Innovation Insights

Matching experience and ambition in medtech  In the highly-regulated medical device sector, industry veterans on IPI's TechExpert platform can help inventors and entrepreneurs avoid pitfalls and identify opportunities for growth.   The path of innovation is often fraught with uncertainty. How do I go from prototype to product? What regulatory barriers need to be surmounted before a new product can...

A deep dive into aquaculture technology  Advanced water management systems, diagnostic kits and high-tech floating platforms are now available to the modern-day fish farmer.   The world’s oceans are a vast source of food for humanity. However, to meet burgeoning consumer demand while limiting the damage to natural ecosystems, aquaculture is becoming a necessary element of the seafood supply chain....

Bridging academia and industry Universities are strongholds of knowledge and ideas, but getting those innovations to the market can be a challenge. Here are four strategies to boost industry-academia collaboration. Many ground-breaking innovations have their humble beginnings in academia. For instance, Alan Turing carried out much of his foundational work in computing at Cambridge University in the UK and Princeton University in...

Intellectual property in the ASEAN context   Industry experts from the ASEAN region shared their thoughts on the importance of intellectual property and how to make the most of it.      With a combined GDP of close to US$3 trillion, ASEAN is the sixth largest economy in the world and the third largest in Asia. The economic bloc has seen...

Insulating against disruption  Not every company can afford to 'go it alone' when it comes to R&D, hence open innovation is essential for survival, says Amanda Khoo of Nipo International Pte Ltd.    More than half of the world’s population is housed in cities, and according to a report by the United Nations, this demographic is expected to increase to...

Ingredients for the future of food  Consumers are demanding healthier food and becoming more aware of food waste. Food technology companies are innovating to rise to these challenges.    Some people eat to live, while others live to eat. On one hand, people are enjoying their food too much, to the extent that diet-related conditions such as diabetes and obesity...