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Monitoring, Conserving, Restoring, Valorizing – MCRV Framework supports a biodiversity positive business strategy AgriSound’s innovative approach combines acoustic technology with environmental sensors to help its clients monitor pollinator activity and biodiversity.

Why is impact on biodiversity rarely at the heart of corporate strategy? In their paper J. Cricchio and his colleagues are proposing a novel framework that will change mindsets and put #biodiversity value creation at the heart of #innovation #LCAW

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Biodiversity & Innovation – Industry Panel | R&D Today How can biodiversity inspire innovation? Speakers from Enel Green Power, 3Bee and Aboca share perspectives on sustainable business models in the industry panel

Sustainable innovation offers exciting opportunities for generating value in different ways. Find out more in the free online industry panel at #rnd2025 supported by RADMA

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Fail it till you make it: Learning from failure and innovative activities | R&D Today For every gleaming success story, there is a long trail of failed attempts, abandoned plans, and unrealised ambition, but there is rarely the opportunity to gain learning from failure, observes…

Innovation is celebrated as the engine of progress: transforming industries, improving lives, fuelling imagination. But just focussing on what works is not always helpful, says Arianna Martinelli, chair of track 7.3 at the 2025 R&D Management Conference #rnd2025.

Open innovation and sustainability: opportunities and challenges in the digital age | R&D Today There is a growing realisation that while open innovation (OI) is good for business it can also help to address the ‘Grand Challenges’, and benefit social and environmental sustainability, observes…

Open innovation (OI) is good for business but can also help to address ‘Grand Challenges’, and benefit social and environmental sustainability, says Francesco Cappa, chair of track 4.1 at the 2025 R&D Management Conference #rnd2025.

Women in top positions may have a positive effect on a firm’s sustainability (@springernature.com). But do companies with sustainable practices also value greater diversity in snr. management? Track 7.4 at the 2025 R&D Management Conference explores: buff.ly/71xgli5
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“Biodiversity loss represents one of the most pressing and complex challenges of our time, impacting ecosystems, livelihoods, and businesses,” says Francesco Testa, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, the chair of track 1.5 at the 2025 R&D Management Conference #rnd2025. buff.ly/56MzbXU

AI Foundation Models offer the potential to reduce the cost and time to market of new products and services, says Vito Giordano (University of Pisa), chair of Track 8.2 at at the 2025 R&D Management Conference #rnd2025.
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“Sustainability is essential for the Global South, where socio-economic growth faces obstacles like resource scarcity and infrastructure challenges,” says Fabio Iannone (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies), chair of Track 6.6 at the 2025 R&D Management Conference.
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Leveraging intellectual property to drive innovation and sustainability in the digital era | R&D Today Industry 5.0 with its requirement for stakeholder collaboration has an impact on the field of intellectual property, comments Sevim Süzeroglu-Melchiors, from the Faculty of Business and Management at…

“IP management is often seen as a complex and niche topic, but it’s critically important for businesses,” says Sevim Süzeroglu-Melchiors, chair of track 8.4 at the 2025 R&D Management Conference.
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Advancing just and twin transitions: Insights from a multi-level perspective | R&D Today The concept of just and twin transitions brings together the ‘Just Transition’ Mechanism, an EU initiative to support regions, industries, and communities heavily dependent on fossil fuels to make…

The interaction between just and twin transitions will have massive socioeconomic impact; pace is being driven by urgent need to mitigate climate change, says Alessia Zoppelletto, chair of track 2.3 of the 2025 R&D Management Conference: www.rndtoday.co.uk/conference-t...
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Industrial sustainability – an interview with Professor Steve Evans | R&D Today If you're in R&D management and you're ignoring industrial sustainability, you are limiting your future job prospects. Steve Evans discusses the role of value

"A widely held misbelief is that making a zero-carbon version of the same thing is inevitably going to increase the cost of production. Well, that’s why we’re in the business of innovation – to find a way to do it better." Steve Evans @ifmcambridge.bsky.social @R&D
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Open social innovation for a next generation of public governance | R&D Today Open Social Innovation is about new ways to bring together different actors from diverse sectors – to identify the problem, creating and prototyping potential solutions, and then scaling the outcomes.

Open Social Innovation brings together different actors from diverse sectors in new ways: identify a problem, create potential solutions, scale outcomes, says Maria Isabella Leone, chair of track 6.1 at the 2025 R&D Management Conference. #rnd2025

AI for Innovation

Have you booked your place at ‘AI For Innovation’? Hear from Andy Walker (TTP), Patrick Gormley (Kyndryl), Robert Cooper (@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social), Carsten Welsch (LIV.INNO), and @sanakb.bsky.social (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) + industry case studies. bit.ly/ai-for-innovation-summit.

R&D Today May 2025 There is no turning away from Net Zero - it is the future, and where prosperity lies, and industry leaders are recognising the opportunities offered by the transition to low-carbon.

