February 5th, 2009

How to turn a good idea into a successful innovation

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Oliver Bernath’s lecture ‘How do you make a good idea successful?’ (4th February) was a candid look at the entrepreneurial spirit and how to capture it. Based on his own experiences, some positive and some negative, Oliver showed that being a successful innovator has much less to do with the idea, and more to do [...]

February 5th, 2009

Medical Innovation

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What makes a good Medical Innovation?
In his lecture, “what makes a good medical innovation?’ (28th January 2008) Prof Lionel Tarassenko noted that several important ingredients are required.  The organization developing the new technology must remain nimble, and it must find the right partners in the early stages.  But also, drawing on fascinating examples of signal [...]