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The pharmaceutical business is driven by innovation and new technologies. In order to improve the overall efficiency, the modern R&D organisations nowadays have integrated problem-solving techniques in their innovation process. This book aims to explore and analyse the application of TRIZ technique in the problem-solving process in the medical device sector of the pharmaceutical industry. Due to the sensitive protection of intellectual property in the pharmaceutical industry, field studies of R&D processes in large pharmaceutical firms are limited in the public literature. This work provides valuable insights into this business sector, especially in respect of application of problem-solving tools and how those tools may potentially improve the outcomes of the R&D activities in the pharmaceutical industry.

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Dr. René Dathe obtained his Diplom (M.Sc.) in chemistry at the University of Chemnitz, followed by an MBA in Frankfurt. He was awarded a doctorate in business administration by the University of Gloucestershire (UK) for his research work on medical device innovations. Dr. René Dathe is currently Head of Medical Devices Quality Development Sandoz.

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