Valorisation Practices

Research and innovation generate a wide range of intellectual assets — data, software, methodologies, expertise, networks and know-how — that extend beyond patents and formal IP rights. These assets must be recognised, documented and managed deliberately, particularly in collaborative research environments where responsibilities and contributions are shared.

We promote comprehensive approaches that help organisations identify value-bearing assets early, clarify ownership and usage rights, and define when assets should be protected, shared openly or made accessible under agreed conditions. By strengthening awareness, skills and internal processes, we enable organisations to manage and use their intellectual assets with clarity and confidence.

As societal challenges become more urgent, there is a growing need for innovation and knowledge valorisation models that go beyond purely commercial returns. Research results and technologies often hold potential to address societal needs — whether by refining their value proposition during development or by repositioning them for new application fields and user groups.

Through approaches such as impact licensing, impact-oriented investment and tailored deployment strategies, we help shape innovation pathways that combine economic viability with tangible societal benefit.

Innovation increasingly depends on structured collaboration models that enable knowledge to move more freely between academia, industry and public actors. Beyond traditional partnership formats, this includes exploring flexible IP arrangements, predefined access conditions and governance models that reduce transactional complexity while maintaining clarity and fairness.

We explore and assess open innovation practices that can support co-creation, shared use of results and faster translation of research into impactful solutions.

Effective knowledge valorisation relies not only on frameworks and tools, but on the capabilities of the actors involved. Researchers, intermediaries and entrepreneurs require the skills and methods to navigate complex environments and bring results to uptake. At the same time, many projects generate valuable approaches– that often remain confined to a single initiative.

Through our activities, successful practices are analysed, structured and translated into transferable formats such as guidance, training materials and adaptable frameworks. Combined with targeted training schemes and community-driven formats, this fosters knowledge exchange, peer learning and the continuous development of competences, amplifying impact far beyond individual projects.