March 01, 2004
The disappearance of so many corporate names over the last two decades has been both unfortunate and unnecessary. A primary cause has been the rigidity of conventional forms of organization and...
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Alliances/Collaborations
January 01, 2004
We seem to be fast approaching a bottleneck in post-genomics R&D, brought on by the difficulties inherent in the process of “target validation.†One way to speed up the tedious work of target...
September 01, 2005
Although alliances are increasingly important to pharmaceutical companies, about 60 percent of alliances fail to produce their desired outcomes. Most of these failures are due to non-technical...
May 10, 2017
The Internet, machine learning, advances in manufacturing, and biotechnology have shifted substantial portions of our research and development power to startups and labs that do not fit neatly within...
May 09, 2017
What motivates companies to seek innovation outside their organizations? What models are being tried, and how have they worked? This panel of industry leaders will share their experiences in...
May 09, 2017
Dr. Jackson shares his perspective on how external collaboration, crowdsourcing, and startup incubation can play a significant role in dramatic future aerospace and defense capabilities. Lockheed...
May 10, 2017
Express Learning TCS’ co-innovation network (COIN) is an open innovation multi-stakeholder environment that includes academia, startups, accelerators, venture capitalists, etc. Partnership with these...
May 10, 2017
Express Learning Successful innovation requires collaboration and cooperation between multiple players both inside and outside a company. Understanding of this innovation ecosystem can help R&D...
May 10, 2017
Express Learning Presenters share a practical approach for spotting-evaluating-integrating of emerging technologies with the focus on building reliable internal and external networks to...
May 10, 2017
Express Learning Our world is characterized by increasing social, technological and business disruption. Amidst this turmoil, traditional innovation processes do not have the agility required to...
May 10, 2017
Express Learning Learn about John Deere’s development of integrated solutions to enable customers to build a business, bridging across the company’s product lines, functional areas and channel...
May 10, 2017
Express Learning Technology transfer refers to the formal licensing of technology to third parties under the guidance of professionals employed by the relevant institution owning the intellectual...
May 09, 2017
Express Learning IRI’s Research platform is a leader in Open Innovation (OI) research. Research on Research (ROR) has conducted 15 Open Innovation projects. Many projects have identified tools and...
May 09, 2017
Express Learning As organizations look beyond their walls for sources of innovation, one resource that is often overlooked is the extensive network of federal laboratories. Using Open Innovation...
May 09, 2017
Express Learning Enterprises are increasingly moving towards embracing collaboration tools from the public and open-source arenas in order to improve various aspects of their Research and Development...
March 22, 2017
The continued growth of Asian economies has US-based firms seeking to form new business partnerships in region. Despite being filled with promise, forming quality, sustainable partnerships can be...