Mark Richardson

Effective decision-making in R&D - Biofilms

Effective decision-making in R&D: a case study using biofilms

By rnd-admin
on 25 June, 2020

Deciding which project to progress when the technologies and applications are diverse is a challenge that faces many innovation managers. In this guest blog Mark Richardson, CEO of the National Biofilms Innovation Centre, discusses how he resolved this problem...

Working with the best people is more important than employing them

By rnd-admin
on 19 March, 2018

Six things I have learnt about R&D management - Mark Richardson, former VP of Research and Technology at Smith & Nephew plc, shares his experiences.

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