Rapid Responsible Innovation in Times of Corona: Three Months Later

Abstract

Three months ago, in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak and immediately after the Spanish government declared the state of emergency, we wrote the op-ed “Companies vs Coronavirus: A Call for Responsible Innovation” in which we called for rapid responsible innovation to combat Covid-19. This is defined as innovation developed in a short period of time in a state of emergency with the hope of protecting people and saving lives (Gutierrez, Castillo, and Montiel 2020). Following our initial call, things have moved very quickly, and we continue to track how innovation has mushroomed.