January 01, 2009
Even large firms cannot mobilize all the ideas, technology, business expertise, and market channels they need to deliver breakthrough products. A new model is rapidly emerging in which firms...
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Managing technology and innovation is complex, with many parts that a technology management executive needs to be considering, shaping, and positioning. And, consequently, an IRI event is more than...
November 01, 2018
Europe is teaming with Japan to explore Mercury, one of the most inhospitable planets, and the least explored one in our solar system. Scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan...
May 01, 2020
The past few years have seen a surge of interest in quantum biology: the application of the concepts of quantum physics to research in life science. The idea is hardly new; interest in applying...
Wednesday January 20, 2021 1:00pm
As an IRI Member, you have access to the Identifying & Sourcing External Technology for Innovation on-demand Module. For the first time, we are offering office hours with the Instructor, Joe Fox...
July 01, 2019
Fintech is fast becoming a global phenomenon, led by innovators and followed closely by academics, and now drawing the attention of regulators. Broadly, fintech is an umbrella term for innovative...
RTM Seeks Freelance Reporters Research-Technology Management, the flagship journal of the Industrial Research Institute, needs freelance reporters to provide compelling, timely stories for its...
Friday March 16, 2018 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Smart Horizons: Preparing for the future of intelligent systems Be a part of the journey from the very start! Let's talk about we can make Spring impactful for you and your organization.
Monday March 16, 2020 – Tuesday March 17, 2020
In the wake of the COVID-19 (commonly referred to as Coronavirus) outbreak, we will be cancelling our 2020 Spring Networks Conference. The decision to cancel was based on the latest scientific data...
October 15, 2019
Plug and Play helps corporate partners through three phases of innovation: exploring the startup ecosystem to discover, meet and evaluate startups creating corporate value by facilitating startup...
November 12, 2019
Michelin has been a tire company for 130 years. But over the past five years, Michelin has reimagined itself as a mobility company—a company embedded in the user’s full mobility experience, not just...
How many projects should R&D people have at a time? what is the "average" number of projects that are being worked on at any one time by the average R&D person? I've heard it said that...
March 01, 2004
When organizations were structured along rigid, functional lines, the manager was typically the “most expert” in his or her group, having advanced through the ranks to a leadership position. Today,...
July 01, 2006
“Pete Gettings,” XYZ’s personnel director was briefing “Tom Evers,” R&D vice president, on the latest, alarming, retirement statistics he had read (1). “The essence is that American companies are...
January 01, 2013
News and Analysis of the Global Innovation Scene IRI Celebrates 75 Years of Industrial R&D Thought Leadership; Close – But Challenging – Sino-European Research Collaboration; A Fresh Twist on...
May 01, 2012
Taking Graphene from Research to Application; Supporting Advanced Manufacturing in the US; Big Apple Science Ideas Spreads to Europe; IRI names 2012 Award Winners. View full article or download PDF...