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November 01, 2006
Because innovation can be achieved in many ways, measuring innovativeness is difficult to do well with a single measure. One effective approach is to pair a “fixed” with a “variable” measure, that is...
May 10, 2012
New members of IRI Board of Directors also named at Annual Meeting Indian Wells, CA, May 10, 2012 –Dr. Ryan R. Dirkx, Vice President, Research and Development, Arkema Inc., was named chairman of the...
May 22, 2014
New Members to the Board of Directors also named at Annual Meeting Boston, MA (May 22, 2014) - Dr. Daniel A. Abramowicz, Executive Vice President, Technology and Regulatory Affairs, Crown Holdings,...
About the IRI Achievement Award, the IRI Medal, and the Maurice Holland Award.
June 08, 2020
INNOVATION NEWS HEADER.png Coronavirus: EU grants €314 million to innovative companies to combat the virus and support recovery The Commission announced today that it has awarded nearly €166 million...
April 21, 2014
Ingersoll Rand, a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments, and the Industrial Research Institute (IRI), along with several other IRI member companies, collaborated to develop and publish a Maturity Model for Sustainability in New Product Development.
January 01, 2019
Change before you have to. —Jack Welch I moved recently and, as a result, had occasion to go through boxes of old papers that had been buried in my basement for many years. I have had a long career...
November 18, 2013
IRI Hosts Leading Minds in Innovation at Future Summit in San Jose, CA ARLINGTON, VA (November 18, 2013) – The Industrial Research Institute (IRI), an association that brings together companies and...
1999 - 2000 Deliverables Description Objective: Understand the process required to make "quantum-leap" product improvements as opposed to incremental changes A study of the factors involved in...
"Being a member of the IRI community and benefitting from the collaborative opportunities the organization provides has been invaluable in helping us develop sound ways to accelerate innovative and...
(Study influence of organizational, operational,and process variables on innovation) This subcommittee obtained financial support from NSF for a proposal from the University of Cincinnati to identify...
February 15, 2021
2021 Virtual Spring Networks Conference Registration Now Open! Join fellow innovation leaders for dynamic discussions and networking! The 2021 Virtual Spring Networks Conference, March 8-11, will...
(Study influence of compensation and non-monetary incentives on productivity) Based on a survey of its membership, IRI had issued a position statement on "Recognition and Awards for Industrial...
August 21, 2014
New Content Offerings Enhance the Speed of IRI’s Growth Arlington, VA (August 21, 2014): As the only association acting in support of technology innovation managers across every industry, it is no...
November 20, 2013
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Industrial Research Institute Announces Tech Tournament Winner Alcatel-Lucent wins IRI’s Tech Tournament, a competition to determine the most significant innovation...