The IfM's Dr Letizia Mortara discusses her research which looked at how firms seeking to develop Open Innovation skills seek help from numerous organisations offering assistance – from commercial and technical consultancies, to government departments, national and local development agencies, academic networks and university technology transfer offices. These organisations have come to be known as ‘innovation intermediaries'.The project was undertaken in collaboration with a consortium of industrial and other partners, including: BP, CIRA, Crown Cork, Doosan Babcock, EPSRC, GSK, IXC-UK, NESTA, Oakland, PepsiCo, Quotec and Shell.
More details on the project and a free download of the report are available here: http://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/service/books/form_intermediaries.html