Open Innovation Extends its Reach
Two recent stories about open innovation in the UK have caught our attention and further demonstrate how the paradigm is becoming commonplace.
First up is global healthcare provider Johnson and Johnson’s new office at the Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst, the UK’s first bioscience campus to focus on open innovation.
The second story is the appointment of Professor Roy Sandbach, a prominent commercial innovator to a post that will see him extend innovation networks from the UK’s North East to the rest of the globe.
Open Innovation and Johnson and Johnson
At the heart of Johnson and Johnson’s UK-based innovation efforts are its four regional hubs that collaborate with local scientists and accelerate early stage research. The London Innovation Center is the core of this network and from now on experts from here will also have a presence at the Stevenage base.
“Our goal in placing four regional innovation centers in life science hotspots such as London, is to integrate our science and business experts with innovators and entrepreneurs in these communities so that together we can support a strong biotech industry and advance promising healthcare solutions,” said Dr Kurt Hertogs, incubator strategy leader for J&J innovation in the London Innovation Centre.
The company views its presence at the bioscience campus to be key to advancing these goals.
Key OI Appointment
Professor Roy Sandbach has more than three decade’s worth of experience with Procter & Gamble. He is also currently the 10th David Goldman visiting professor of Innovation & Enterprise at Newcastle University Business School.
His appointment to the North East Local Enterprise Partnership will see him setting up an innovation eco-system that attracts new talent and helps to grow local businesses. The model can be applied to numerous industries i.e., manufacturing, creative industries, and business services.
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