Categoria: innovation
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China is rapidly closing the innovation gap
By 2020, 60 percent of European companies in China expect Chinese firms to have closed the innovation gap, according to the EU Chamber of Commerce in China’s annual business confidence survey. “This should serve as a wake-up call for European companies,” the report said. “While this catching up is most likely to occur in…
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A strategy that will make Canadian innovation flourish
Wal van Lierop is President and CEO at Chrysalix Venture Capital. Despite a decade of policies meant to foster entrepreneurship, Canada’s technology industry remains frail. The Conference Board gives Canada a “D” on innovation, ranking us 13th among 16 peer countries. They are surpassing Canada in income per capita, productivity and quality of social programs. Canada is…
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Retail is a tough business. In Brazil, it’s brutal. But Magazine Luiza is winning by digital innovation
Tight margins, lots of overhead, turbulent markets, and that’s just the start. In Brazil, retailers contend with extreme political and economic instability, tax and regulatory complexity, and the uniquely challenging logistical and operational hurdles owing to its immense size and challenging infrastructure in the country. Dozens of major national and international players do battle every…
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These are the habits that mentally strong people rely on
Developing mental strength is all about habitually doing the things that no one else is willing to do. Despite West Point Military Academy’s rigorous selection process, one in five students drop out by graduation day. A sizeable number leave the summer before freshman year, when cadets go through a rigorous program called “Beast.” Beast consists…
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Biomedical innovation depends on immigrants’ contributions
Johannes Fruehauf, MD, is the co-founder and president of LabCentral in Cambridge He said: I am an immigrant who, like many of my immigrant colleagues, feels proud to be contributing to my new country by working hard and creating new jobs for others. Yet our stories — indeed our very existence — make some people in government uncomfortable.…
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Germany Is the Silicon Valley of Political Innovation
One of the more significant quotations of last week came from President Donald Trump, when he reportedly described the Germans as “bad, very bad,” referring to their automobile exports. He returned to the theme Tuesday. Another take on Germany, articulated by many economists and technology observers, is that the country has quality manufacturing but hasn’t been very…
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Brasil Investment Forum 2017 presents huge options to invest in Brazil
Hoje Consulting Innovation are present at the event to bring you the best investors for your business. Brasil Investment Forum 2017 will provide a unique venue to foster new business and investment opportunities in Brazil. It will gather political, business, academic and media leaders in a trusted framework for interaction and collaboration. On the occasion,…
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Manchester is the winner of Innovation award for wearable medical
A wearable medical device that monitors kidney function and could reduce the time spent by transplant patients in hospital has won a prestigious innovation award. IF Sensing has claimed the Merseyside Innovation Award (MIA) for April 2017. The company was founded in 2012 as a spin-out from Central Manchester University Teaching Hospital Trust and University…
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Biopharma Innovation — Value At Any Price?
In March I attended The Conference Forum’s R&D Leadership Summit. One of the panels that provided a great deal of insight involved executives discussing how to assess and create value for patients, payors, regulators, and society. This event employs the Chatham House Rule, which means “Neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that…
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Citi appoints new innovation head for Dublin lab
Citi has appointed a senior banker from its Turkey business to head up the bank’s innovation lab in Dublin. Sample the FT’s top stories for a week You select the topic, we deliver the news. Select topic Enter email addressInvalid email Sign up By signing up you confirm that you have read and agree to…
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