NineSigma to Highlight Industry Trends and Best Practices at Leading Innovation Events this Quarter

CLEVELAND, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --  NineSigma, the leading Open Innovation (OI) partner to organizations worldwide, today announced its participation in five innovation forums during the first quarter of 2012. The events will convene business leaders from around the world who will address a range of issues facing innovation-driven companies today. NineSigma's CEO, Andy Zynga, and the company's founder, Dr. Mehran Mehregany, will provide insights into OI effectiveness, along with respected clients and industry thought leaders. The forums include:

• CoDev 2012, February 13-15, 2012 in La Jolla, CA, USA
  Andy Zynga will introduce NineSigma client Sesha Neervannan, Ph.D., Vice President, Pharmaceutical Development, Allergan. Dr. Neervannan will speak on driving pharmaceutical innovation forward by using the "open" approach.
• Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE) Mid-Winter CEO Meeting, February 26-29, 2012 in Banff, Canada
  Dr. Mehran Mehregany and Andy Zynga will present on OI principles and applications. Dr. Mehregany will begin with a brief overview of OI and its evolution. Mr. Zynga will share current trends, emerging obstacles and opportunities, as well as the tools and processes needed to launch, sustain and profit through open innovation.
• Front End of Innovation (FEI) Europe, February 27-29, 2012 in Zurich, Switzerland
  Many companies are moving beyond the basics of OI, making this new paradigm of innovation even more complex, challenging, and rewarding. This is the premise for a complimentary session led by NineSigma Europe CEO Rick Wielens, OI expert Stefan Lindegaard, and Andera Gadeib, CEO of Dialego, an international market research agency.
• Research Chefs Association (RCA) Annual Conference, March 21-24, 2012 in San Antonio, Texas, USA
  NineSigma Vice President Skip Davis will co-present a pre-conference workshop on OI approaches with Carlos Barroso, President, CJB and Associates and formerly with PepsiCo. The workshop examines how OI can help you find creative solutions to your technical food and beverage challenges.

In addition, the firm participated in the World Pharma Innovation Congress, January 31-February 2, 2012 in San Francisco, California, USA.

About NineSigma
NineSigma engages organizations with external innovation resources and enables them to share knowledge to accelerate the innovation cycle, whether they are in the private, public, or social sectors. Their proprietary and collaborative process has produced billions of dollars in tangible value. Companies such as Kraft, Philips, L'Oreal, Unilever, Denso and Suntory utilize NineSigma's Open Innovation services to solve immediate challenges, fill product pipelines, integrate new knowledge into their organizations, close development gaps, and improve financial performance. NineSigma has the largest open global network of solution providers and an extensive database of existing solutions that spans all industries and technical disciplines. Our team integrates professionals from a variety of fields, including business leaders, innovation consultants and Ph.D.-level scientists. Learn more at ninesigma.com.

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