Kenneth Frazier Quotes

Usually, the biggest companies are not the most dynamic.

Patents have not been a positive force in stimulating innovation at Cisco. Competition has been the motivator; bringing new products to market in a timely manner is critical. Everything we have done to create new products would have been done even if we could not obtain patents

Boeing has won in the marketplace for 100 years because of innovation, and we need to continue to invest in innovation for the future. And our cash generation strength is what allows us to do that.

The market is so competitive. There are so many products that are similar. So we are forced to invest in innovative research in new products that are one or two years ahead of the market.

Britain is famous for being great at inventing and poor at commercializing.

First of all, at any company, the investment in research and development in the products is the lifeblood, so that is a critical element of anyone's future going forward.

No CEO ever says, 'Damnit, we need to increase research!' I want to encourage them to do that.

If guys try to make a bigger company for the sake of size, they don't create value in most cases.

Except in very narrow cases, where there's breakthrough science that needs patent production, worrying about competitors is a waste of time. If you can't out iterate someone who is trying to copy you, you're toast anyway.

Aspen's investment in TesoRx will assist in the work being undertaken to bring this product to market and in investing behind TesoRx's pipeline and technology that has the potential to be used for a wide range of different applications.

Google worries - and rightly so - about how hard it is for a big company to come up with the next hot thing.

Israel produces more conceptual products than any other country.

Since the beginning, HTC has focused on developing strong research and development capabilities and keeping a close eye on consumer, market and technology trends.

The reality is, is that we love competition, at Apple. We think it makes us all better. But we want people to invent their own stuff.

My passion for innovation and my interest in the 'business of science' has seen Biocon commercialize many innovative platforms and products.

I think it's doing very well. I'm pleased to see the concentration on semiconductors. I think this will help.

We are not concerned about innovation shifting from the U.S. I still believe that the U.S. still has capabilities for innovation.

Bottom line, we will continue to innovate and grow our fan base with Xbox while also creating additive business value for Microsoft.

I have no problem with money coming in and spawning competition. I am honest enough to admit that Mahindra & Mahindra would not have been going to the IITs and doing research if there was no competition.

You need to run the company on an even keel, and you need to be thinking about the company long-term and how to drive your next innovation.

There is a premium on innovation and commercializing new ideas.

I enjoy looking at other people's products and learning from them. We take all of our competitors very seriously, as you know. You have to respect Intel. But we have our own tricks up our sleeves.

Not all of Microsoft's businesses are successful, but they have every technology possible.

What's important for all of us as chip companies is to keep the innovation going: putting out new products, figuring out how we connect these complex systems.

Innovation is critical to the heartbeat of any successful corporation in the industrialized world.