Peter Bamfield acts an independent consultant on both colour chemistry and the management of R&D. After obtaining his PhD from the University of Nottingham in 1966, he spent the rest of his career with ICI and Zeneca (now AstraZeneca), before retiring as R&D Manager for the Colours Business in 1993. He was the editor of "Fine Chemicals for the Electronics Industry" (RSC-1986) and the sole author of "Chromic Phenomena; technological applications of colour chemistry" (RSC-2001) and "Research and Development in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry" (Wiley-VCH 1996 and 2003). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and Member of the Society of Dyers and Colourists.

From the Contents:
Introduction

Section A: Harnessing the Human Resource
Building the Scientific Skills Base of the Group
Developing the People who form the Skills Base
The R&D Team Manager

Section B: Organising for an Innovative Environment
The Structural Components of an R&D Organization
The Provision of the Appropriate Support
A financially Sound, Healthy, Safe and Quality Environment

Section C: Creativity and Innovation
Creativity and the Nurturing of Information
The Protection of Intellectual Property
The Exploitation of Opportunities

Section D: Project Management of Innovation
The Selection and Evaluation of R & D Targets
The Innovation Chain
The Project Management Skills
Aus dem Inhalt:

Introduction

Section A: Harnessing the Human Resource
Building the Scientific Skills Base of the Group
Developing the People who form the Skills Base
The R&D Team Manager

Section B: Organising for an Innovative Environment
The Structural Components of an R&D Organization
The Provision of the Appropriate Support
A financially Sound, Healthy, Safe and Quality Environment

Section C: Creativity and Innovation
Creativity and the Nurturing of Information
The Protection of Intellectual Property
The Exploitation of Opportunities

Section D: Project Management of Innovation
The Selection and Evaluation of R & D Targets
The Innovation Chain
The Project Management Skills

'The nuts and the bolts of R&D management in the chemical industry in a sound book and a very practical primer' (Chemistry & Industry)