March 01, 2004
Research organizations must have a strong balance of near-term and exploratory projects. Having a system that tracks and nurtures the development of these projects enables the organization to advance...
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IRI resources assist your day-to-day R&D functions and help in problem solving. Search by keyword, topic, or your R&D role to find tools to help you manage your organization's R&D and innovation process more effectively.
July 12, 2018
Breakout Session Participants hear first-hand how the Centers for Disease Control implemented the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps) curriculum. The CDC I-Catalyst training...
July 12, 2018
Breakout Session According to futurists, Blockchain will be more disruptive than the internet. Join this session to learn the current state status of Blockchain and apply qualitative forecasting...
In 2015, Cargill celebrates 150 years of helping our stakeholders thrive. https://www.pathlms.com/iri-learningcenter/events/485/slide_presentation...
August 19, 2010
The Industrial Research Institute, in partnership with the National Science Foundation, awards $500,000 to North Carolina State University for Lignin Research IRI program identifies pre-competitive...
Tuesday October 29, 2019 8:30am – Wednesday October 30, 2019 5:00pm
Learn how to develop an internal innovation function that will fuel and sustain your company’s long-term trajectory. Advances in science and technology are disrupting entire industries. Upstart...
Monday September 11, 2017 – Tuesday September 12, 2017
Join your fellow IS and IT professionals for two days of exciting, interactive learning and networking. Host: PPG Industries, Allison Park, PA
June 29, 2017
This considerably simplified method for finding optimal R&D portfolios requires a minimum of information about the individual projects, namely the probability of a successful/unsuccessful project...
May 21, 2014
Creating Value Through R&D in a Long Business Cycle Alan Epstein, PhD, Vice President Technology & Environment, Pratt & Whitney While it was the most exciting industry of the early 20th...
January 01, 2006
The biotechnology industry is being targeted as an area for future growth by Southeast Asian countries—just as they face increasing competition from basic manufacturing industries in China, India and...
October 15, 2014
Large companies have been able to grow by becoming proficient at developing products in their core for existing customers in known markets. Increasingly companies have sought new growth opportunities...
Do You Recommend ISO Certification? Sandia's Science, Technology, and Engineering Management Unit is beginning a three-year journey to become ISO-9000 certified. Because work in this SMU constitutes...
May 11, 2017
"IRI has been helping companies learn about better ways to manage R&D for decades," said Chesbrough. "My own open innovation research has benefited greatly from IRI, and from close observation of several of its member companies."
October 10, 2017
Member Summit participants were treated to sneak peek of changes coming soon! IRI Chairman, Lou Gritzo, and other IRI leaders revealed IRI's new name and new value proposition. Watch this video to...
September 01, 2018
Logged in users click here for credential verification (only needed once per logged in session) Perspectives News and Analysis of the Global Innovation Scene MaryAnne M. Gobble From the Editor The...
January 01, 2019
Recycling Carbon Dioxide to Address Climate Change Even as the Paris climate accords were signed in 2015, climate scientists warned that just eliminating further addition of CO2 to the atmosphere...