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Research and Development

Hope Ft. The Space Pen
/ August 4 2011
There are three critical problems that confront anyone trying to undertake a product development. This presentation investigates how to identify a winning product, what are the ingredients of success... Read more
Fixing Wool
/ July 21 2010
The following Post is in Response to the Article on Fixing Wool in New Zealand which can be found on the Prodesign website.We were interested to read the article in the current issue of Prodesign... Read more
Budget Boost or just Plain Budget
/ May 11 2010
The government has announced a $225 million increase in R&D spending that is targeted at the business community, although primarily at medium to large 'research intensive' enterprises.... Read more