How do companies deal with potentially disruptive technologies?
Within Fraunhofer disruption field study, companies were asked about how they manage potentially disruptive technologies at different stages from identification, through development to implementation – in comparison to other technologies.
Read moreHow to avoid the pitfalls of trying to be an instant R&D expert in every science field
Quickly assessing a mass of diverse and sometimes misleading information, such as that presented by the COVID-19 crisis is exactly what many R&D managers have to do, writes Steve Bone. Fortunately, there are tools that can help those that...
Read moreDo you make technology choices according to your ideology?
Faced with the question of whether they make technology choices according to ideology, most people involved in R&D would say “Of course not”. But the truth is more complex.
Read moreTransferring new ideas from research to practice
Researchers at the Institute for Manufacturing develop new ideas and approaches and these are transferred to companies and to national and regional governments by IfM Education and Consultancy Services
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