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May 14, 2008
Ralph Snyderman, MD, Recognized for his Leadership in Academic Medicine Boca Raton, FL- For his leadership in transforming Duke University's medical center into an internationally recognized leader...
May 10, 2017
IRI Research Project Lean Start-Up is a new process for product development that can enhance the stage gate process and is more suitable for developing products when there is high uncertainty in the...
May 26, 2011
Award honors Chowdhry’s competitively differentiated, customer-focused solutions Philadelphia, PA, May 26, 2011 -- The Industrial Research Institute (IRI) bestowed its 2011 medal award last night to...
Do you use an Innovation Index? At John Deere, we are considering developing an “Innovation Index”, an indicator that measures the health and performance of our innovation efforts. We recognize that...
What criteria do you use for research fellows? Our leadership team would like to be able to recognize technical leadership and impact at a higher level (e.g. Similar level as a Director) through...
October 16, 2020
Call for Presentations IRI 2021 Virtual Annual Conference May 17-21, 2021 The Innovation Research Interchange is seeking knowledgeable, dynamic speakers and facilitators for the 2021 Virtual Annual...
March 19, 2020
Due to the global COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, the Innovation Research Interchange (IRI) will cancel the 2020 Annual Conference originally scheduled for May 12-15, in Philadelphia, PA. There is...
Our organization has a robust technology roadmap process and we are exploring various ways to make the data understandable and relevant to a broad customer set. How has your organization overcome this challenge? In addition, do you have recommendations for how your organization has engaged customers directly in roadmap plans and updates?
Are virtual teams effective? Are non-virtual teams more effective than virtual teams? Is there any good research based literature on the topic? - VP Technology, Advanced Materials Supplier Community...
Do You Recommend Any Contract Research Organizations in Asia? We are a specialty chemicals producer and are evaluating conducting some of our research off shore in Asia (China or India). We are...
When is a new product considered 'commercial'? How do people decide when a new product is "commercial"? I am looking for a short definition that the project team can use to guide their decision. -...
July 13, 2018
Breakout Session The Institute for Advanced Composite Manufacturing Innovation is a DOE-sponsored consortium focused on accelerating the commercialization of carbon fiber composites. In 2017, Ashland...
May 21, 2013
IRI Diamond Jubilee Innovation Culture Exploration ROR Stage: New project forming Join colleagues to shape the research focus of this new ROR working group investigating how IRI member companies are...
How do you combine a series of relatively small engineering organizations supporting similar product lines in local markets into a cohesive, dynamic team serving the global market? We are a series of...
How do you choose which conferences to attend? We receive many invitations to conferences and meetings that offer value, but attending all of them would be impossible. Do you have any mechanisms for...