Unlocking the potential of academic intellectual assets for industry, SMEs and startups (CSA)
Forthcoming
Status as published by the data source.
Expected Outcome:
• Enhanced valorisation of intellectual assets, including dormant patents, from universities and public research organisations to support the adoption of green and digital technologies by industry, SMEs and start-ups/spinoffs.
• Development of entrepreneurial skills and increased involvement of students, researchers, and innovators in the valorisation of research results.
• Uptake of effective models and tools to facilitate valorisation of unused IP and intellectual assets and access by startups, SMEs, and innovative companies to this untapped knowledge in public research organisations. Scope:
Aligned with the European Union's policy priorities, this action will contribute to overcoming the innovation paradox by maximising the impact of public spending in R&I through improved knowledge valorisation practices, and facilitating the uptake of green and digital technologies by start-ups, spinoffs, and innovative SMEs. By unlocking the untapped potential of intellectual assets within universities and public research organisations, and leveraging the creativity of students, researchers, and innovators, the action seeks to improve value creation opportunities deriving from these assets and bolster the competitiveness of European industry.
The action should explore strategies and implement pilots for actively involving students and researchers (including those in social sciences and humanities) in valorising academic IP and intellectual assets. These should include hackathons, workshops and larger-scale “summer camp” programmes, and foresee the involvement of interested industry partners than can be potential adopters.
The action should also identify and test models and tools for easier IP access and utilisation by startups and SMEs. These should cover innovative licensing and other valorisation approaches, especially tackling the issue of unused academic patents, as well as the use of AI to manage and valorise research results and IP.
Proposals submitted under this topic should consider how to exploit synergies with other EU-funded projects covering intellectual assets management, entrepreneurship, and AI for knowledge valorisation. They should also pay particular attention to reducing the gender gap and promoting diversity in knowledge valorisation, and include dedicated measures to foster gender balance and inclusiveness in this field.
- Status
- Forthcoming
- Deadline
- (time not stated)
- Opens
- Published
- Total budget
- €2,000,000
- Grant range
- €1,000,000 – €1,000,000
- Country
- European Union (EU-wide)
- Programme
- Horizon Europe (HORIZON)
- Official page
- Open at the source portal
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All calls under this programme
Similar opportunities
- Pilot access schemes to Technology Infrastructures for European startups, scaleups and innovative SMEs (CSA)
- Strengthening the potential of the EOSC for knowledge valorisation and industry-academia collaboration (EOSC Partnership)
- Facilitate the engagement of European stakeholders in international digital standardisation (CSA)
- From lab to market: Strengthening the role of Technology Transfer Offices in bringing knowledge to the market
- Horizon scanning and foresight in future enabling digital technologies (CSA)
- Enhancing the involvement of philanthropic organisations in innovation ecosystems
Where this came from
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