October 19, 2015
Weak Ties in Innovation Break Out Go in depth with our ongoing research into weak ties and innovation and explore a tool that can be used to diagnose trust issues inhibiting innovation within and...
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Wednesday December 09, 2020 1:00pm – 4:00pm
This course is designed to provide an introduction to portfolio management in research and development. In it, the participants will learn about both the strategic and financial valuation of proposed...
Wednesday December 02, 2020 1:00pm – 4:00pm
This course is designed to provide an introduction to the different types of financial calculations that are used in innovation. In it, the participants will learn essential tools such as calculating...
What Does Collaborative Generation of Knowledge Mean? Two main core values of IRI membership are the peer-to-peer transfer of knowledge and the research on best practices in technological innovation...
January 04, 2018
The Innovation Research Interchange (IRI), formerly known as the Industrial Research Institute, announced the winners of its prestigious Holland Award at its Member Summit in Fort Worth, Texas, on...
December 28, 2020
Looking forward to next year? Who isn’t! The guiding principle for IRI in 2021, we will be operating as a virtual organization. We will deliver exceptional value, including networking, research, and...
May 10, 2012
Industry award honors life-long commitment to innovation Indian Wells, CA, May 10, 2012 – The Industrial Research Institute (IRI) last evening bestowed its illustrious Medal upon Dr. F. Emil Jacobs,...
What is the optimal make-up of an internal technology council? For an internal company technology/technical council that is focused on alignment with overall company objectives and generating...
How do you forecast disruptive technologies? We are looking to learn how companies distinguish between disruptive and breakthrough technologies. How do you define and identify disruptive technology?...
Thursday March 19, 2020 12:00pm
Ananth directs Research, Innovation and Co-Innovation in TCS. Under his leadership, TCS has created significant range of new products and services with a wide IP portfolio. Ananth has architected an...
August 21, 2014
Technology Innovation Companies Find Value in IRI Membership New Content Offerings Enhance the Speed of IRI’s Growth Arlington, VA (August 21, 2014): As the only association acting in support of...
April 13, 2020
Ed Bernstein, IRI President: IRI Members helping in the COVID-19 response PPG to Donate 80,000 Masks to Hospitals in Pittsburgh, New York, Cleveland, Detroit, Huntsville Xerox plans to mass produce...
April 06, 2017
This multisociety letter regarding Fiscal Year 2017-2018 R&D budget was sent on behalf of 286 organizations to both House and Senate leadership and Appropriation Chairs and Subcommittee chairs on April 6, 2017.
New hire rotational programs in R&D.
1991 - 1999 Deliverables Description Objective: Establish a database on industrial R&D inputs and outputs In cooperation with CIMS and with financial support from NSF, an R&D Database...
The Big Data project is one focus area of the IRI study “Digitalization and its Implications for R&D Management. This project was kicked off in early 2015 and will be completed in October 2016. This document is the first deliverable in the project, providing an introduction to the topic and a framework for understanding its relevance to IRI members. The Big Data Primer document is available to IRI members only.