Open Innovation: Benefits of collaboration with SMEs

During the last decades, the concept of open innovation paradigm has proven its value to enhance collaboration between big corporations and SMEs. While big businesses are often engaged in open innovation, various studies show that many SMEs and Startups find OI collaborations challenging. At our webinar, Michela Mattaloni, Business and Strategic Relations Officer at International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, introduced the PITCCH project and Hartmut Welck, Coordinator of Innovation Management at Steinbeis2i GmbH identified open innovation facilitation factors as well as its challenges and benefits. On top of this, we had an interview with Henning Wiegandt from Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG who shared Siemens previous experience in OI cooperation and told what has motivated them to become a part of the PITCCH Network.

Date:

27th November

Duration:

45min

Time of day:

2pm CET

Organizer:

Steinbeis2i GmbH

Moderators:

Michela Mattaloni, Business and Strategic Relations Officer at International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
Hartmut Welck, Coordinator of Innovation Management at Steinbeis2i GmbH

Speaker:

Henning Wiegandt from Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG

Have you missed the webinar?

Below you can watch the full video from the webinar and find out more about the PITCCH project, the open innovation facilitation factors as well as its challenges and benefits.