May 14, 2018
China’s seemingly endless supply of cheap labor made it the factory for the world in past decades. Today, as the country seeks to remake itself, from a maker of products created elsewhere to an...
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April 27, 2018
As our innovation funnels grow in size and/or complexity to achieve corporate growth ambitions, our program management teams must become more efficient with their time and finite resources. Therefore...
March 06, 2018
Large companies are increasingly seeking partnerships with small companies and entrepreneurs because of their perceived agility and innovativeness. However matches conceived on paper are rarely ever...
March 06, 2018
As demand for innovation continues to grow within corporate R&D departments, these groups typically respond by adding new research tools and platforms. But without redefining the strategy and...
March 06, 2018
This joint session will examine the results of IRI’s Research-on-Research project, led by a member of the original project team. A roundtable discussion will immediately follow. Attendees should come...
March 06, 2018
One of the most frustrating aspect of R+D leadership is to see on the horizon the trends and actions that could disrupt the company as well as emerging opportunities and then not being able to...
March 05, 2018
Applying the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) concept to places other than software demand special considerations and approaches. Constructing MVPs for physical evaluation can take multiple paths working...
March 06, 2018
Millennials, the largest cohort in the workforce today, has been heavily stereotyped since entering it. They are negatively typecast as narcissistic, entitled, job hopping, and lazy, while more...
March 06, 2018
On its surface, the Make/Buy/Partner decision is simple. If you can make it, make it. If you can buy it, buy it. If you cannot make or buy, Partner. However, that simple description masks the true...
March 06, 2018
INVISTA is one of the world’s leading companies in nylon, spandex, polyester, and specialty materials owning such brands as STAINMASTER® flooring, DYTEK® amines, and TERATE® polyols. INVISTA...
March 06, 2018
Companies and universities continue to seek effective strategies for maximizing the benefit from partnerships. This session - both presentation and discussion - will discuss some of the contemporary...
March 06, 2018
This session provides a structured approach to assessing and improving the probability of success of your strategy. We will use a real example of building an implementable “informatics” strategy...
March 05, 2018
We have all been taught that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, but within multi-disciplinary careers, straight lines are rare. Many organizations are clinging to old career...
March 05, 2018
This session will be a two-part presentation exploring how the Colorado cannabis industry conducts research and development. It will explore the challenges of taste and efficacy testing on...
March 05, 2018
Many companies fail to address the business model when developing new products or services. This can result in poor market penetration and missed revenue opportunities. We’ll define a business model...
March 05, 2018
Planning an approach to early conversations and disclosures is crucial to the success of any technology project or venture. The CDA/NDA is often the first introduction that people and their...