Responsive: RFP/tender responses
80%per Responsive
Tender team for proton-therapy systems (~30 complex RFPs a year) uses response software with a scored answer library and auto-respond to cut search and copy-paste time, reinvesting it in tailoring answers.
Industry: Medical devices (proton therapy)
Tools named: Responsive (formerly RFPIO)
Reported results (as quoted): "After a year of using Responsive, IBA increased their win rate for Grégory's business unit to 80%." and "With Responsive, I would say we have increased our win rate by 15%."
Note: Customer himself says the tool 'isn't the only reason'; mostly content automation rather than generative AI.
Source
Company: IBA (Ion Beam Applications) · Vendor case study · https://www.responsive.io/customer-stories/iba
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