Implementing Technology Scouting to Increase Innovation

2 - 3 October 2008
Sheraton Hotel, Heathrow, London

TWO DAY EXECUTIVE WORKSHOP from one of the foremost expert on how to identify, structure and implement effective technology partnerships.

Setting up programmes to accelerate innovation through external sourcing

deliverables

DAY 1 – FIVE REASONS TO ATTEND

1. Speed up development of innovative products, services and technologies
2. Position your firm for future innovations through low-risk investments in potentially-important technologies
3. Help manage the three R’s inhibiting innovation (Resources, Risk and Resistance)
4. Set up programs for accessing external expertise based on 40 years of best practices
5. Use external sourcing to influence the competitive environment and promote your strategic goals

DAY 2 – FIVE REASONS TO ATTEND

1. Develop a systematic approach for forming and managing external relationships
2. Avoid bad deals by knowing the warning signs of relationships doomed to fail
3. Maximize the return from external relationships through clear focus and careful management
4. Protect your interests by understanding the role of IP and how best to manage it in different circumstances
5. Create effective relationships with universities and government labs that recognize the inherent differences in your and their cultures and goals
   

Event Sponsors:

Hype Softwaretechnik creates idea management software for new product development. Our flagship solution, HypeIMT, supports global leaders such as BASF, DaimlerChrysler, and Siemens in managing the innovation process. HypeIMT's flexibility enables quick and cost-effective implementation, controlled change management, and customizable functionality that allows information sharing. Hype's unique pricing makes HypeIMT an attractive choice for clients of all sizes.

Bubble is a management consultancy specialising in New Product Development. The company helps its clients achieve enduring growth through improved new product strategies and product development processes. A comprehensive approach leads to world class performance in identifying the right products, developing them right first time, and establishing the right supply chains to maximize product profitability.

Strategyn UK helps product and service companies in B2B and B2C sectors create corporate innovation programs that drive product, service, operational, and business model innovation. We enable companies to create a culture of innovation and a systematic, rigorous engine for risk-mitigated organic growth. At the heart of our approach is Outcome-Driven Innovation^TM.

Yet2.com is a global technology transfer marketplace and licensing consulting company. Yet2.com works with companies small and large supporting their innovation activities through technology acquisition and exploitation consulting services and their unique technology transfer marketplace and global network.