<s>
The	O
InnovationXchange	B-General_Concept
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
IXC	O
UK	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Lincoln	O
,	O
UK-based	O
open	O
innovation	O
services	O
and	O
consulting	O
provider	O
,	O
whose	O
purpose	O
is	O
to	O
identify	O
and	O
create	O
collaborative	O
business	O
,	O
research	O
and	O
policy	O
opportunities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
InnovationXchange	B-General_Concept
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
business	O
model	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
John	O
Wolpert	O
(	O
formerly	O
of	O
IBM	O
's	O
Alpha	O
Works	O
and	O
Extreme	O
Blue	O
)	O
and	O
Henry	O
Chesbrough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Australian	O
Industry	O
InnovationXchange	B-General_Concept
Network	O
,	O
its	O
aim	O
was	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
open	O
network	O
for	O
improved	O
communication	O
across	O
industry	O
,	O
government	O
,	O
universities	O
and	O
the	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
the	O
InnovationXchange	B-General_Concept
(	O
IXC	O
)	O
undertook	O
a	O
pilot	O
with	O
John	O
Wolpert	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
using	O
'	O
trusted	O
intermediaries	O
 '	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
pilot	O
was	O
deemed	O
a	O
success	O
and	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Birmingham	O
licensed	O
the	O
InnovationXchange	B-General_Concept
model	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
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