With Elicit, we can produce a very high quality review for clients in a couple of months. That’s a valuable selling point.” Veit Wasserfuhr, Consultant, VDI/VDE-IT VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH is a German consulting firm that advises governments and the private sector on innovation and technology. In
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