August 31, 2020
Anti-covid-19 medicines are being approved too easily What do a malaria drug, a Russian vaccine and the blood plasma of people who have recovered from covid-19 have in common? All have been approved...
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May 30, 2019
Did you miss SPRINGBOARD in October? This is your chance to get a piece of that experience. The SPRING team will take you into the three plausible, yet provocative scenarios that they have developed...
August 25, 2017
Arkema has an initiative called the "innovation toolbox" where we are tasked with identifying tools or other ways of working to improve our ability to analyze, collaborate, document and communicate...
How do you organize R&D? The CTO from Procter & Gamble, Bruce Brown, gave an excellent presentation on "Why Innovation Matters: Mastering a Reliable, Repeatable Process" as the opening...
April 28, 2015
Turning Big Data into Opportunity Data How true customer Insights should direct product development Corrine Sandler, CEO, Fresh Intelligence Research Corrine will get you close to your customers with...
August 24, 2020
Virtual i101: Managing Innovation Get your innovation team up to speed quickly with these two virtual i101 sessions entirely online! The IRI Virtual i101 course is designed to provide an introduction...
Are you listening to your supply chain, or just your customers? Has anyone had success in driving innovation by bypassing your immediate (direct) customers and significantly impacting end-users or...
July 20, 2020
Network with other IRI members at our Virtual Fall Networks Conference For the first time ever IRI is turning its Fall Networks Conference into an online event! IRI’s Networks bring practitioners...
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...
April 27, 2020
IRI is mourning the loss of former Director of R&D at GE Research, Walter Robb. Dr. Robb was 91 when he died from complications of COVID-19. A chemical engineer by training, he was tasked with...
June 01, 2020
WHO, Costa Rica launch COVID-19 Technology Access Pool At least 37 countries have signed up to support an initiative aimed at making vaccines, tests, treatments and other health technologies to fight...
How do you report technical information? We would like to improve upon our existing methods of reporting technical information. To help with this aim, we would like to know current thinking and best...
October 09, 2019
Can you recommend any suppliers of Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) systems, particularly those that are configurable enough to suit the range of different types of project in an R&D...
Do you have a Formal System to Manage Tech Project Portfolio? Abraham Tijerina, Metalsa SA de CV We are considering developing/implementing a system to manage our technology project portfolio. We...
Does your organization offer formal 'Innovation Time'? Does your organization have a formal 'Innovation Time' (10% - 15% of researcher’s time focused on topics individuals have passion to drive)...