FROM ACADEMIC PATENTING TO START-UP AND SCALE-UP INNOVATION

REGISTRATION

In the wake of the European Patent Office’s 2024 report entitled : The Role of European Universities in Patenting and Innovation – A Study of Academic Inventions at the EPO, which states that the number of patents filed and start-ups created by a diverse range of research-intensive universities is high, this event will explore the role academic innovation ecosystems could play in boosting the EU Start-up and Scale-up Strategy.

Focusing on the example of the Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)’s academic innovation cluster (pôle universitaire d’innovation), and the contribution of its research and industrial partners, the event will also address possible solutions to bridge the gap between invention and commercialization, as pointed out in the Draghi report : « According to the European Patent Office, only about one-third of the patented inventions registered by European universities or research institutions are commercially exploited. »

Confirmed speakers include :
- Prof. Yassine Lakhnech, President, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
- Federica Baldan and Anna Battista, European Commission, DG RTD, Unit E2
- Victor Arribas Martinez, Stream Leader Diversity and Transformation, European Patent Office
- Laurence Petit, Directrice déléguée à l’innovation, CEA
- Prof. Peter Dunstan, Vice Chancellor for Enterprise Knowledge Exchange and Partnerships, Swansea University
- Solange Chavel, CEO, SIRIS Academic