February 27, 2012
To research how companies source, retain and reward talent for the innovation function, including Discovery, Incubation and Acceleration. New innovation roles are emerging (Chief Innovation Officer,...
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October 29, 2014
Media Contact Michele Taussig (703)647-2588 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Future of R&D Management Study Released by Industrial Research Institute IRI’s Foresights Research Explores Four Plausible...
October 29, 2014
Media Contact Michele Taussig (703)647-2588 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Future of R&D Management Study Released by Industrial Research Institute IRI’s Foresights Research Explores Four Plausible...
Do You Recommend ISO Certification? Sandia's Science, Technology, and Engineering Management Unit is beginning a three-year journey to become ISO-9000 certified. Because work in this SMU constitutes...
Networks are member-driven groups based around various functional areas within R&D. Members gather in-person and virtually to benchmark, discuss hot topics, and of course, network! Topics are...
November 09, 2011
A significant number of organizations, and therefore their R&D operations, have gone through a major transition since the economic collapse in 2008/2009. For most companies, this means doing more...
October 18, 2016
Research on Agile/Stage-Gate Hybrid Processes Wins 2016 Maurice Holland Award Award-winning article looks at new product development processes at manufacturing firms Chicago, IL (October 18, 2016)–...
May 15, 2008
Lerner Named Chairman at IRI Annual Meeting, Boca Raton, FL; May 12-15, 2008 Boca Raton, FL - Steven L. Lerner, senior vice president and chief technology officer of Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX), based in...
May 2012 - November 2013 As part of IRI’s 75th Anniversary Celebration (2013) IRI commissioned the IRI2038 project, a futures initiative designed to answer the following two questions: How will...
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April 30, 2009
President’s Pledge to R&D Spending Affirms IRI’s Commitment to Open Innovation ARLINGTON, Va., April 30, 2009 – In excerpts from a speech released earlier this week by the White House, President...
Online Registration | Registration Form | Hotel Reservations | Agenda | Brochure | Group Outings Expand your networking and be sure to plan your travel to join us on one the tours scheduled for...
August 30, 2016
My career has been a colorful journey. In academia, I worked at the borderline between physical experiments and the early days of numerical simulation. I did some research work, earned my PhD, and...
January 01, 2006
If you or any of your colleagues have ever played Devil’s Advocate (and who hasn’t?), it may give you pause that a central idea of this book is, “the Devil’s Advocate may be the biggest innovation...
May 01, 2017
While much has been written about the attributes of successful leaders in general, limited literature is available regarding the attributes specific to successful R&D leaders. Key questions about...
September 20, 2017
Proposal Packet Proposal Packet Proposal Form Proposal Form The IRI Program Committee invites you to share your expertise at our annual conference. Content presenters benefit by: Networking with...