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CDP on inhalation trends and what we learned at DDL2020
We look at the themes from the virtual Drug Delivery to the Lungs conference and how these mirror the work being done by CDP.
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Women in innovation: Design & Research
Women play a crucial role in innovation and business success at CDP. We’re proud of the critical contribution made by our women colleagues, who lead in diverse areas of innovation including design, research, science, technology, engineering and human factors. In this first interview of Women in Innovation series, we talked…
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Six strategies that accelerated innovation in 2020
Mike Cane reveals the strategies that delivered continued growth this year, ensuring that innovation never stops.
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The future is smaller, faster, cheaper… and more energy efficient
Power electronics technology is enabling big advances in electric transportation and smart energy delivery, as well as playing an important role in meeting the ever-increasing demand for global connectivity and data storage. In this blog, we explore some of these opportunities and the up and coming technology solutions that are…
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Dreaming big during COVID-19
Product designer Laura Sierra reflects on what she learnt during a virtual design competition.
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Innovation visionaries and entrepreneurs converge for the Global Innovation Forum 10th anniversary, in an inaugural Virtual Edition
Ben, Chris & James will host a series of diverse talks at this years Global Innovation Forum.
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Circularity in context
Picture the scene: a room full of executives are watching a presentation on company strategy (actually, let’s move with the times… they’re all at home, watching on Zoom). A simple, elegant image of a circle dominates the screen. Will they support the adoption of circularity principles across the business? In…
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Crankl: from the bike shed to the operating theater, how CDP created a novel surgical tool
It is important to start each innovation journey with the broadest possible mindset because this opens the door to all sorts of different solutions that might exist outside one team’s experiences. A great example of this philosophy in action was the design of a surgical torque wrench that we developed…
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The window for innovative diagnostics is open
The Covid-19 pandemic has presented a time-limited but immense window of opportunity for diagnostics companies. Changes in regulation and increased levels of investment are enabling radical innovations to have real impact, but only if they can be fast-tracked into new products which are cost effective and compelling to users. In…
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Packaging – perceptions & preferences during the pandemic
James reveals how innovation will be essential in balancing consumer needs in a new era of packaging that can reassure, add value and minimise environmental impact.
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Innovating for context; The role of Anthropology in innovation
Although we don’t often hear the term ‘anthropology’ referenced in the innovation process, anyone charged with this objective knows implicitly that the key focus areas of language, culture, society and place, are critical when it comes to the harmonisation of a brand or the successful launch of a new global…
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The systems approach to formulation and product design
Today’s liquid and paste formulations, from washing up liquid to shampoo to toothpaste are complex structured fluids or solids which are designed to meet the demanding needs of consumers. It is tempting to regard the formulation or recipe as the main challenge. However, these complex formulations behave very differently in…