by Jacques Knight | Feb 20, 2013 | INNOVATION
At Presans, a question we ask ourselves every now and then is: could it happen that a big player, say, Google, decides to enter the business of open innovation in one way or another? Google already provides very decent patent and search tools for free. What about...
by Jacques Knight | Jan 11, 2013 | INNOVATION
Citroën recently launched its 3rd Creative Awards on the topic of connected vehicle smartphone applications. The motto of the challenge: “Open up your ideas”. Participants have until 2/10/2013 to submit their proposals. In 2012 the challenge drew 802 ideas...
by Jacques Knight | Dec 7, 2012 | PRESANS
Over 300 people were in attendance last Tuesday in the amphitheatre of the Evry Genopole when founder of Presans Albert Meige, surrounded with such notable personalities as Serge Dassault, received in the name of his company the 91 d’Or, a trophy delivered each...
by Jacques Knight | Oct 17, 2012 | PRESANS
The Biarritz-Bidart hackathon will enter its sixth year on the 19th of October. More participants, teams organized accross multiple sites, more nationalities, and futurist Jeremy Rifkin invited to deliver a keynote – The 24 Hours of Innovation event keeps...
by Jacques Knight | Jun 14, 2012 | PRESANS
The Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) at the University of Cambridge runs an Open Innovation practitioner forum, whose participants operate in the FMCG industry. Their most recent meeting was hosted by Sealed Air and took place on the 11th and 12th of June in Paris,...
