MRI is a privately held company offering global solutions to meet innovation and competitive needs of companies across strategic sectors in Spain. It is an initiative co-financed by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness throughout the Research, Development and Innovation Secretary, aimed at promoting a culture of Open Innovation within the Madrid Region and Spain. MRI builds on strong institutional support by entities such as Madrid Network, a key network of 750+ entities, including small and large corporations, research and technology organisations, universities and other institutions.

1. “PROVIDING A NEW
CULTURE OF INNOVATION
TO THE BUSINESS NETWORK”
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2. What is our mission?
Improve businesses competitiveness and technological
progress of entities within the public and private
sectors, throughout the provision of specialised services
and the execution of projects in the area of innovation
and transfer of technology and knowledge.
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3. Support & collaborators
CO-FINANCED BY
Ministry of Economy &
Competitiveness (Secretary of
R&D), to promote the culture of
Open Innovation regionally &
nationally
Institutional support by the Madrid
Government and Madrid Network
 750 entities
 13 clusters
 5 Scientific /Technological Parks
Aims to facilitate exchange of good
MEMBER OF
practices on global commercialisation
opportunities and challenges
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4. Our capabilities
Tools being developed
Privately owned
company • Project management
but with public • Market Place
support connecting supply & demand
• MRI Observatory
(shared market & sectorial data)
Team of 30 Open Innovation strategy
professionals Network of 300 experts
nationwide, globally,
through strategic including
alliances regulatory, corporate, academic
and institutional levels
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5. How can we help you?
Capability
enhancem. EVALUATION VALORISATION COMMERCIALISATION
Another form of
Own capacity in university-company
technology and relations, global,
business model customised &
validation profit-oriented
WHY THE MRI
PROPOSAL IS
DIFFERENT?
Development of a
model of Open
Innovation and
knowledge transfer
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6. How can we help you?
Capability
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 Networking events
 Diagnoses and strategic innovation plans
 Implementation Open Innovation systems
 Corporate entrepreneurship
 Seeking funding for R&D projects
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7. How can we help you?
Capability
enhancem. EVALUATION VALORISATION COMMERCIALISATION
 Organising and ordering the portfolio of projects
 Determining technical and scientific relevance of technologies
 Analysing market & regulatory conditions: define & classify intangible assets (IP)
Sci & tech Intelectual Competitive
Regulation Market
analysis Property Intelligence
Technological analysis Environmental analysis
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8. How can we help you?
Capability
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 Technology monitoring (capturing sci & tech information)
and competitive intelligence (recommendations)
 Feasibility studies of new products or processes
 Proof of Concept & Scale Up: Define prototype
specifications, support budget negotiation, search for
partners, and preparation of action plans.
 Protection: define protection strategies
(patent, licence, etc.), determine economic value of
intangible assets.
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9. How can we help you?
Capability
enhancem. EVALUATION VALORISATION COMMERCIALISATION
Commercial analysis Commercial feasibility of technologies and
sales capacities.
Define commercialisation Target sectors, risk analysis, market volume, etc.
strategy
Market introduction IP sale, IN licencing (SME brings a technology
from outside), OUT licencing (RTO licences a
technology to a company), search for partners
and collaborators, supporting negotiation and
contractual arrangements, seeking investors,
market places, etc.
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10. Contact
Paseo de la Castellana 141, 18-C floor
Cuzco IV Building
28046 Madrid, España
Ph +34 91 749 80 86
Email admin@mri-international.es
www.mri-international.es
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