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Building Commercialization Capacity in Innovation Ecosystems
Just like crop tops, flannel, and some truly unfortunate JNCO jeans that one of these authors wore in junior high, the trends of the 90’s are upon us again. In the innovation world, this means an outsized focus on tech-based economic development, the hottest new idea in economic development, circa 1995. This takes us back…
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Kristen Schepel: Changing the climate for innovation
A Q&A with NOAA’s Kristen Schepel, currently on a detail from NOAA with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office This year, Kristen Schepel from NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory is participating in an employee exchange (known as a detail) with the U.S Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in Washington, D.C. Her assignment: Help patent examiners…
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Anuga 2023 – On the cutting edge of innovation
CHICAGO — The international food and beverage industry convened at Anuga in Cologne, Germany, Oct. 7-11. The Anuga Taste Innovation Show is the main stage for the top new products exhibited at Anuga. It is considered to be a trend barometer and source of inspiration for the global food business. This year, nearly 700 companies…
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Ohio joins national defense and innovation hub
Ohio is one of five states to join a national network of defense and innovation hubs. Parallax Advanced Research is based in Beavercreek. This is where the U.S. Department of Defense will house the state’s only Mission Acceleration Center — known as MAC in defense circles. Parallax will match the needs of the U.S. Department…
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Trial Interactive Wins SaaS Award for Best Content Management Innovation
TransPerfect Life Sciences’ eClinical Platform Recognized for Impact on Clinical Research Processes NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Trial Interactive, a leading eClinical platform supporting global clinical trials and product development for the biopharmaceutical industry, was selected as the winner in the “Best Content Management Innovation” category for the Saas Awards. The SaaS Awards…
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Innovation projects in adult social care receive £42.6m boost
Accelerating Reform Fund (ARF) to support innovation in local areas to boost quality and accessibility of adult social care in England Projects include new ways to support unpaid carers, new digital tools for recruitment and retention, and increased social prescribing Local authorities invited to register for a share of the £42.6 million in grant funding…
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Consumers driving flavor, color innovation trends in 2024
CHICAGO — ADM has identified what trends in flavors and colors will affect product innovation for 2024. The four trends include “luxe self-expression,” “dare to dupe,” “health without stealth,” and “breaking boundaries” of taste and color. “Luxe self-expression” enables consumers to express themselves through the food and beverages they consume. For example, consumers are interested in…
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Op-ed: We cannot allow AI to make Big Tech even bigger, argues Steve Case
AOL co-founder and venture capitalist Steve Case worries that the government will allow Big Tech to pull the ladder up behind them when it comes to artificial intelligence innovation. Steve Case, Chairman and CEO of Revolution. John Chiala | CNBC Policymakers in Washington are now engaged in a wide range of discussions regarding how to…
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Open-Innovation and Innovative Ecosystem
Breadcrumb Sia Partners is strongly committed to the entrepreneurial and tech ecosystems, assisting clients in all areas of Open Innovation by fostering diversity of employees, creating investment structures, supporting innovative projects and assisting the integration of a new business.
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Form Energy Iron-air Battery: The 200 Best Inventions of 2023
When iron rusts, it swaps an electron for an oxygen molecule. Usually, that electron goes to waste. Form Energy’s batteries, which are the size of a washer-dryer set, take in oxygen to convert iron to rust, harnessing the resulting electrons and their energy. The devices can discharge power for about four straight days – lasting…
