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Open Innovation News

Open Innovation News

Nov-25-15 By IdeaConnection
Two fascinating stories about open innovation caught our attention this week.

The first concerns two global drugs companies sharing their chemical compound libraries to speed up drug discovery, while the second is the launch of a European open data platform.
Open Innovation Department for Studio Used by The Beatles

Open Innovation Department for Studio Used by The Beatles

Nov-18-15 By IdeaConnection
Abbey Road is one of the most famous music recording studios in the world, instantly recognizable to fans of the Beatles because it’s where they recorded most of their music.  It was also the name of the final album that the Fab Four recorded together (issued in 1969).

For more than 80 years the studio has been at the forefront of music technology and it hopes to keep it that way with the founding of an open innovation department.
Nokia Open Innovation Challenge Winners Announced

Nokia Open Innovation Challenge Winners Announced

Nov-11-15 By IdeaConnection
Congratulations to the winners of the latest Nokia Open Innovation Challenge.

The multinational communications company has been handing out gongs to the top 10 innovators of the 2015 iteration of the contest.
Open Innovation Contest for Cancer Solutions

Open Innovation Contest for Cancer Solutions

Nov-04-15 By IdeaConnection
Cancer is one of the most insidious diseases to plague humans, but now it has a new enemy –the Nanotechnology Start-up Challenge for Cancer (NSC2).

This recently launched open innovation initiative is an international search for nanotechnology cancer-related inventions that will make a positive and powerful impact on human health.