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Strategic Planning for R&D and New Business Development
This Learning Group will be held in December and will explore the use of different tools and methods for the strategic planning of R&D activities within a company. The group, led by the vice president of new business development at DSM, will explore sequential technology strategy alignment, introduce the theory and practice of concurrent strategy planning, and discuss dynamic strategy formulation for new business development by means of self-strategising teams.
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Making Sense of the Future
The second European Futurists Conference will be held in Lucerne from 22-24 November 2006. Aimed at innovators, change agents, and heads of strategy, innovation, or business development, this high-level event will discuss practical approaches, critical insights, and emerging business models with professional futurists - in short, “Making Sense of the Future”.
A pre-conference, with a focus on new practical approaches, is aimed at futurists, researchers, and academics interested in exploring the latest research in the futures field and updating their toolbox to look into future challenges and opportunities.
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IP Summit 2006 – World Best Practices, What Lessons for Europe?
This forum will be held in Brussels on 7-8 December to explore Europe’s IP future and help in the creation of an effective decision-making process. IP2006 will bring together the European Commission and industry leaders, as well as investors, senior officials from patent and trademark offices, lawyers, attorneys and members of the judiciary.
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Understanding how Venture Capitalists think about R&D
This round table brought together delegates from member companies and the financial community to understand the motivation of venture capital operations, as well as other ways of funding innovative activities, such as technology spin-outs or high-potential start-ups capable of supplementing a large company’s innovation capabilities.
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Europe’s Future in a World of Global R&D
The 2006 EIRMA conference considered the basis for successful European industrial R&D by assessing global developments relevant to the future of industrial R&D; learning how European companies and governments are organising their R&D activities to respond; and discussing what needs to be done so that these approaches are effective and successful.
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Learning How to Stop Projects
Many companies encounter difficulties when it comes to stopping an unfit project in due time. At this round table, delegates exchanged experiences in overcoming these difficulties: organisational, psychological, or through lack of contingency planning. If partners are involved, it becomes even more difficult to stop a project. Which are the right criteria? Who should be responsible? What are the appropriate mechanisms?
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“The best management development happens when experienced managers come together to learn from each other - to discuss common concerns and visit each other's companies.” - Financial Times
The European Industrial Research Management Association (EIRMA) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation, which aims to enhance innovation through more effective market-oriented research and development. Unique features of the Association include the networking and personal contact that the Financial Times recommends. It’s been offering this forum for 40 years.
EIRMA provides a platform for discussing ideas and exchanging practical experience. Its activities support companies in benchmarking and improving their innovation processes through well-managed and well-organised research and development. These establish EIRMA’s members as a natural first point of contact for policy makers and others seeking the business community’s insight.
EIRMA’s website provides further information on the items featured in IQ, other key aspects of research and innovation management and records of recent meetings and all publications.
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Events
Findings from the OECD China Study
Pipeline Management
Strategic Planning for R&D and New Business Development
Publisher
Andrew Dearing
adearing@EIRMA.asso.fr
Editor
Luke Collins
LukeCollins1@compuserve.com
Production
Freeway Media
www.freewaymedia.com
Innovation Quarterly is published by the European Industrial Research Management Association
www.eirma.org
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