IMPAC3T-IP

Events

Towards a broader impact: securing societal and economic benefits from knowledge transfer

Conference, Training
Antwerp

Join us to explore how research and innovation actors can maximise societal as well as economic impact from research.

Day 1 features the launch of the IMPAC3T-IP Toolbox and Academy, and interactive panels on socially responsible licensing, SHAPE initiatives, and co-creation for complex partnerships.

Day 2 offers the chance to participate in an IMPAC3T-IP Academy™ training, a full day session (8 hours) particularly suited for TTO/KTO professionals, free of charge (spaces are limited).

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with peers, policymakers, and licensing experts and discover new tools to advance your own professional competences.

This event is hosted by the University of Antwerp (Belgium) and the University of Antwerp’s Valorisation Office.

Toolbox Launch & Networking

5 February 2026

In person & online

9:30 - 10:00
Welcome coffee and registration
10:00 - 10:30
Opening: Knowledge transfer for economic and social impact
  • Steven Van Passel, Vice rector Valorisation and Sustainability at University of Antwerp
  • Federica Baldan, Legal and Policy Officer at DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
  • Jose Fernandez, CEO of elucid
Moderated by Andrea di Anselmo, President & CoFounder of META Group and Coordinator of IMPAC3T-IP
10:30 - 11:30
Panel 1
Valorising research in the social sciences, humanities, and arts
How can KT/TT offices effectively capture, protect, and transfer non-patentable outputs? Discussion will cover SHAPE initiatives for societal and economic benefit, challenges in IP definition, new evaluation frameworks, and interdisciplinary collaboration models.
  • Chris Fellingham, CoFounder and Director at Kindling Ventures
Moderated by Yasmina Isabel Gonzalez Müller, IP specialist at OGPI, University of Alicante
11:30 - 12:00
Coffee break
12:00 - 13:00
Panel 2
Socially responsible licensing for medical application
How can licensing be structured to ensure Equitable Access and affordability of life-saving innovations? Focus will be on policy and practice in the healthcare field, including tiered licensing, open science principles, humanitarian clauses, and balancing commercial viability with social need.
  • Andrew Goldman, Senior Advisor at Medicines Patent Pool
  • Nicolas Torno, Head of Patent and Inventions at Institut Pasteur
  • Carmen Correa Martin, Legal Counsel at Erasmus MC Technology Transfer Office
Moderated by Lisa Cowey, Innovation, Tech & Knowledge Transfer and IPR Expert at META Group and Technical Coordinator of IMPAC3T-IP
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 - 15:00
Panel 3
Co-creation for societal benefit
What practical mechanisms facilitate true partnership between universities, citizens, government, and industry to develop community-centric solutions? Discussion will highlight successful Benelux examples and explore best practices in citizen engagement, ecosystem development, and reward systems for collaborative innovation.
List of speakers coming soon.
Moderated by Janne Eskola, Vice President at Demola
15:00 - 15:30
Panel 4
What next: other EU-funded expertise
A forward-looking session to synthesise conference learnings, showcase relevant outputs from other EU projects, and formulate concrete policy suggestions to the European Commission for scaling Benelux best practices to other Member States and Widening countries.
  • Bruno Vandermeulen, Senior IP expert at Impact Licensing Initiative
  • Lisa Cowey, Innovation, Tech & Knowledge Transfer and IPR Expert at META Group and Technical Coordinator of IMPAC3T-IP
  • Robert Heitzmann, Innovation Manager at Atrineo
Moderated by Laura MacDonald, CEO at ASTP
15:30 - 15:45
Conclusion
  • Andrea di Anselmo, President & CoFounder of META Group and Coordinator of IMPAC3T-IP
15:45 - 17:45
Networking Cocktail

IMPAC3T-IP Academy™ Training

6 February 2026

In person only

IMPAC3T-IP Academy™ offers a certified and subsidised training programme to introduce the IMPAC3T-IP Toolbox and to offer the opportunity to become a certified toolbox user.
Learn more

09:00 - 09:30
Registration and networking coffee
09:30 - 10:00
Welcome and introductions
Icebreaker
10:00 - 10:30
Session 1
Introduction to the IMPAC3-IP Project and Toolbox
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:45
Session 2
Introducing the ‘Crisis’ Toolbox
  • Lisa Cowey, Innovation, Tech & Knowledge Transfer and IPR Expert at META Group and Technical Coordinator of IMPAC3T-IP
11:45 - 12:00
Coffee break
12:00 - 13:00
Session 3
Introducing the ‘Co-creation’ Toolbox
  • Janne Eskola, Vice President at Demola
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 14:45
Session 4
Introducing the ‘Classical Plus’ Toolbox (digital and non-digital tools)
  • Girish Somawarpet Nagraj, IP Specialist at University of Alicante
  • Ed Maughfling, Head of Business Development at elucid
  • Jose Fernandez, CEO of elucid
14:45 - 15:15
Coffee break
15:15 - 16:30
Session 5
Introducing the ‘Classical Plus’ Toolbox (transversal digital tools)
  • Maria Weir, CEO at ARICC - Areopa's Research and Intellectual Capital Centre
  • Robert Heitzmann, Innovation Manager at Atrineo
16:30 - 17:00
Summary of the day's workshop and introduction to the ‘next level’ of IMPAC3T-IP
17:00
End

University of Antwerp

Building S.J. Het Brantijser
Sint-Jacobsmarkt 13,
2000 Antwerp
Belgium
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