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  1. Midland Steel - Reinventing Off-Site Reinforcement

    Midland Steel, a leading supplier of reinforcing steel, is revolutionizing the construction industry with its innovative offsite rebar solutions and Building Information Modelling (BIM) processes .  With a strong culture of innovation, Midla...
  2. Combilift - Lifting Innovation

    The Success Story of Combilift Combilift, a global leader in the manufacturing of multi-directional forklifts and long-load handling equipment, is a testament to the power of innovation and perseverance. Founded in 1998 in Monaghan, Ireland, by Ma...
  3. What is the market context in which ReaDI-Watch was founded?

    Research centres, Universities and other academic institutes apply a “research excellence framework” to their organisations to perform well, organise team targets and obtain public funding for R&D. This means that large teams, collectively, can driv...
  4. R&D vs Product & Process Development – Is there a difference?

    Are you developing and launching Products, improving Processes, or improving your Software Platform?  If so, you may be carrying out R&D. Why is this important? If you are carrying out R&D, you may be missing out on R&D Tax Credits, Grant Fundin...
  5. Classifying & Managing R&D in Companies using the Core Technologies Framework

    Lord Kelvin famously wrote “When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meager and unsatisfactory kind; it may be the beginn...
  6. Classifying Innovation in your Company, incorporating Sustainability and other Factors

    A useful framework to draw on to understand and position Innovation (and R&D) in your company, is Michael Porter’s “ Value Chain ” (outlined below). Michael Porter's “ Value Chain ” comprises a company's “primary” activities and “supporting” activ...
  7. The meaning of Innovation in Companies, and International Support

    To develop an innovation strategy, roll out an innovation framework or build an innovation programme or project, it is very valuable to take a bigger perspective on what innovation means.  Innovation is a broad term and can mean many things t...
  8. The Key Criteria for an Activity to be Considered as R&D

    The Frascati Manual for Research & Experimental Development is considered as one of the leading manuals for the classification of R&D. Originating from Frascati, Italy, this OECD manual has been revised many times (latest 2015 ) According to...
  9. Technology Readiness Level Scale

    The TRL scale was originally developed by NASA in  the 1970s with for space  technology (readiness for space!), and has been adapted and adopted by international innovation and R&D bodies since, to classify technology with respect...
  10. Who does Research & Experimental Development, and what does it mean?

    Different types of Research & Experimental Development (or R&D) is carried out by companies, universities, RPOs (research performing organisations), institutes of technology and others.  According to the OECD’s Frascati Manual , the definition ...