September 21, 2020
Three lessons from Covid-19 on accelerating biopharma innovation The health care research ecosystem has shifted into overdrive in response to Covid-19, sparking unprecedented speed and agility. The...
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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...
August 10, 2020
Digital Futures 2020: Strategy, culture, and technology at work -- Now all virtual! Learn how other legacy companies are implementing digital strategies, navigating challenges around talent and...
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...
May 26, 2020
INNOVATION NEWS HEADER.png Beat COVID through innovation As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread, public health and economic well-being are increasingly in conflict. Governments are...
May 11, 2020
First, a message from Ed: Our 2020 VIRTUAL Annual Conference starts tomorrow! Join over 1100 of your peers in the field of Innovation to hear Alexa Dembek, DuPont's Chief Technology &...
Looking forward to next year (and who isn’t), the guiding principle for IRI in 2021 will be that we are a virtual organization. We will deliver exceptional value, including networking, research, and...
September 08, 2020
It is highly unlikely that food is a source of Covid-19 contamination, experts say A team of experts on food contamination says it is highly unlikely that food is a source of Covid-19 transmission...
April 13, 2020
Ed Bernstein, IRI President: IRI Members helping in the COVID-19 response PPG to Donate 80,000 Masks to Hospitals in Pittsburgh, New York, Cleveland, Detroit, Huntsville Xerox plans to mass produce...
Does your organization do flex time? Has anyone implemented flex time in an R&D environment? What has worked best for your organization? - Deb Dihel, Director of R&D, ConAgra Foods Community...
May 01, 2007
Data from contract research organizations (CROs) and pharmaceutical companies reveal an increasing amount of outsourcing of biostatistics in clinical trials. However, a surprising number of projects...
July 27, 2020
How the world’s smelliest fruit could power your phone The lithium-ion batteries in our devices degrade over time and come with a large environmental cost. Are there better ways to store and carry...
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...
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...
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...
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...