Centre of Expertise Vinci

Innovating successfully through collaboration

Change leading to improvement - that is what innovation is all about. Examples are: new products, new services and new working methods. Vinci is the University of Groningen's Centre of Expertise in the field of innovation. Its focus is on cooperation in innovation.

Vinci: Value in Collaborative Innovation

While cooperation makes innovation more cost-effective, easier, quicker and better, it can also be frustrating. By conducting research projects, Vinci aims to both improve knowledge about cooperation in innovation and to put this scientific knowledge into practice.

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News Vinci

19 March 2021

Rethinking work-life balance in an era of connectivity

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us have been working from home. This is not possible for everyone, as bus drivers, pilots, surgeons and cleaners still have space related jobs. But in Europe, 50-90% of the working population has flexible work which can...

19 February 2021

What can we learn from the COVID-19 drug and vaccine development?

COVID-19 has powerfully demonstrated the central role that new drug and vaccine development plays in combating a pandemic. The challenge is on the one hand to react quickly and on the other hand to develop a safe and effective treatment method. How have...

28 January 2021

Asking the right questions: Overcoming social barriers to innovation

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to disrupt many industries. It is also heralded as a possible game-changer in accelerating the energy transition, which in light of sea-level rise and climate change is of paramount interest to society.