We see failure to innovate more often than I would like.  Our vantage point is our work with large and small medical-product companies, assisting them with their new-product commercialization initiatives.  From that vantage point over recent years I have identified the practices that most often cause these failures, my take on the Top 10 Innovation Killers.  I offer my views in the spirit of helping to improve your innovation performance by recognizing some common failings as a first step toward correcting them.

     Many such corrections suggest the involvement of third-party experts and advisors to extend one's capabilities and circumvent internal biases.  You should know that Trilogy has often played this third-party role and continues to do so.  Beyond our own experienced staff we have immediate access to more than 100 vetted personal and organizational resources with expertise in a wide array of life science services, technologies, and market sectors.  Whether your domain of interest is medical devices, diagnostic products, lab instruments and tools, drugs, vaccines, lab services or information management -- chances are we can help you innovate.  Contact me for an exploratory discussion of your needs.

     The literature on innovation is vast.  I do recommend one 2007 Wharton interview with Larry Huston of consulting firm 4INNO; it's a nice introduction to innovation networks of the kind we participate in at Trilogy.  A very recent article by Braden Kelley dealing with the organizational complexities wrought by innovation is also a worthy read.