Konica Minolta Opens Business Innovation Center

As an engine of growth for Konica Minolta, Inc. businesses, the North American BIC will work closely with a diverse range of entities, to include research institutions, partner companies, venture capitalists and startups, to identify new business areas, products, services and technologies. The center will have a broad focus with the goal to add new business and product lines that will bring emerging and disruptive solutions into Konica Minolta’s portfolio. The solutions can range from cloud-based service offerings, such as software-as-a-service (SaaS), and business process-as-a-service (BPaaS) solutions, but would not be limited to these. Through the BIC, Konica Minolta will work to gain a deeper understanding of its customers’ evolving needs, industry forces and technologies that are reshaping businesses. The BIC will then incubate, invest or acquire solutions that will deliver differentiated value propositions to Konica Minolta and its customers.