Here we highlight selected innovation related articles from around the world on a daily basis. These articles related to innovation and funding for innovative companies, and best practices for innovation based economic development.
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Created: 12 September 2018
In 1545, Jacopo da Pontormo scored a major commission from Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici to paint the main chapel of Florence’s church of San Lorenzo. A contemporary of masters like Michelangelo, ...
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Created: 13 September 2018
If you’re an entrepreneur, you likely have a role model you carry around in your head as you go about building your business. Maybe it’s Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos or everybody’s ...
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Researchers working on gene therapy for brain cancer, a diagnostic for dementia;, and a tool for post-stroke rehabilitation were among those selected as finalists for the Science Center's QED ...
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CALISTOGA — This dinner party stretched beyond the walls of any restaurant – all the way to the edges of downtown.
Down the middle of Lincoln Avenue, white linens, grapevine centerpieces and ...
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Every day we get new reminders of just how tough the war for talent can be. It isn’t enough to attract the greatest employees — you have to retain them. That’s become a bigger challenge with ...
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“Not. At. All.” This is my answer every time someone asks me whether I miss working in the corporate world. I left last October, and am now sure that it was the right decision for me. I thrust ...
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The U.S. high technology industry looks like it may be too concentrated. One sign of this is the lack of geographic diversity in the venture capital industry, which is highly concentrated in a few ...
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WELLESLEY, Mass., Sept. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News & World Report has ranked Babson College the No. 1 undergraduate school for entrepreneurship for the 22nd consecutive time, leading an ...
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Five universities yesterday said they would establish a biotech business incubator at the Shilin-Beitou Technology Park in New Taipei City.
The incubator would the biggest of its kind in northern ...
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Created: 11 September 2018
On the heels of a Supreme Court decision that will allow states beyond Nevada to legalize sports gambling, the much-publicized FanDuel merger officially closed to the tune of a $465 million exit for ...
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Mark Rantala recently wrote an op-ed for Crain’s Cleveland Business that talks about Cleveland’s need for talent:
"As executive director of the Lake County Ohio Port and Economic Development ...
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The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Florence – with winds of up to 140 mph – is expected to be “extremely dangerous” when it hits the East Coast early Friday. But, it’s the water, ...
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Created: 11 September 2018
Millennials get a bad rap. From labels including “lazy,” “ungrateful” and “entitled,” these 20- and 30-somethings can’t catch a break.
“Millennial bashing” has basically become a ...
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Education policy in Australia has many emerging issues it must contend with, not least of which is the imminent collision between an ageing population and rapidly changing workplaces driven by ...
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The human brains are extremely capable. You must have come across articles which tell about how less we perform when compared to what we are capable of. Humans have made systems and processes that ...
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Over the past handful of days, three of the biggest names in private equity have led investments worth a combined $170 million that don't look very much like private equity at all. Instead, KKR, ...
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Linda leads the Johnson & Johnson efforts to accelerate the evolution and growth of the SC Knowledge Network ecosystem including her ongoing responsibility for the Fast Track Ideas core working ...
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Despite the $15 billion companies spend annually on managerial and leadership development, bad bosses are common in the American workforce. A study by Life Meets Work found that 56% of American ...
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The days when businesses could succeed with innovation without partnering are pretty much gone.
Years ago, the idea of a technology conglomerate like Google and an automaker like Honda ...
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Created: 11 September 2018
Women-led start-ups are on the rise as female entrepreneurs emerge to be successful. Contrary to assumptions, women are proving to be equally effective if not even better at running and operating ...
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For years, critics of the college rankings of U.S. News & World Report have said that they reward prestige and wealth. The institutions that are always on the top of the rankings -- places like ...
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On Monday 2 July, the CryoSat-2 spacecraft was orbiting as usual, just over 700 kilometres above Earth’s surface. But that day, mission controllers at the European Space Agency (ESA) realized they ...
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The market has never been more fertile for the next big thing than it is now. Yet the competition is stiff and achieving success is a challenge. So how can you approach your big idea the right way ...
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Edie Widder sat quietly in the dark for half an hour.
All around her, critters floated and glided by as she peered through the thick glass bubble of a submersible, perched on a rocky ledge nearly ...
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Created: 10 September 2018
There are all sorts of ways to market your business. You can post on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. You can buy pay-per-click ads on search engines like Google and Bing. You ...
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Created: 10 September 2018
Health is and will always be a very vital and important issue to all individuals. Living long life and being full of vigor and vitality is something everyone should seek and long after. It is very ...
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Created: 10 September 2018
Is your nonprofit looking to spice up its 2018 giving season? Please join us for a series of breakfast panel presentations from members of Drinker Biddle’s Professional Outsourced Philanthropic ...
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Created: 10 September 2018
After 30 years of watching and helping companies that struggle with innovation I’ve realized that there are a few things that most often stand in the way of innovation. I call them the Innovation ...
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"When there's a discussion about preparing a will, the focus is usually on what's left to give — money, a car, and family heirlooms," said Michelle Singletary at The Washington Post. But you ...
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Created: 10 September 2018
The bluefin tuna is one of the biggest, fastest fishes in the ocean. Its streamlined body can sprint at up to 45 miles per hour in pursuit of its prey. Reaching some 500 pounds, this giant once ...
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Created: 10 September 2018
NORTH BRUNSWICK - Naresh Jain launched NJ Biopharmaceuticals LLC this summer in a laboratory off Route 1 and promptly hired three chemists who will research new drugs for late-stage cancer ...
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At the Dandora landfill in Nairobi–which officially shut down in 2012, but where people haven’t stopped dumping trash–some mounds made mostly of plastic bags rise 15 feet high.
In Edward ...
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Created: 10 September 2018
Email has been around for decades, and even though a lot of companies are moving to communication platforms like Slack, it’s not going away anytime soon. You’d think years of using the ...
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PepsiCo, an American multinational food, snack, and the world’s largest beverage company, today launches its Nutrition Greenhouse accelerator program in North America, an innovation initiative ...
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It takes a special kind of person to chuck a 9-to-5, regular-paycheck, weekends-off job and risk your money and time to start and run a business.
Now there’s a way to identify your strengths, spot ...
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Created: 10 September 2018
As an executive health and performance coach, I’m frequently exposed to the glamours of being an entrepreneur. However, I’m also exposed to the not-so-glamorous aspects of being an ...
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Created: 08 September 2018
APLU released a policy blueprint for how public universities and the federal government can strengthen their partnership to build a modern workforce that meets the evolving needs of employers and ...
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Created: 08 September 2018
On September 8, a ship towing a 2,000-foot-long floating tube will leave a shipyard in Alameda, California, and slowly move under the Bay Bridge, past Alcatraz, under the Golden Gate Bridge, and ...
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Created: 08 September 2018
Imagine you are a member of a purchasing team. Your manager sets a goal: she wants everyone on your team to make at least one deal with a supply company of their choice. You end up signing a deal ...
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Created: 08 September 2018
A survey of millennials by global accountancy firm Deloitte has found that 48% expect the overall economic situation in Ireland to improve over the next 12 months - a decrease from last year's ...
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