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The R&D Management Conference 2025 in Pisa – brought together around 500 participants from across the world and has been the hottest conference on record. Innovation & Biodiversity was a challenging theme, but the organisers have successfully created a coherent programme with excellent keynotes and presentations, says RADMA chair Jeremy Klein.
Biomaterials offer an alternative to the cement and plastics widely used in the construction sector – which account for 37% of global carbon dioxide emissions. But the challenge for innovators is how to offer higher perceived value. Tattva’s Stromate is a strong, lightweight, fire resistant alternative to conventional building materials.
Just 35% of global consumer-packaged goods launched in the first 5 months of 2024 were genuinely new products – the lowest since tracking began (1996). Sunanda Jayanth argues that continuous technology foresight, which forecasts the trajectory of emerging technologies using global invention data, can help innovation managers to overcome this challenge.
Corporate investment is a crucial component of the innovation ecosystem but the sector is in a time of transition. The CVC invests in businesses that are relevant and beneficial to the parent group gaining market insight and innovative technology. The business gains access to expertise and contacts.
The circular economy calls for a fundamental redesign of how value is created, delivered and retained. A creativity workshop can help teams find inspiration for the circular leap
Innovation ecosystems are often geographically focussed, but the Climate Tech SuperCluster is changing this model. It aims to become a growth engine for innovation that will decarbonise the grid, drive the hydrogen economy and improve housing for a net zero future. We discuss its role with the co-founder and members.
When Spain lost all power in April 2025, there was concern that a heavy reliance on renewable energy was to blame. The intermittent nature of renewables creates challenges for the national grid which needs constant balancing to ensure it is not overloaded or under powered.
When the incumbent is a proven technology and 90% efficient, an emerging challenger needs a strong value proposition. Silbat says its revolutionary melting silicon battery offers flexibility to locate energy storage where it is needed, addressing a major challenge faced by producers of renewable energy.
Green Hydrogen will play a key role in decarbonising heavy industry, but there are still many technical, logistic and policy changes that are needed before it is widely adopted. Augustro Bartolome of Electrogenos discusses the challenges and how its innovation will support the transition.
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