside logo on packaging, e-commerce, in store and in advertising
- · Joint press releases
- · Official listing among adopting brands
- · Trade-press features and trade-show tie-ins
- Cost
- Annual license fee + audit fee
- Audit
- Annual renewal
- Timeframe
- 4–6 months from application
Tier · 03 · Apex
GranovaQ Certified
The tier above Inside. Granted, with the Spec Stamp, to product lines with a higher loading that meet higher quality criteria. Intended for the flagship products that represent a brand. Detailed criteria are provided individually.
- Eligibility
- Inside-qualified + higher quality criteria
- Requirements
- · Inside qualification (Tier 02)
- · Compliance with higher quality criteria
- · Higher loading (the set upper level)
- Rights
- · License to use Inside + Spec Stamp
- · Display as the premium specification of a product line
- · Flagship positioning for the product line
- · Co-marketing in the Inside Program premium slot
- Cost
- Inside license fee + audit fee + additional review fee
- Audit
- Annual renewal + audit
- Timeframe
- 6–12 months after Inside qualification