More industry leaders are recognising the opportunities provided by Net Zero and thinking sustainably. There is a clear role for R&D and innovation management – read our May newsletter for more.
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AI for new product development An estimated 70% of new product developments never become a commercial success; it's time to apply the power of AI for new product development says Robert Cooper

Around 70% of new product developments approved for development never become a commercial success, Dr Robert (Bob) G. Cooper writes – “tossing a coin would give better decisions!”
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Mission-oriented research as a strategic innovation management advance | R&D Today Increasingly a mission-oriented approach to research and development is being used to address global grand challenges. Ana Paula Paes Leme Barbosa, chair of track 6.4 at the 2025 R&D Management…

Increasingly a mission-oriented approach to research and development is being used to address global grand challenges, say the chairs of track 6.4 at the 2025 R&D Management Conference. www.rndtoday.co.uk/conference-t...
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RADMA Scholars | R&D Today RADMA provides support to talented mid-study Masters and PhD students under its Postgraduate Student Research Support Programme.

The deadline for RADMA’s May Postgraduate Student Research Support is the 30th April – submit your applications for project support or conference attendance funding by next week.
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IQBlade automates data classification for market insights | R&D Today Extracting real-time insights from market data can drive competitive advantage. IQBlade investigated the potential of AI and machine learning with a PhD student.

Extracting real-time insights from market data can drive competitive advantage. Machine learning and AI offer particular benefits for this type of application and IQBlade investigated its potential with a PhD student from LIV.INNO.

Who's steering future innovation - humans or physical AI? AI generated digital twins have the potential to transform product innovation and development. The emergence of ‘Physical AI’ offers a potential step change for new product development, according to…

AI generated digital twins have the potential to transform product innovation and development, says Andy Walker of TTP – and ‘Physical AI’ offers a potential step change for new product development.

The possibilities for AI in product development are significant, but there is a huge amount of hesitancy over adoption. Dr Robert Cooper, stage-gate pioneer, outlines the opportunities. Bob will be speaking at a LIV.INNO event on 7 May, AI For Innovation: bit.ly/ai-for-innovation-summit

R&D Today April 2025 “What impact will AI have on my business, and where is the biggest opportunity for gain?” These are the big questions challenging those tasked with innovation strategy and new product development acro...

In April’s Newsletter: exploring the impact and opportunities of AI for Innovation, with Andy Walker of TTP, Ben Abraham of IQBlade, and Robert G Cooper. Plus: preparing to celebrate Henry Chesbrough’s 70th birthday!
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Business models and business model innovation | R&D Today The business model innovation (BMI) perspective provides a holistic approach to organisational innovation that helps to keep the big picture in mind, observes Patrick Spieth, chair of track 3.1 at…

The business model innovation perspective provides a holistic approach to organisational innovation that helps to keep the big picture in mind, observes Patrick Spieth (University of Kassel) chair of track 3.1 at the 2025 R&D Management Conference. #rnd2025

A press release from Springer Nature announces the addition of a new research integrity AI tool to their growing portfolio. The background features dynamic, colorful light streaks in shades of red, blue, and purple.

A new AI tool to identify irrelevant references in submitted manuscripts has been launched for use across Springer Nature’s journals and books.

Read our press release to learn more: http://spklr.io/63326Ayx0

Nestedness between entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystems: unpacking theoretical and empirical overlaps | R&D Today Developing an entrepreneurial ecosystem, where the new ventures are supported by a network of other entrepreneurs and independent actors – individuals, organisations, institutions – is considered a…

“This topic reflects the growing complexity and interconnectedness of entrepreneurial and innovation processes,” say the chairs of Track 5.5 'Nestedness between Entrepreneurial and Innovation Ecosystems' at the 2025 R&D Management Conference.

Valentina Re looks forward to a warm, engaging conference | R&D Today Valentina Re discusses her role in the preparations for the R&D Management Conference and how best practice is shared to make it an amazing event.

What goes on behind the scenes of the R&D Management Conference? Valentina Re talks about her role in putting together the Conference, what she hopes to see this year - and her love of a certain science-based sitcom: buff.ly/JRkTqbh
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The downsides of AI in innovation | R&D Today “We aim to better understand which type of innovation risks really increase with AI, and how they can be attenuated,” comments Petra Nylund chair of track 2.9 at the R&D Management Conference 2025.

Which type of innovation risks really increase with #AI, and how can they be attenuated? asks Petra Nylund, University of Stuttgart, chair of track 2.9 at the R&D Management Conference 2025.

IKEA leverages its supply chains to promote sustainability By leveraging its 'buyer-driven' powers to impose sustainability standards on its suppliers and supply chains, IKEA is able to drive change.

IKEA’s ‘buyer-driven’ powers to impose sustainability standards on supply chains could drive change in a way that governments are not, concludes research by Arabella Mocciaro Li Destri and her colleagues at the Universidad de Palermo:
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R&D Today March 2025 The benefits of a new technology are always difficult to predict, but early adopters of artificial intelligence report increased innovation as the greatest benefit, with some achieving a 50% reduction...

This month: AI for Innovation with a LIV.INNO event featuring Robert G Cooper; an insider view of the R&D Management Conference with Valentina Re; and a call for contributions to our upcoming feature on innovation for a sustainable future.
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Emotional, personality, and creative factors in researcher well-being and societal impact | R&D Today By focusing on the intersection of emotional intelligence, personality traits, and creativity, track 7.7 at the 2025 R&D Management Conference highlights how these factors influence not only…

“Emotional intelligence, personality traits, and creativity influence individual happiness as well as broader research outcomes and societal impact,” says Joaquín M. Azagra-Caro (CSIC-Universitat Politècnica de València) chair of track 7.7 at the 2025 R&D Management Conference.