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» Supporting Effective Business R&D in Europe |
 "The challenge of how to reconcile professional management with a culture of innovation remains for ever a central issue for management thinkers", according to the Financial Times.
EIRMA exists precisely so that companies can improve the management and organisation of their R&D and innovation activities. Our events act as a unique platform for exploring trends, benchmarking activities and understanding how to achieve sufficient and well-managed levels of R&D. Key benefits of membership come from sharing experiences with people facing similar challenges and learning from their approaches. Supported by this website's extensive resources, EIRMA offers effective on-going professional development at all levels of the company and provides personal contacts and networking. To quote the FT again: "The best management development happens when experienced managers come together to learn from each other, discuss common concerns and visit each other's companies".
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» 2010 Conference, Capitalising megatrends - Barcelona |
 Megatrends are already shaking our daily life : the way we move and travel, the way we eat, the way we build, the way we communicate, the way we care for health... all dimensions of life are drastically changing.
Never more than today the boundaries of our closed "flat" world have been so clear. Never more than today we understand that survival for the most and development for others must be addressed at the same time, sharing scarce resources and building an innovative future. "Business as usual" is definitely dead.
The cornerstone of this future is the deployment of new emerging technologies.
R&D managers, along all the innovation value chain, from Academia to Industrial Research have now to understand the big challenges embedded in the megatrends and tackle them together. Nobody can succeed alone anymore.
EIRMA Annual Conference provides a unique opportunity to share analysis of the megatrends among all industry segments, new answers must be found from new ways to connect the expertises.
It's no more about talking about it... it's about doing it!
Your peers are ready to join you there and start to connect in new ways to face this challenging future.
Dr Leopold Demiddeleer, EIRMA President, Solvay's Director of Future Businesses
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» eIQ - the EIRMA Member Magazine |
 eIQ provides news and insight into the world of business-oriented R&D and innovation, discusses the work of the R&D manager and steps that people are taking to ensure effectiveness, and relates public policy developments to the practical challenges of the industrial manager.
» Spring 2010: Making Partnerships work; Making the most of ICT; Social networking tools for R&D
» Winter 2009: Sustaining long-term R&D strategies; taking advantage of Open Innovation; Knowledge Management
» Summer 2009: Conference Issue: Time to Change
» Spring 2009: 'Open innovation' Issue; Marketing R&D internally; Face-to-face with globalisation
» Winter 2008: 'People' Issue; Competence Mapping; Global IP Management
» eIQ Index: Full index of all issues and articles
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» Responsible Partnering |
In today's world of Open Innovation, it is vital that companies and public research institutions work together well and for mutual benefit. Responsible Partnering is about ensuring that collaborative research activities and knowledge exchange are effective and reflect partners' interests. We've developed guidelines, checklists and procedures to help make this happen. You can download the  2009 version of the Handbook or visit the official website at www.responsible-partnering.org.
 Developed jointly with EIRMA's sister associations, EARTO, EUA and Proton Europe, Responsible Partnering was launched in March 2006 and validated through widespread consultations. A Review Conference in Lisbon in December 2007 assessed progress and identified next key steps.The guidelines have helped to shape the European Commission's recommendations to Member States in its recent Communication on management of intellectual property and knowledge transfer by universities and other public research organisations.
Originally launched to address concerns over collaborative research and knowledge transfer, Responsible Partnering now extends into other areas, such as the education and training that people receive at Doctoral level and the role of the business community in encouraging young people to take up careers in research, technology and innovation, and dealing effectively with the requirements of Europe's State aid rules.
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» The Future of Innovation |
 Innovation is changing in response to globalisation, the increasing complexity of products and services, and growing awareness that new ideas can come from anywhere. Europe’s most senior innovation managers meet regularly under the auspices of the European Industrial Research Management Association to discuss the changes taking place and how firms can respond. Download The Future of Innovation and read what they think.
The understanding and experiences that come from these discussions help guide business input into public policy formulation. We achieve this through our own work and also by collaborating closely with other business organisations with more general remits. For example, in preparation for the 2009 Swedish presidency, the Swedish Confederation of Enterprises worked with EIRMA and its members to identify priorities. You can read the results in these reports: From CAP to Competitiveness, Industry views on Research, Innovation & Education: Framework for reform.
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» Building the European Research Area |
 The European Research Area (ERA) aims to provide the conditions for R&D to be a truly effective part of the European knowledge economy. EIRMA has helped shape the debate on ERA in several ways including through active participation in leading Expert Group studies. In December 2008, the EU's Competitiveness Council adopted a 2020 Vision for ERA, reflecting many of the features that EIRMA has encouraged, including the need for Europe to be more attractive to the people and businesses that engage in research and innovation, and the accompanying need to be relevant to the interests and priorities of civil society.
Leading up to this vision, the 2008 ERA Rationales Report highlights the need for greater public understanding of how ERA will support Europe's future, calls for Grand Challenges linked to evident economic, environmental and social priorities as a way to achieve the impact that ERA deserves, and emphasises the importance of flexible R&D-friendly ecosystems. The FP6 Ex-Post Evaluation makes similar calls and points towards a Framework Programme that will be widely recognised for its Great Ideas and Global Excellence and appreciated for its Game Changing contributions to European and Global priorities. You may also be interested in the major study carried out in 2009, involving EIRMA, on the Future of European R&D policy in the knowledge-based economy.
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» Announcements |
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20.07.10 SABIC Europe B.V.
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EIRMA welcomes SABIC Europe B.V. as a member
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15.07.10 Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
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EIRMA welcomes Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH as a member
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26.05.10 Tarkett
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EIRMA welcomes Tarkett as a member
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21.05.10 Giulio Natta Award 2010
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Rob Kirschbaum, EIRMA Representative at DSM, has been awarded Giulio Natta Awards 2010.
More information here.
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22.04.10 In memory of Andrew Dearing
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Andrew Dearing, EIRMA Secretary General since 2000, has passed away.
See his Obituary here.
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08.04.10 Inpaqt Group BV
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EIRMA welcomes Inpaqt Group BV as a member
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19.03.10 Intel Labs Europe
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EIRMA welcomes Intel Labs Europe as a member
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17.03.10 YKI, Institute for Surface Chemistry
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EIRMA welcomes YKI, Institute for Surface Chemistry as member
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