July 08, 2016
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May 04, 2016
The most effective leaders never stop learning. The desire and ability to continuously educate oneself in the midst of a busy professional life is essential to becoming an effective leader, as is the...
December 03, 2015
A recap of what IRI members experienced and participated in at IRI over the course of 2015. See a list of all the new companies that became IRI members in 2015 and take a look at the latest articles...
January 06, 2016
John Bacon, Founder and CEO of iP2Biz , is delivering a talk on transitioning lean startup principles to larger companies at this year's Spring Networks meeting in Louisville, KY, March 7 - 9. http...
June 06, 2016
The 2016 Annual Meeting went off without a hitch! A big thanks to our amazing members who could make it out to Orlando for this intriguing and thought-provoking meeting filled with great content...
March 02, 2015
Combining technical ability and leadership skill is an effort that requires many years and is as much art as science. In developing his career path, Steven Moskowitz, ProductDevelopment and Portfolio...
June 02, 2015
Space: a niche research sector, the future of R&D, or, as TV would have us believe, the final frontier? Justin Kugler , Industrial R&D Lead at the Center for the Advancement of Science in...
October 07, 2015
On Friday, September 11, 2015, Michelman employees around the world put their corporate work down and embraced a day of giving back to their communities. For hundreds of Michelman employees at...
September 04, 2015
Serving as manager of the research division and 1600 acre campus of FM Global , a commercial and industrial property insurance and risk analysis organization with offices worldwide, Lou Gritzo traces...
August 05, 2015
Andy Kintz started his career as a Product Development Chemist for Mead Corporation and has held numerous management roles for large chemical companies. His work leads him to some of the most...
May 12, 2015
Everyone's career begins with a story. For Brittney Burchett , a Software Engineer on the Secure Partition Development team at Unisys , that story begins with a young technologist, about to graduate...
February 02, 2015
The Department of Defense (DOD) is the largest employer of engineers worldwide. The tremendous size of their budget and operational mission allows them to continuously exist on the cutting edge of...
January 06, 2015
Helping transform a major manufacturer into a full service supplier is no easy feat, but Abraham Tijerina Priego, Innovation Management Coordinator at Metalsa , began his early career tasked with...
March 02, 2016
Tim Michaelis, PhD Candidate at NC State, asks "Are You Training Your Innovators?" Michaelis explores the initial findings from a survey investigating whether or not companies train their people in...
July 11, 2016
As the second quarter of 2016 closes, IRI has two big announcements: 1) Our Next Big Research Initiative is almost ready; more info below. And, 2) the Winter Meeting is back on for 2017! http://...
November 03, 2015
Ryan Dirkx serves as Vice President of Research and Development of Arkema Inc. and is responsible for R&D in North America as well as R&D coordination between the U.S. and France. He is a...