Recently added articles from Research-Technology Management:
Europe strives for more Silicon Valleys.(PERSPECTIVES: Views and News of the Current Research--Technology Management Scene)
May 01, 2009; ... When the European Commission recently announced a plan to bolster high-tech clusters in the region, the executive body called the problem by its name: "Europe does not lack clusters--it lacks world-class clusters." Europe currently has more than 2,000 clusters, defined by the EC ...
We've tightened up on other areas so we can fund more R&D.(Tech Talk)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009; ... "We've tightened up on other areas so we can fund more R&D."--Juniper Networks CEO ...
Denmark reaches for innovation powerhouse rank.(Letter from Copenhagen)
May 01, 2009; ... One of us recently returned from a periodic teaching assignment in Denmark, where this small country's rise to innovation leadership seems more impressive than ever. Danish companies play leadership roles in industries such as enzymatic processes, oil recovery, bio-fuels, and clean-tech. ...
[R&D] is a high-risk bet, and the fact is we fail more often than we succeed.(Tech Talk)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009; ... "[R&D] is a high-risk bet, and the fact is we fail more often than we succeed."--Valeant Pharmaceuticals International ...
New spurs for Europe's small firms.(PERSPECTIVES: Views and News of the Current Research--Technology Management Scene)
May 01, 2009; ... As Europe seeks ways to close its widening research gap with the United States, views differ on the role small- and medium-size enterprises should play. Some, including the European Commission, believe SMEs are the missing piece and need to become a greater force in the region's innovation ...
Nanotech firm takes passage to India.(Corporate Strategy)
May 01, 2009; ... A small high-tech company in New England is going global in an ambitious way. The firm, Nanobiosym, has started a collaboration with the governments of India and two Indian states on a public-private partnership that will give it and other Western companies a local presence on the ...
You have to fund R&D in good times and bad--you can't yo-yo R&D.(Tech Talk)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009; ... "You have to fund R&D in good times and bad--you can't yo-yo R&D." --William George, Harvard Business ...
For your calendar.(Corporate Strategy)(Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology)(Conference news)(Brief article)(Calendar)
May 01, 2009 ... * PICMET'09 (Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology) Conference will be held in ...
Feb. 10--starting salary offers for the U.S. engineering class of 2009 are only 2.2% above 2008, at $58,525.(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... Feb. 10--Starting salary offers for the U.S. engineering class of 2009 are only ...
March 11--Total R&D expenditures for fiscal 2007 (April 1, 2007-March 31, 2008) in Japan were [yen] 18,943.8 billion ($164.7 billion), a record high and 2.6% more than FY2006, according to a survey by the Statistics Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... March 11--total R&D expenditures for fiscal 2007 (April 1, 2007-March 31, 2008) in Japan were [yen] 18,943.8 billion ($164.7 billion), a record high ...
March 16--Qatar inaugurated a Science & Technology Park.
May 01, 2009 ... March 16--Qatar inaugurated a Science & ...
March 16--calling attention to its participation in "a larger innovation ecosystem," HP Labs released its 2008 Annual Report.
May 01, 2009 ... March 16--calling attention to its participation in "a larger innovation ecosystem," HP Labs released its ...
R&D in the financial crisis.(INNOVATION FOR INNOVATORS)
May 01, 2009; ... R&D at NASA, NSF, NIH, and DOE has fared very well in the new U.S. administration's stimulus plan. But what role does R&D really play during a financial crisis? Where does it fall on the list of economic priorities for the nation when there is a long list of organizations that need ...
Sustaining breakthrough innovation.(RESEARCH REPORT)(Report)
May 01, 2009; ... More than 100 practitioners of innovation assembled in Cambridge, Massachusetts in November 2008 to discuss the importance of innovation as a management discipline and share leading-edge practices critical to its future (1). In this rich environment, I had the opportunity to deliver a ...
Internal vs. external collaboration: what works.(RESEARCH REPORT)(Report)
May 01, 2009; ... Should developers of a new product that requires collaboration focus on internal integration of departments using cross-functional teams or on external linkages with suppliers and customers? While both types of integration can help, our recent international study of new product development ...
In innovation, is patience a virtue? Patience and impatience are partners in innovation if applied in the right mix and at the right targets.(Report)
May 01, 2009; ... Do scientists--those funding research--or research managers need to control their emotions for the best outcomes? Most texts and articles on innovation treat strategy setting, fact-based assessments at milestones, best management practices, and getting maximum returns on investment as ...
Venturing next to the core: from defense to homeland security: Raytheon's homeland security venture illustrates the steps a mature corporation can take to find new markets for its core technologies.
May 01, 2009; ... This article describes Raytheon's foray into homeland security, a true corporate venture and a highly successful one at that. For decades a leading defense contractor, over the past seven years Raytheon has become the fastest growing provider of homeland security solutions for governments ...
Integrating product and service innovation: industry leaders complement their product offerings with service innovations to boost overall customer value.(Report)
May 01, 2009; ... Companies have been pouring money into product development for decades. This investment has undeniably produced some successful incremental and breakthrough product innovations. However, the relentless, single-minded focus on product innovation has also had unanticipated consequences: a ...
Inspiring the future generation of engineers: from its beginning in 1992 with 28 teams in a New Hampshire high-school gym, FIRST has grown to reach over 195,000 boys and girls in 42 countries.(IRI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ADDRESS)
May 01, 2009; ... Technology is moving a lot faster than people's willingness to change. I don't only mean Moore's Law, but every field of technology is moving faster. At the same time, our society is becoming more and more conservative, risk averse and fearful of technology. So, I think the technical ...
Open model innovation: culture, contract and competition embrace the practical issues that R&D leaders need to consider.
May 01, 2009; ... In recent years there have been numerous publications and references to the growth of an approach by which companies can create new value. This approach has been labeled by various authors (most notably Henry Chesbrough) under phrases such as Open Innovation, Open Networks, Open Platform, ...