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R&D in China

R&D in China – the trends, models and the learning points

R&D in China is at a historical height – R&D expenditure is 2.4% of GDP, patent applications are significantly increased, and the phenomenal emergence of regional innovation hubs across the country is impacting innovation globally. Underpinning it all are advances in R&D Management.

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Magnus Karlsson

The innovation disconnect

There is a disconnect between R&D spend and performance, says Professor Magnus Karlsson. Ahead of the launch of the international standard ISO 56000 he explains that the purpose of an Innovation Management System is to improve an organisation’s ability to realise value under conditions of uncertainty. 

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Extended Reality

Extended Reality Visual Guidance can increase performance of industry tasks

Extended Reality (XR) technologies, which include Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), are transforming the way we perceive and react with the environment and have been described as a key enabling technology for the fourth industrial revolution. New research provides insights into how it can be applied within an industrial environment.

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Selling less of the family silver feat

Selling less of the family silver: report calls for better UK innovation policy

“Selling less of the family silver” report by the Cambridge Judge Business School raises concern about how sales of UK start-ups to overseas strategic buyers, has become the routine option as entrepreneurs struggle to scale their technology companies. It calls for a better UK innovation and industrial policy.

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Abstract

Agile R&D Unit Organisation or ARDO can improve NPD success in turbulent times

Agile can be defined as a capability – a rapid response to turbulent markets, changing business requirements and advances in technology. Although more widely discussed in the context of the software industry, researchers Alexander Kock and Andre Meier identified a growing phenomenon for R&D Units to adopt agile principles.

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Rice field

Sustainable agricultural transformation – behavioural insights to inform policy

Crop residue burning by smallholder farmers in Thailand is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions – how can behavioural insights support effective policy interventions?

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R&D 2024 best paper award feat

Best paper at R&D Management Conference

The core of the R&D Management conference is the nurturing of academic research. The best paper was nominated by the track chairs for its quality of research, relevance to the current environment and fit with the conference theme.

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R&D Management COnference 2024 - transforming industries through technology

Transforming industries through technology

The 2024 R&D Management Conference in Stockholm discussed different aspects of the sustainability challenge: can we find new ways to transform industry – and society – through technology? This was reflected by keynotes from four innovative organisations using renewable energy, the price for carbon, hyperscaling and digital blueprints to drive change at a global level.

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Solvatten solar water heater

Everything starts with clean water: Solvatten

A technology that uses the UV-B rays from the sun to create safe drinking water is revolutionising lives. Solvatten is a combined portable water treatment and water heating system that has been designed for off-grid household use in the developing world.

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Northvolt

Producing the world’s greenest battery: Northvolt

Electric vehicles are dependent on batteries for energy storage – and the production of these is energy intensive, produces high volumes of CO2 and requires mining of scarce metals. Northvolt is the world’s first fully circular gigafactory using renewable energy to produce the world’s greenest battery with 75% lower emissions.

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H2 Green Steel success comes by putting a price on carbon

Putting a price on carbon: H2 Green Steel

Steel production is one of the ‘dirtiest’ industries, producing two tonnes of carbon dioxide for every tonne of steel produced, but it has previously been constrained by its need for fossil fuels. Putting a ‘price on carbon’ has opened the opportunity for innovation in the sector.

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The great textile shift driven by digital blueprint tech: Syre

60 million tons of polyester produced each year from virgin oil and little is recycled, creating a global problem. Syre is tackling the challenge by using a new recycling method to turn old clothes into high-quality polyester.

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