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Non-automotive judges were Michael Zimbalist, vice president of research and development operations for The New York Times Company who is a co-founder and former president of the Online Publishers Association (OPA), and Joseph Essas, chief technology officer of the online restaurant reservation service, OpenTable, and formerly vice president of engineering for Yahoo!
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"We've started to raise the bar, " said Hilmar Janusson, Ossur's Vice President of Research and Development.
"It would be relatively simple to turn down the distance on a driver by 25 yards, " said John Rae, vice president for research and development at Srixon.
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Amgen also said Roger Perlmutter will retire as executive vice president of research and development as of February, 2012, to be replaced by chief medical officer Sean Harper.
Larry Burns is GM's vice president for research and development.
James Braithwaite, Euro-Pro vice president of research and development, says Shark had to "over-engineer" the device's head, which holds the floor cleaning pads, so it would stand up to consumer pressure.
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Another prosthesis maker, Freedom Innovations, has been developing custom feet for amputees designed to facilitate skiers, swimmers, and most recently, a special request for a would-be Olympic snowboarder, said Steven Reinecke, executive vice president of research and development.
Jesse Cozean, vice president of research and development at Innovative BioDefense, says it is true the company's test doesn't translate directly to real-life benefits but it does show the product is more likely to provide lasting protection than alcohol-based sanitizers.
Lucie Bruijn, senior vice president of research and development at the ALS Association, likens this process to building an engine: If there are parts missing or placed in the wrong place or in the wrong way, the engine doesn't work right.
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Navin Geria, vice president of research and development for the Spa Dermaceutical Products Group, a New Jersey-based consumer product development company that specializes in custom development of anti-aging skincare and products for dermatologists and spa chains, says that a new range of anti-aging technology called cosmeceuticals (cosmetics that companies says possess drug-like affects) will go a step further.
GM's vice president for research and development, Lawrence Burns, says consumers have to start thinking of their car as a power-supplying appliance as well as a means of transportation. (A hybrid car, for example, might be an alternative to an emergency generator during an ice storm.) Meanwhile, GM is endorsing Huber's thinking with plans to introduce plug-in versions of the Chevrolet Volt and a Saturn vue crossover by 2010.
"We don't build cars in research labs, " Larry Burns, GM's vice president of research, development and strategic planning, told the Free Press.
But the technology is still improving, notes Mike McCreary, vice-president of research and advanced development at E Ink, a pioneer of electrophoretic displays based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
"We want to get it into areas where there are limited options for physical activity, " explained Robert Plourde, the vice president of innovation and research and development at UnitedHealthcare.
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"Let's say you make a drive go 25 yards shorter by aerodynamics, " said Dean Snell, TaylorMade's vice president for golf-ball research and development.
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John Bush, vice-president of Gillette's research and development, likens the reduced drag to cutting down a tree with an axe rather than a wedge.
Keynote speakers include American economist Jeffrey Sachs (by video) who will present the investment and productivity argument for ECCE, Jack Shonkoff, professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Chair of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child in the United States, who will speak on brain research and child development, and Danny Faure, Vice-President of the Seychelles.
"The neat, gee-whiz part is thinking about what would the vehicle itself look like, " said Dick Paul, a vice president with Phantom Works, Boeing's research and development arm.
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"With the launch of BlackBerry App Generator Mippin and RIM are tearing down the barriers and finding new ways to encourage content publishers to create apps, " said Martyn Mallick, Vice President, Global Alliances and Business Development at Research In Motion.
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"Cox's video product development is guided by extensive customer research, " said Cox Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer Len Barlik while demonstrating Trio Program Guide and the application to media following Esser's presentation.
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