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Purpose and Mission

GLORAD is an independent research network with centers at GGS in Heilbronn, Germany, the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, Skoltech in Moscow, Russia, Tongji University in Shanghai, China, San Jose State University in Silicon Valley, Kaunas Technical University in Lithuania, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and collaborations with researchers at the Technical University of Hamburg, Grenoble School of Management, George Washington University, CEIBS, EM Lyon, Cologne University, HSE Moscow, Durham University, Scuola Sant’Anna, Manchester University, and Tsinghua University.

GLORAD is a platform for research on global R&D and innovation, dedicated to the pursuit of new concepts, tools and understanding of the management of global R&D and innovation, especially in technology and consumer-product industries, involving the international flow of ideas, technologies, and innovations.

Each GLORAD center is led by a director and supported by network partners in several other important institutions and locations. Find more background information on GLORAD in the adjacent flyer.
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We also engage the industrial R&D management community. Please see the following LinkedIn group sites:

Group of global and Chinese R&D directors with experience in China

R&D and Innovation in China
www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=153772
This group is about R&D and innovation in China, including the leadership of R&D centers, R&D performance improvements, development of market-appropriate products and technology, China-indigenous innovation, etc., in China, for China, and from China. This LinkedIn group has three purposes:
  1. To serve a shared platform to exchange experiences and best-practices among R&D directors in China.
  2. To serve as a sounding board for new insights and ideas about how innovation in China will change the face of global R&D.
  3. To foster a community of R&D leaders in China and abroad.
If you are a CTO, SVP R&D, R&D Director, Head of Innovation, Senior R&D Fellow, or in a similar director role managing R&D in China, please join this group using this link.

It is not open to consultants, headhunters, recruiters, or marketeers or anyone else who won't be able to contribute primarily on the basis of R&D leadership experience.

Discussion platform for global R&D directors, SVP R&D and CTOs

Global R&D and Innovation Management
www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2862370
This group is about global R&D and innovation management, including the management of global R&D networks, leading multi-site innovation teams, and leveraging global talent and IP.

  1. To serve a shared platform to exchange experiences and best-practices among global R&D directors.
  2. To serve as a sounding board for new insights and ideas about how R&D and innovation projects should be managed at the global level.
  3. To foster a community of global R&D leader.
It is open to CTOs, SVPs R&D, or global R&D directors of companies with international R&D and innovation activities and multi-site R&D organizations.

This group is not open to marketeers, academics, consultants or anyone not at a senior management level in R&D/innovation or unable to contribute based on global innovation leadership experience.