Research & Development Case Study
Managing Collaborations
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- Increase external collaborations to support drug discovery and development.
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- Reviewed existing internal sources of innovation and expert opinions.
- Identified key areas requiring objective planning and problem solving.
- Designed expert communities to support key areas requiring innovation and creativity.
- Devised operational plans for managing expert communities and how they connect to project teams.
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- New organisation structure involving collaborations with external experts and networks.
- Transparent systems to increase awareness and utilisation of both internal and external experts.
- Upgraded project management and steering processes that integrates external advisers.
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- Project teams who are proactive in maximising the use of both internal and external experts, leading to better drug discovery and development performance.
- New mentality and acceptance of external expert opinions by project teams and R&D management.
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