March 04, 2014
ROR Stage: finalizing research approach, gathering and analyzing data We are examining how culture within an organization can impact the level of innovation coming from it. We hypothesize that there...
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November 01, 2019
My journey to science started when I was six years old and my brother was born with Down’s syndrome. At that time no one—physicians or parents—could even begin to explain what happened when a baby...
Sunday May 03, 2020
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3In 2021, IRI’s flagship research program, Research on Research (ROR), turns 50. To commemorate 50 years of outstanding research in the field of innovation management, we will be featuring...
May 21, 2020
Before COVID-19, it was easy for many to ignore (at best) or push out (at worst) manufacturing from our cities and towns - zoning away industrial land, disinvesting in infrastructure and human...
September 01, 2007
Radical innovation projects are inherently risky. A number of in-depth case studies have been carried out to identify the kinds of risk that are characteristic of this type of new product development...
May 15, 2008
Lerner Named Chairman at IRI Annual Meeting, Boca Raton, FL; May 12-15, 2008 Boca Raton, FL - Steven L. Lerner, senior vice president and chief technology officer of Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX), based in...
March 01, 2021
2021 Virtual Annual Conference Registration Now Open! The 2021 Virtual Annual Conference will draw from the lessons of 2020 to present new strategies for companies to adapt and grow in the post-COVID...
September 17, 2017
This special issue is focused on digitalization and the wave of change it’s bringing to R&D, both in how research is done and in how it’s managed. But that wave won’t stop at R&D; it will...
2021 Virtual Annual Conference - The Next Normal: Recovery, Reflection, and the Future of Innovation
Monday May 17, 2021 9:00am – Friday May 21, 2021 9:00am
The 2021 Virtual Annual Conference will draw from the lessons of 2020 to present new strategies for companies to adapt and grow in the post-COVID world. Organizations forced to pivot quickly have now...
Monday March 13, 2017 – Wednesday March 15, 2017
Benefit from the collective knowledge, experience, and expertise of other IRI Network members. Join your peers for two days of great presentations, interactive roundtable discussions, and networking!
Thursday October 05, 2017 – Friday October 06, 2017
Keynote on The Future and Impact of AI on R&D features panelists from IBM Watson Research, Pepsico, John Deere, and more.
How do you transition innovations from labs to business groups? How do IRI member companies transition innovations from research labs into the business organizations for commercialization? Do...
October 06, 2006
Arlington, VA - October 6 - Honored for his industry-leading innovations, the Industrial Research Institute (IRI) announced today that the recipient of IRI's coveted 2006 Achievement Award is Paul D...
May 26, 2011
Robert J. Kumpf, Bayer MaterialScience LLC, named Chairman of the Industrial Research Institute New Members of Board of Directors also named during IRI’s Annual Meeting Philadelphia, PA, May 26, 2011...
January 25, 2021
The guiding principle for IRI in 2021, we will be operating as a virtual organization. We will deliver exceptional value, including networking, research, and content development and distribution...