Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have to approach open innovation differently than large companies. This practical guide on open innovation is expressly for entrepreneurs and managers in SMEs. The authors provide strategies, techniques, and tricks of the trade enabling SMEs to practice open innovation systems profitability and enhance the long-term value of their company. Included are tools such as brokers, auctions, crowdsourcing, technology transfer, and spin-ups, making it useful for people already in business, starting businesses, or seeking supplemental material for courses.
About the Author :
Luca Escoffier, LLM in intellectual property aw, has worked for companies, public institutions, and universities as co-founder, C-level executive, and consultant in three continents. Mr. Escoffier is a TTLF Fellow at Stanford University, invited researcher at Waseda University, and the CEO of Innoventually, a premier Italian Open Innovation platform.
Adriano La Vopa, has an MS in physics and nanotechnologies. After participating in several start-ups as innovation consultant, he became a regulatory affairs manager for LG Electronics. He is working at Philips in different innovation domains, helping teams in adopting Open Innovation and its tools.
Phyllis Speser, JD, also has her PhD in political science, and is a registered technology transfer professional, has helped commercialize thousands of technologies and is co-founder/CEO of Foresight Science & Technology, a consultancy in technology supply chains and intellectual asset management with offices in the USA, England, Chile, and Singapore. She is author of The Art and Science of Technology Transfer and former VP, AUTM.
Daniel Satinsky, JD, holds a master of law and diplomacy, and is the VP for business development at Foresight Science & Technology, Inc. He actively participated in three start-ups and has been a business development and market entry consultant to many SMEs. He is a contributor to the WIPO 2016 Guide On Intellectual Property (IP) Commercialization.
