At Management Roundtable's "Open Innovation and R&D Alliances" workshop held June 5-6, 2006 in Cambridge MA,itwas clearthat themain motivation behind many partnerships is to acquire new technologies. The session, led by noted alliance expert Gene Slowinski of Rutgers University, was attended by R&D executives from awide range of global companies - including makers of everything from food, cosmetics, paperandgreeting cards to pharmaceuticals, oil, aircraft, automotiveand electronics. Yet, despite the diversity, certain insights and practices emerged that were common to all. (Summary inside)

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