1 An Overview of the Scope and Contents of the Book.

1.1 The Industry.

1.2 The Role and Breadth of R&D.

1.3 R&D Organisation.

1.4 R&D Personnel.

1.5 Creativity and Innovation.

1.6 Project Management.

Section A: Harnessing the Human Resource.

1 Building the Scientific Skills Base of the Group.

1.1 The Skills Audit Process.

1.2 Recruitment.

2 Developing the People who form the Skills Base.

2.1 The Management of Performance.

3 The R&D Team Manager.

3.1 Managerial Skills and Leadership.

3.2 Managing Creative Groups.

3.3 Managing Your Own Career.

Section B: Organising for an Innovative Environment.

1 The Structural Components of an R&D Organisation.

1.1 Organisational Environments for R&D.

1.2 The Internal Organisation of R&D.

1.3 Global R&D.

1.4 Outsourcing R&D.

2 The Provision of the Appropriate Support.

2.1 Analytical Services.

2.2 Intellectual Property.

2.3 Information and Library Services.

2.4 IT and Telecommunications.

2.5 Health, Safety and Environment.

2.6 Toxicology.

2.7 Chemical and Equipment Supplies.

2.8 Engineering and Buildings Maintenance.

2.9 Laboratory Automation.

3 A Financially Sound, Healthy, Safe and Quality Environment.

3.1 Financial Control.

3.2 Health and Safety.

3.3 Regulatory Affairs.

3.4 Total Quality Management in R&D.

3.5 Change Management.

Section C: Creativity and Innovation.

1 Creativity and the Nurturing of Innovation.

1.1 Definitions.

1.2 Total Creativity Management.

1.3 The Creative Climate.

1.4 The Climate for Innovation.

1.5 The Creative and Innovative Individual.

1.6 Innovation Pathways.

1.7 Creative Thinking.

1.8 Tools for Creativity.

1.9 The Evaluation of the Ideas Generated.

2 The Protection of Intellectual Property.

2.1 Patents.

2.2 Trademarks.

2.3 Trade Secrets.

2.4 Internal Records.

2.5 Code of Best Practices for Handling IP.

3 The Exploitation of Opportunities.

3.1 Development within the Company.

3.2 Joint Venture.

3.3 External Licensing and Assignment of IP.

3.4 Inward Technology Transfer.

3.5 Knowledge Management.

Section D: Project Management of Innovation.

1 The Selection and Evaluation of R&D Projects.

1.1 Business Strategy and the Innovation Portfolio.

1.2 The R&D Portfolio.

1.3 Strategic Research Targets.

2 The Innovation Chain.

2.1 The Stage-Gate Process.

2.2 New Chemical Product Innovation Chain.

3 The Project Management Skills.

3.1 Project Manager and Team Selection.

3.2 Project Definition, the WHAT, WHEN and Constraints.

3.3 Resource Allocation.

3.4 Planning, the WHO and the HOW.

3.5 The Formal Launch.

3.6 Monitoring and Controlling the Project.

3.7 Completion of the Project.

General References.

Index.