Mack Innovation Doctoral Association Archives

Inaugural WINDS Conference Creates a New Community for Innovation Researchers

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The inaugural Wharton Innovation Doctoral Symposium brought together PhD candidates from all over the world and across a range of disciplines.…Read More

How Companies Are Organizing For Innovation Today

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The Mack Innovation Doctoral Association (MIDAs) recently hosted our second industry-academia panel, this time focusing on recent trends in organizing for innovation and featuring perspectives from local government, Wharton faculty, Mack Institute corporate partners.…Read More

Industry and Academic Perspectives on VC Investment Strategy

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The gap between business research and industry practice can loom large at times, but bridging it is essential to ensuring that research is relevant to the outside world. For graduate students at the Wharton School, the Mack Innovation Doctoral Association intends to narrow that gap.…Read More