January 01, 2012
New Rules and Roles for the R&D “Lab” of the Future In May 2007, Richard Antcliff challenged IRI members with a presentation asserting the notion that “three tsunamis” were about to break upon R...
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November 04, 2013
The IRI Sustainability-Driven Innovation working group conducted a quick survey of SDI practices among IRI firms attending the IRI Jubilee meeting in May 2013. Survey questions addressed the nature...
Keynote Presenters Opening Keynote: Adaptive Innovation - The Fabric of Effective R&D Keoki Jackson, ScD, CTO, Lockheed Martin Tuesday, May 9 from 8:00 to 9:15 am Dr. Jackson shares his...
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...
August 31, 2020
Anti-covid-19 medicines are being approved too easily What do a malaria drug, a Russian vaccine and the blood plasma of people who have recovered from covid-19 have in common? All have been approved...
July 05, 2018
Innovation Research Interchange (IRI) recently hosted a gathering of chief technology officers for the purpose of finding solutions to one of the greatest R&D challenges to date: digital...
What Metrics Do You Use for Open Innovation? How does your organization specify Open Innovation metrics and measure key performance indicators? Do you relate the OI Metric as percentage of net sales...
How do you handle unsolicited ideas from external sources? While using Open Innovation as a way of bringing in new ideas from the outside world, what is your company IP policy for unsolicited ideas...
April 01, 2008
In the context of open innovation, firms increasingly acquire technologies from external sources. Moreover, many firms have recently started to actively commercialize technologies, for example, by...
Monday May 23, 2016 – Thursday May 26, 2016
Join 350+ of your industry colleagues to explore recent science and technology trends and discuss case studies of how companies have turned trends into new growth areas.
March 01, 2015
EU Axes Top Scientific Advisor; Detroit Research Institute Reflects Growth of National Manufacturing Innovation Network; A Global Look at Young Scientists; 4D Printing Transforms Product Design. View...
January 09, 2015
Jim Euchner and Abhijit Ganguly discuss Goodyear's system for developing new business models to support technology innovation. https://www.pathlms.com/iri-learningcenter/events/401/audio_presentation...
How GE is bringing better products to market faster & cheaper Faster, more productive and more cost effective R&D are goals of any innovative company, but achieving these results are easier...
Monday June 04, 2018 8:00am – 5:00pm
Sign up for optional workshops offered before our Annual Conference on June 4th from 8am-5pm. Lean Project Management Workshop participants focus on the following topics: 1) Why innovation is...
Friday March 09, 2018 – Monday March 12, 2018
Join peers and experts from RTI International on a SXSW agenda curated especially for IRI members.
How to establish a managerial career ladder and a technical career ladder.