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Recent Survey by Stage-Gate International Reveals the Top Innovation Priorities for 2010

ANCASTER, ONTARIO (December 15, 2009) – The recent “2009 Product Innovation Strategy Survey” conducted by Stage-Gate International questioned the participants about their company’s plans for the coming year. It identified some common innovation management priorities and R&D budget trends

“The results suggest that the majority of companies are focusing on improving innovation processes and practices to position themselves for growth in 2010; introducing or improving an innovation process was the most commonly cited priority amongst the participants” says Michelle Jones, Executive Vice President of Stage-Gate International.

For an overview of the survey results, please contact Rebecca Colley at or call +1-905-304-8797.

Product Development Institute

Product Development Institute is dedicated to helping companies improve their approach to new product development and portfolio management. The Institute has conducted some of the world's most comprehensive research and best practices in new product development - research that has led to some of the most important discoveries in product innovation such as: the widely used Stage-Gate^® system; the concept of New Product Portfolio Management; and the Innovation Diamond™ Framework.