New+Product+Development

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 * 1) What are the best ways for research scientists and inventors to gain knowledge about how industry makes new product decisions?
 * 2) Do you have experience of research-industry partnerships which have been effective (or not) in moving ideas and IP to new products?
 * 3) How much should a research scientist or inventor get involved in the mechanics of new product development - or is this a job for someone else, perhaps an intermediary of some kind?

 For anyone engaged in technology commercialization it is important to understand how companies develop new products, so that technology and know-how can be efficiently transferred or acquired. This includes understanding and reacting to industry new product development cycles, and gaining experience in how industry integrates development and production in practice.

Some countries, especially those in transition from a strongly centralized research system, face the problem of having "orphan prototypes." These are prototypes of products which have been developed without going through the proof of concept phase and without conducting any market intelligence to see if there is a market for the product, if there are competing products and the market, or if the proposed product has features which will make it competitive with existing products. Grant funding may be used to evaluate these orphan prototypes and identify those with potential only.

Technology roadmaps also have a role in new product development.

Modules

 * 1) StageGate™ methods, the fuzzy front end of technology new product development, assessing risks and rewards, identifying and overcoming barriers.

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