METASCIENCE 2025: EURICE Joins Panel Discussion on Intellectual Property and Open Science
The EURICE team is currently at the METASCIENCE 2025 event in London, the leading international conference dedicated to the science of science, taking place from 1–3 July 2025. The event brings together researchers, policymakers, and innovators to explore how science is practiced, communicated, and supported.
As part of this year’s programme, our team member Claire Fritz joins the expert panel “How can intellectual property (IP) rights support open science?” on 1 July at 14:00 (Europe/London time), exploring how IP frameworks can be embedded in Open Science practices to enhance reproducibility, collaboration, and valorisation without undermining openness.
IP Meets Open Science: The Synergy Framework
The panel focuses on the Synergy Framework, developed within the EU-funded initiative IP4OS—Intellectual Property for Open Science. The framework aims to bridge the perceived gap between Open Science principles and intellectual property protection by promoting agile, responsible IP management. Based on the principle of “as open as possible, as closed as necessary,” the Synergy Framework helps researchers and institutions align knowledge sharing with legal and strategic safeguards.
In addition to sharing insights from her role in leading IP4OS activities in capacity building, knowledge sharing, and stakeholder engagement, Claire will contribute expertise from related flagship initiatives like the European IP Helpdesk and the IAM4RE pilot on knowledge valorisation—highlighting EURICE’s wider commitment to strengthening innovation ecosystems through strategic IP support and helping shape a more connected and impact-oriented European research landscape.
About the Panel
Open science promotes accessibility, while intellectual property ensures exclusivity, creating an apparent tension in research and innovation. The Synergy Framework by IP4OS seeks to align OS and IP, balancing openness and protection. This panel explores its impact on research and collaboration.
Convenor: Gautam Sharma (Karolinska Institutet)
Chair: Julia Priess-Buchheit (Christian-Albrechts Universität Kiel)
Discussants:
- Gustav Nilsonne (Karolinska Institutet)
- Claire Fritz (Eurice GmbH)
- Kamran Naim (CERN)
- Frantzeska Papadopoulou (Karolinska Institutet)
Find out more about the panel and schedule
