Protecting and Monetising IP Assets marcus evans, Barcelona (Spain)

01 - 07 April, 2013

15 – 17 April, 2013 - Hotel Avenida Palace. This conference provides delegates with an insight into the best strategies and practices to monetise intangible assets in order to increase revenues, market shares and achieve competitive advantage on a domestic and global scale. Delegates will gain understanding of IP portfolio management techniques through quality management and open innovation, helping to promote and fund the research. They will f...

The 14th ASTP Annual Conference (Vienna)

22 May, 2013

22 - 24 May 2013 Vienna. The 14th ASTP Annual Conference will take place in Vienna – the capital and largest city of Austria. The conference programme features the well-known three-parallel tracks, introductory as well as interactive sessions. Interesting topics led by keynote speakers who are distinguished in their fields, networking and interactive discussions of important topics complete the programme. The topics are well-balanced to cater t...

5th Edition New Product Development and Innovation Management, Berlin (Germany)

05 March, 2013

5 - 7 June 2013, Berlin. Efficient, profitable innovation is critical to the ability of companies to achieve high performance and product development. Companies’ innovation activities are increasingly international, and they are embracing open innovation – collaborating with external partners to keep ahead the game and get new products or services to market before their competitors. Learn from companies like Deutsche Telekom, Fujitsu, Procte...

Strategic Alliances for Pharma Innovation, Boston (USA)

26 March, 2013

26 - 27 September 2013. To accelerate and maximize R&D value, companies are turning to strategic alliances. Organizations are looking to enhance the value derived from partnerships for cutting edge innovations and maximizing profits.Significant challenges can hinder these alliances such as differing objectives, different business cultures coming together, and funding. To benchmark with other organizations and solve these challenges, this global f...

Innovation Days 2013, a Pharma & Biotech event. Paris (France)

07 - 09 October, 2013

7 - 9 October, 2013. The Innovation Days is an international event aimed at stimulating and facilitating technology transfer and collaborative projects in the life sciences sector. Unique in France in the biopharmaceutical industry, the event brings together all the key players in this field: pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, institutions, universities, opinion leaders, and investors (more than 450 participants).This new edition ...

The Back End of Innovation. Santa Clara, CA (USA)

18 - 20 November, 2013

18 - 20 November, 2013. The Back End of Innovation is about Execution. The front end focuses on creativity and ideation. The Back End will focus on everything after the idea is generated. So how do you take that idea and successful get it approved by the business owners, have the culture in place that lets that idea flourish, and have the go-to-market knowledge and partnering skills to ensure that that idea is profitable at launch.It’s about cr...

Global Innovation Forum 2013, London (UK)

19 - 20 November 2013. Global Innovation Forum is back in 2013. The 3rd edition will be all about create. discuss. inspire. Create new ideas and insights through the “hands-on” workshops and practical presentations. Discuss business models and latest innovation trends with fellow participants during the interactive roundtable discussions and panel debates. Inspire and get inspired by like-minded professionals in an informal atmosphere or a sp...

World Open Innovation Forum 2013, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

06 - 07 November, 2013

6 - 7 November, 2013. This 2-day event will gather top-level open innovation professionals in order to discuss dramatic shift to “openness” the industry is currently facing. Participants will gain insight on the regulatory environment and discuss the need of regulations, learn how to leverage the Open Innovation Ecosystem for Drug Discovery, how to utilise the thriving new business models, and much more....

Procuring Innovative Solutions: A Strategic Blueprint for Leading Procurement Innovation, Munich (Germany)

14 - 15 October, 2013

14 - 15 October, 2013. A Two-Day Executive WorkshopAn innovative and intensive programme with breakout group case studies and experience sharing, organized by Zuiderent Pro-Mas, Digitalflow and or Pinetop bv. Why Procurement Innovation?As a result of the highly competitive global environment, Procurement is now playing a prominent role in the success of business strategy execution. Procurement is bringing the external partner’s innovation cap...

TechScout 2013: Strategic Technology Venturing & Innovation Excellence, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

24 September, 2013

24-25 September 2013. TECHSCOUT 2013: STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY VENTURING & INNOVATION EXCELLENCE. E.N.G’s 3rd annual event will bring together leaders of innovation and corporate venturing from companies that matter. It will offer cross industry insight and face to face opportunities to establish meaningful and lucrative partnerships.Key topics to include: Analysing practices on how to expand to a new region to allow venturing penetration globally ...

Insight and Innovation in FMCG, Colworth Park (UK)

01 - 04 October, 2013

14 October, 2013. This event is for anyone in the Food, Drink, Beverages, FMCG sectors with a passion for co-creation and a thirst for knowledge and insights into the FMCG value chain.At Insights and Innovation in FMCG we have eminent speakers from the value chain and you'll be co-creating in two 'micro-hacks' where we'll be 'Inventing the Future'....

R&D Process Excellence Conference, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

27 - 29 November, 2013

27 - 29 November, 2013. Major EU-based firms continue to rely on R&D for their competitive edge. In order to secure ROI, the companies need to ensure they make optimal use of the available resources.Learn from companies like Siemens, Philips, Procter & Gamble, Fujitsu and Novozymes on • Improving the R&D`s output through enhanced inter-departmental communication• Achieving efficient R&D processes through controlling techniques• Finding the...

The Crowdsourcing Conference, San Francisco (US)

02 October, 2013 - 02 October, 2013

22 October, 2013. Where enterprise meets the future of work. CrowdConf brings together crowdsourcing practitioners, decision makers and entrepreneurs from around the world to explore crowdsourcing. Join more than 500 enterprise crowdsource practitioners and vendors on October 22 in San Francisco, California...

Management Fundamentals for Scientists and Researchers, Madrid (spain)

October 2013 - May 2014. Solid business grounding to move from bench to market. Blended program (face-to-face and online). IE Business School, Europe’s #1 business school, invites you to this International Executive program customised to meet the business know-how needs of technical professionals. Program objectives- Have a good command of management tools - Apply your knowledge and research in the business world- Develop your entreprene...

The 18th Annual Foresight & Trends, Los Angeles (US)

13 - 15 November, 2013

13-15 November, 2013. The 18th Annual Foresight & Trends, coming up in Los Angeles, CA. This event will be focused on Prediction to Implementation: An exploratory learning experience for synthesizing world trends, brand strategy, innovation and human science into a future action plan. This is an event that is not focused on the what but on the HOW. Our goal is to unite innovators to collaborate across functionalities - from insights to brand desi...