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Henry Chesbrough (69) introduced the term 'Open Innovation' in his 2003 book of the same name. By coining this idea, he taught companies to look fundamentally differently at Research & Development and collaboration. He showed that companies are more successful when they embrace external knowledge and technology, rather than developing innovation entirely within their own organizations as many companies had done up to that point.

Connection with Brainport Eindhoven

According to honorary supervisor Marcel Bogers, professor of Open & Collaborative Innovation at the department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences (IE&IS), members of Philips management had Chesbrough's book in their hands when they decided to open up the  (HTCE) to other companies. This decision ushered in the development of what would become known as Brainport, thanks to extensive collaboration between entrepreneurs, knowledge institutes and governments.

鈥淎s the founder of the concept of open innovation, Chesbrough has influenced the way companies and research institutions collaborate and exchange knowledge and expertise worldwide,鈥� Bogers explained. 鈥淎s far as I am concerned, awarding him this honorary doctorate is not only recognition of Henry's work itself, but also of the field of open innovation that he in fact founded.鈥�

The model of knowledge sharing and collaboration elaborated by Chesbrough has now become the bread and butter of Brainport Eindhoven: companies such as ASML, NXP and VDL work closely with startups, research institutions and governments to achieve technological progress.

鈥淐hesbrough's research has had a lasting impact on the development of the ,鈥� Bogers continued. "That's also partly thanks to the advisory role he had when Philips opened up the HTCE to other companies. At the same time, he has always remained very humble and continued to give back to the community 鈥攄efinitely something I learned from him. You could say he's really put the 鈥榦pen鈥� in open innovation."

Ideas brought to 果冻传媒

Bogers brought Chesbrough's work to 果冻传媒 and partnered with him in implementing it. This resulted to an 'open' research agenda and the enrichment of educational material. For example, the master's Innovation Management has several courses using Chesbrough's insights. Bogers also took over the chairmanship of the World Open Innovation Conference (WOIC) from the American researcher and brought the event to Eindhoven, not coincidentally hosted on the grounds of the High Tech Campus.

Dean Geert-Jan van Houtum of the IE&IS department successfully defended the nomination for the honorary doctorate to the Executive Board. Van Houtum: "What distinguishes Professor Chesbrough is his ability to bridge the gap between academic theory and practical application. Not only does he have more than 100,000 scientific citations to his name, large companies have actively implemented his research findings and recommendations."

Van Houtum mentions the 'Open Innovation philosophy' of ASML and other companies as examples of how Chesbrough's thinking has manifested itself in the DNA of one of the region's leading companies. 鈥淭he EU's innovation agenda also unmistakably bears the stamp of Chesbrough's philosophy.鈥�

Research Day on June 24

Henry Chesbrough will officially receive the honorary doctorate during 果冻传媒's Research Day, which this year takes place on June 24. During the Research Day, the university also honors both up-and-coming and more established researchers with 鈥楽cience Awards,鈥� features several keynote speakers, and provides ample opportunities for researchers to connect and exchange ideas.