In this webinar, Professor Clive Buckberry (PhD in the School of Mechanical Engineering 1992) Co-Founder and Fellow of Engineering, Quanta Dialysis Technologies Limited explored his journey in manufacturing innovation, all the way from juice dispensing to dialysis machines. The session included an interactive Q&A, providing attendees with the opportunity to ask questions and gain practical insights and real-world examples to their organisation stay in control and turn disruption into opportunity.

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Whether you attended the event and would like to conduct some background reading, or if you couldn't make it but would like to know more about the topic, your free Alumni Library Online (ALO) can help you stay informed.

Here are a few examples of the articles you can read via your ALO:

In ABI/INFORM Global:

Faeroevik, K. H., & Maehle, N. (2022). The outcomes of cross-industry innovation for small and medium sized enterprises. Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, 35(4), 1–30. https://doi.org/10.1080/08276331.2022.2070711

Faeroevik, K. H., & Maehle, N. (2024). Cross-industry innovation for sustainable repositioning through cluster collaboration. Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 34(8), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/10438599.2024.2427837

Schucht, P., Mathis, A. M., Murek, M., Zubak, I., Goldberg, J., Falk, S., & Raabe, A. (2023). Exploring novel innovation strategies to close a technology gap in neurosurgery: HORAO crowdsourcing campaign. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25(1), e42723. https://doi.org/10.2196/42723

Zhou, Y., Chen, X., & He, J. (2022). Technology spillover perception and knowledge network trap in cross‐industry innovation: An empirical examination from unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 2022(1). https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/6319717

 

In EBSCO Business Source:

Bai, J., & Sun, X. (2025). Expansion of the psychological contract: Unlocking the code of innovation behavior in open innovation community. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 55(9), 744–758. https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70011

Carmona-Lavado, A., Gimenez-Fernandez, E. M., Vlaisavljevic, V., & Cabello-Medina, C. (2023). Cross-industry innovation: A systematic literature review. Technovation, 124, 102743. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2023.102743

Ciocnitu, C. R. (2024). Characteristics of entrepreneurial businesses. Ovidius University Annals, Series Economic Sciences, 24(1), 408–417.

Spielman, S. (2025). Connecting ideas and expertise propels the future forward for these innovators. Machine Design, 96(Special Issue), 62–65.

Vega Jurado, J. M., Sánchez-Mojica, K. Y., Paternina-Arboleda, C. D., & Manjarrés-Henriquez, L. (2022). Determinants of open innovation in low-tech SMEs: The influence of the top management team and employees’ human capital. Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, 17(1), 3–14. https://doi.org/10.4067/s0718-27242022000100003

 

In Emerald:

Jha, P. P., & Johnston, L. (2020). Odd couple collaborations and making them tick! European Business Review, 33(2). https://doi.org/10.1108/ebr-08-2018-0138

Mubarak, N., Khan, J., Yasmin, R., & Osmadi, A. (2021). The impact of a proactive personality on innovative work behavior: The role of work engagement and transformational leadership. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 42(7). https://doi.org/10.1108/lodj-11-2020-0518

Ratsimandresy, A., & Miemczyk, J. (2025). Made of oysters, hemp and shuttlecocks: A study of cross-industrial collaboration for the circular economy. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 45(9). https://doi.org/10.1108/ijopm-07-2024-0613

Temel, S., Mention, A.-L., & Yurtseven, A. E. (2021). Cooperation for innovation: More is not necessarily merrier. European Journal of Innovation Management, 26(2). https://doi.org/10.1108/ejim-10-2020-0392

 

Open Access articles in ScienceDirect from Elsevier

Although Elsevier do not generally permit alumni access to ScienceDirect material, don’t forget there are many articles available via open access (the author has paid to allow their article to be publicly available without subscription).

Here are some examples of open access articles in this subject area with direct links to the full text:

Ma, H., Tang, J., Ramaswamy, H. S., Ashokkumar, M., & Pan, Z. (2024). Interdisciplinary innovation involving food science and physics: Food Physics. Food Physics, 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodp.2023.100001

Venesz, B., & Dőry, T. (2025). Key characteristics and role of lead users in medical device innovations: An exploratory study. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 10(2), 100677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2025.100677

 

Want to hear more from Professor Clive Buckberry?
If you are interested in more information please search Cranfield’s repository CERES for Buckberry. 

You should also be able to access the following via open access:

Buckberry, C., Hoenich, N., Krieter, D., Lemke, H.-D., Rüth, M., & Milad, J. E. (2020). Enhancement of solute clearance using pulsatile push-pull dialysate flow for the Quanta SC+: A novel clinic-to-home haemodialysis system. PLOS ONE, 15(3), e0229233. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229233

 

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