January 01, 2009
OVERVIEW: Even large firms cannot mobilize all the ideas, technology, business expertise, and market channels they need to deliver breakthrough products. A new model is rapidly emerging in which...
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January 01, 2009
Even large firms cannot mobilize all the ideas, technology, business expertise, and market channels they need to deliver breakthrough products. A new model is rapidly emerging in which firms...
September 01, 2011
OVERVIEW: In addition to acquiring external technology, many industrial firms now seek to license their technology out to external partners. These technology out-licensing activities promise...
March 11, 2020
IRI is taking action to help protect both you and our employees during the COVID-19 outbreak while continuing to move forward with our mission to advance innovation management. This year, we have...
October 15, 2020
Tapping External Technology can be an effective way of supplementing an organization’s internal R&D activity and accelerating its new product development efforts. For companies and organizations...
IRI is home to a worldwide network of cross-industry leaders interested in driving innovation and new growth -- representing small specialty companies, large global corporations, government labs, and...
2007 - 2010 Deliverables Report out, Annual Meeting 2009 Description Literature is rich with information on single portfolios, but is “lean” when describing management practices for managing a group...
(Study how R&D is positioned to help the firm grow in a changing economic environment) For several years, the importance of positioning R&D in a way to increase its contribution to a firm's...
June 23, 2015
Industrial Research Institute Joins 252 Industry and Academic Leaders in Call to Action for American “Innovation Imperative” Action follows American Academy of Arts & Sciences report on the role...
September 24, 2018
Research-Technology Management , the award-winning journal of the Innovation Research Interchange ( www.iriweb.org ), seeks articles for a special issue exploring the journey From Innovation...
The percent, by project or overall by sub-organization or laboratory, of all project milestones completed on schedule or within some acceptable time window or, for specific project milestones, the percent of all expected objectives met at the milestone date by which they are forecast to be completed.
June 23, 2015
Action follows American Academy of Arts & Sciences report on the role of scientific research in preserving the "American Dream" #InnovationImperative www.innovationimperative.us Arlington, VA (...
A measurement of the skills and ability of the R&D staff to execute strategic programs.
How do you prioritize breakthrough research based on technological trends, voice of the customer, and other external inputs? Our company supplies an extensive portfolio of metallic materials. An...
Monday March 05, 2018 – Wednesday March 07, 2018
Last chance to register! Dive into hot topics with colleagues and explore some of Denver's unique industries.
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...