CLEVELAND, OH - March 11, 2004 - NineSigma, Inc.,
a Cleveland, Ohio-based innovation sourcing firm, announced today
that it signed an alliance agreement with Tokyo, Japan-based The Japan
Research Institute, Ltd. (JRI). Under the agreement, NineSigma will
provide services to JRI's clients to help connect them to external
sources of innovation and expertise worldwide.
"We are extremely pleased to be working with The Japan Research Institute,"
said Vice President of Business Development for NineSigma, Paul Stupay.
"We believe that NineSigma's innovation sourcing capability will enable
JRI's clients to quickly and efficiently tap into the world's best
solution providers and will assist them with technology strategy development
and the smooth adoption of external technologies."
NineSigma's clients are Fortune 500 companies spanning a variety of
industries including automotive, biomedical, chemical, consumer products,
electronics, optics, pharmaceutical, and telecommunications among
others. Clients engage NineSigma on projects across the innovation
value chain including upstream research, design and development, process
improvements, finished products, and new applications and markets
for existing technologies.
"By integrating NineSigma's proprietary matching process and global
network of technology providers with JRI's consulting skills, we can
further enhance our service offerings and create new value for growth
businesses who are seeking to evaluate and adopt external technologies,"
said Senior Consultant for JRI, Akihiko Suwa.
JRI is a Tokyo-based "knowledge engineering" company offering value-added
information services through the coordinated application of its think-tank,
consulting, and systems integration - More - functions. Established
in 1969, JRI has offices in Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, Nagoya, New York,
and Singapore, and has more than 3,400 employees worldwide. JRI's
head office is located at 16 Ichiban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. For more
information on JRI, visit www.jri.co.jp/english. NineSigma serves
the global research and development industry by facilitating open
innovation strategies for clients seeking to acquire technical innovations
developed outside their organization. Through its proprietary Managed
Exchange (M:XTM) process that utilizes Ph.D.-level program managers,
web-based tools, and a database of global solution providers, NineSigma
matches technology seekers with unobvious or disruptive innovations
faster, more effectively, and at a lower cost than conventional means.
For more information on NineSigma, visit www.ninesigma.com. |
