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The Covid-19 crisis has put unprecedented pressure on health systems around the world. Curbing the effects of the virus requires a massive use of complex products, such as ventilators and testing equipment. Past large investments in science and R&D have...

Innovation is a crucial driver for economic development at the national but also at the regional level. At the same time, the level of innovation activity is marked by huge regional differences. In the Netherlands, for example, in the NUTS3-region...

For some time now it has been clear that firms need to innovate if they are to survive in a competitive industry. This can include minor improvements to its existing products and services, but to really thrive firms need to generate new breakthrough...

On the 14th of December, the third edition of Business Meets University took place. The theme of the event was Innovation and Transformation, thus VinCi and its academic researchers partly took care of the programme. It became clear that it is pretty hard...

The creation of export opportunities for farmers in developing countries is generally seen as a promising instrument to increase the income of the rural poor. Some call this a need for frugal innovation while others may refer to a need for market or...

Europe has experienced the benefits from tremendous innovation opportunities with information and communication technology (ICT), but it is still operating below its digital potential. Accelerating the transition to a digital society could add 2.5...

On September 21 and 22 the Department of Innovation Management and Strategy of the University of Groningen, with the support of the Society for the Advancement of Management Studies (SAMS) and the SOM research school of the Faculty of Economics and...