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A conversation with Jeff Bellairs, Director, External Innovation, General Mills
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"We've distributed technology briefs to more than 700,000 people through NineSigma and have as a result completed over 100 projects, with 45% of them leading to agreements for further collaboration."

Larry Huston, VP of Innovation and Knowledge, P&G, Harvard Business Review, March 2006

 
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NineSigma was launched in 2000 to leverage the revolution in Open Innovation. Open Innovation is the growing discipline of companies going outside their own R&D and Engineering departments in an effort to leverage the thousands of independent inventors, university researchers and scientists into solutions that can be quickly and cost effectively implemented to solve current problems.

We use our global network of scientists, university research departments and technology incubators to help you identify unobvious solutions to your science- and technology-related needs.

NineSigma optimizes Open Innovation. How do we do this? It starts with a huge proprietary network of scientists, university researchers and technology incubators (referred to as Solution Providers) that have signed up to become partners with us. These innovators span industries, geographies and technical disciplines. We keep them informed with a steady stream of information about the current requirements of our clients. We send RFPs that are in their specific area of expertise directly to them. We constantly communicate with the entire community via newsletters and appearances at conferences and information forums. NineSigma has the largest network of these thought leaders in the industry and we are adding to our roster of Solutions Providers every day (click here to become a Solution Provider).

Further, we maintain relationships with hundreds of scientific organizations, professional groups and other affinity organizations to significantly amplify the pool of innovators across the world that are aware of our client’s challenges. Finally, our resource network includes patent holders to ensure there is an opportunity to assess adjunct capabilities of existing science.

We are crucial to your process because we match the global network of potential partners discussed above with PhDs that help you write RFPs, a proprietary exchange process and unparalleled expertise in Open Innovation. This total solution will help you solve some pressing technology issues. (click here to become an Innovation Seeker)

We do not develop any technology, make any product, refine any manufacturing process or compete with you in anyway. We make your company faster and better by using our advanced exchange capability to quickly and easily connect you with the talents and capabilities of a global pool of today’s most prepared minds. Let us help you solve a problem!
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