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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF, October 6, 2009 – B-Bridge Technology Transfer
(www.b-bridgetechnologies.com) and Innoget (www.innoget.com) have partnered to improve online connection opportunities between technology inventors and technology seekers. B-Bridge and Innoget will collaborate to provide their members with full access to each other’s websites, which enables cross-listing of inventions and licensingproposals and creates a larger pool of resources for business and organizations seeking new technology. 

The B-Bridge Technology Transfer user base consists mostly of North American and Japanese members whereas Innoget is more European focused. This collaboration creates a more globally oriented network that increases the utility of the both websites and the chances of international technology transfer.

“We are looking forward to working closely with Innoget to support our common goal to promote the development and commercialization of innovative new discoveries and technology,” says Hiro Masumoto, CEO & President of B-Bridge International. “Both of us have created online platforms to facilitate and encourage partnerships between inventors, entrepreneurs, and businesses so the combination of Innoget’s and B-Bridge’s networks enriches the potential opportunities for all our members.”

David Ràfols, CEO of Innoget says, “We are excited to work closely with B-Bridge to open a new way for all our members to exponentially get benefits from using our online technology transfer platforms. Open Innovation is based on sharing, network and successful partnerships so Innoget’s and B-Bridge’s collaboration agreement states the essence of the concept.”

B-Bridge Technology Transfer is an online portal connecting innovations to commercialization opportunities by providing a free searchable database of new developments, discoveries, and other intellectual property and is operated by B-Bridge International based in Mountain View, California. B-Bridge facilitates access to advanced technology for researchers and supplies innovative high-quality cellular and molecular biology research tools to academic, government, commercial research laboratories.

Innoget is an open innovation marketplace that fosters interaction among companies and research communities to develop and share R&D projects and ideas. The platform allows R&D and Innovation departments to find answers to their innovations needs within the scientific community
by publishing their technologic challenges (free service). Companies can also demand technology related to their activity through an Innovation Box-in and show their innovative technologies through an Innovation Box-out.

The Open Innovation concept is frequently associated to high-tech companies. Those are companies that face innovation as a key element for their business strategy and they are characterized by having high qualified workforce. Talking about Open Innovation is thus related to talk about the need to hire highly skilled professionals. That is why initiatives like B-Value (Barcelona Adds Value) are really welcomed.

B-value (Barcelona Adds Value) is a career resources site based in Barcelona, for people and companies oriented to innovation, research and technology development. As explained by its founders, the project is sustained by the difficulties to cover specific positions, and the motivation not only to select candidates with added value for clients but also to work with companies that can provide added value to the candidates.

Its mission is to introduce nationally and internationally the companies, organisations, institutions,etc that are creating value in the geographical area of Barcelona (Spain) in innovation, research and technology. Also, they work to attract national and international new talent, professionals highly qualified and to recruit professionals for positions difficult to cover for various reasons (managers with experience in biotech or biomedicine companies, scientists with international experience,etc). More information at http://www.b-value.com/

Sitio Internet de recursos humanos especializado en innovación, investigación y tecnología

Normalmente el concepto Open Innovation va ligado a empresas con un alto componente tecnológico. Son compañías donde la innovación es un elemento clave en su estrategia empresarial y que se caracterizan por tener personal altamente cualificado. Hablar de Open Innovation es de alguna forma hablar también de captación de este perfil de profesional. Es por ello que iniciativas como B-value (Barcelona Adds Value) son muy bienvenidas.
B-value (Barcelona Adds Value), es una plataforma de reclutamiento para personas y empresas orientadas a la innovación, investigación y desarrollo tecnológico. Según me explican sus creadores, los orígenes del proyecto se sustentaron en las dificultades para cubrir determinadas posiciones y la motivación no solo por seleccionar candidatos con valor añadido para sus clientes sino también para trabajar con empresas con valor añadido para sus candidatos. 
Su misión es dar a conocer aquellas empresas, organizaciones, instituciones,…que están creando valor en el área geográfica de Barcelona (y próxima) en innovación, investigación y desarrollo tecnológico. También trabajan por atraer y captar nacional e internacionalmente nuevo talento, así como reclutar profesionales para puestos que actualmente son difíciles de cubrir por distintos motivos. Mas información en http://www.b-value.com/