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The Importance of Persistence: Building an Innovation System for the Long-term

The Inovo Group

Independent reporting – They were independent of core corporate functions like R&D, Marketing, and Business Development. They reported directly to the CTO. Most corporate business functions – new product development (NPD), quality, sales, R&D, marketing, etc.

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Corporate Venture Capital’s Role in Innovation (Part 5): Crucial Lessons to Strengthen CVC Success

Corporate Innovation

Björn Heinz, investment manager at BASF Venture Capital, summarizes his group’s mission as “identifying and supporting startups that are developing disruptive innovations which can be of great long-term benefit to BASF’s business units or R&D units, and providing adequate financial return to the corporation.”.

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Corporate Venture Capital’s Role in Innovation (Part 5): Crucial Lessons to Strengthen CVC Success

Corporate Innovation

Björn Heinz, investment manager at BASF Venture Capital, summarizes his group’s mission as “identifying and supporting startups that are developing disruptive innovations which can be of great long-term benefit to BASF’s business units or R&D units, and providing adequate financial return to the corporation.”.

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Corporate Venture Capital’s Role in Innovation (Part 5): Crucial Lessons to Strengthen CVC Success

Corporate Innovation

Björn Heinz, investment manager at BASF Venture Capital, summarizes his group’s mission as “identifying and supporting startups that are developing disruptive innovations which can be of great long-term benefit to BASF’s business units or R&D units, and providing adequate financial return to the corporation.”.