Patents are one of a number of tools including trademarks, copyright and trade secrets widely used to protect ‘creations of the mind’. They are a tremendous asset for any organisation because they provide market access, leverage in negotiations, funding and they increase economic and strategic value. This also means that the absence of patents can be detrimental on those dimensions. 4iP Council has developed this interactive guide in cooperation with eminent academics and experts to share best practice and deepen understanding of the value of patenting.

Els projectes COFUND de les accions Marie Skłodwska Curie (MSCA), finançats per la Unió Europea, donen suport a programes d’ajuts predoctorals i postdoctorals de totes les disciplines. L’objectiu és augmentar la mobilitat dels investigadors, impulsar la competitivitat de les entitats europees per atraure talent i alinear les polítiques dels diferents estats amb l’estratègia de la UE de recursos humans per investigadors (HRS4R).

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El sector de les tecnologies de l’educació, denominat edutech, engloba el conjunt d’empreses que ofereixen solucions tecnològiques al servei de l’educació amb l’objectiu de millorar els processos d’ensenyament i aprenentatge. A Catalunya, ja hi ha més de 600 empreses que hi treballen en els seus diferents segments.

El presente informe es el resultado del análisis de una encuesta realizada a 47 universidades, que se constituye como el primer estudio de situación de la adopción de las distintas tecnologías consideradas en el Sistema Universitario Español y permite establecer una referencia y unas recomendaciones que puedan ser empleadas como una herramienta estratégica más para asumir el liderazgo tecnológico que las instituciones deben afrontar para la mejora de la calidad de nuestro sistema educativo.

New and innovative technologies, such as road traffic safety solutions or multi-material 3D printing, need to be tested and up-scaled before they can enter the market successfully. Technology infrastructures are facilities, equipment, capabilities and support services where industrial players can find support to commercialise new products, processes and services, in full compliance with EU regulations. These technology infrastructures require high investment both in setting-up and keeping up with the state-of-the- art. Analysis show large regional differences in terms of financial support, fragmentation, risk of duplication and transnational accessibility difficulties. This publication suggests that the EU together with Member States can have a more ambitious and shared vision to support industry scale-up and technology diffusion at EU level. It also identifies the key four challenges that need to be addressed to create a technology infrastructures landscape which will help Europe’s industry to succeed on global markets: prioritisation, visibility, accessibility and networking.

The present study aims to determine the importance of IPR activities for HGFs in Europe. To this end, it assesses whether SMEs that make more frequent use of IPRs are more likely to become HGFs. It also examines the particular ways in which HGFs shape their IPR strategies prior to experiencing high growth.

El Ranking CYD 2019 se ha elaborado asociado con U-Multirank, siendo Fundación CYD su interlocutor en España. El Ranking CYD comparte los mismos principios metodológicos que U-Multirank y los adopta a su elaboración, incorporando otros indicadores apropiados para el sistema educativo español. La sexta edición del Ranking CYD incluye 68 universidades más 5 adicionales para las cuales se ofrecen sólo indicadores bibliométricos y de patentes. Estos indicadores se han elaborado extrayendo información de las publicaciones indexadas en la base de datos Web of Science y de la base de datos EPO-PATSTAT (Worldwide Patent Statistical Database de la Organización Europea de Patentes). En la edición 2019 se han actualizado los datos de diez ámbitos: Física, Biología, Química, Matemáticas y las ingenierías Informática, Civil, Industrial, Química, Eléctrica y Mecánica. Se ha añadido un nuevo ámbito de conocimiento, Ingeniería de Materiales, que se suma a los analizados en anteriores ediciones: Empresariales, Economía, Historia, Medicina, Psicología, Sociología, Trabajo Social, Ciencias Políticas, Enfermería, Educación, Farmacia y Odontología.

L'Estratègia de recerca i innovació per a l'especialització intel·ligent de Catalunya (RIS3CAT) és la resposta de Catalunya a l'exigència de la Comissió Europea que els estats i les regions de la Unió Europea elaborin estratègies de recerca i innovació per a l'especialització intel·ligent (research innovation strategies for smart specialisation, RIS3) que s'ajustin al seu potencial d'innovació.

Challenge-driven innovation in the EU calls for closer collaboration between territorial innovation initiatives and non-territorial innovation, in order to build critical mass and take full advantage of synergies and complementarities. This report investigates in particular the motivations and practices for strengthening collaborations between Joint Undertakings (JUs) (focusing on non-territorial innovation) and national and regional ESI Funds’ managing authorities (focusing on territorial innovation) and offers guidance to take the necessary steps to start or upscale them. Collaborations with JUs can also help to optimise the S3 priority setting by refining priorities and positioning them within the European research agendas of the JUs. From their side, JUs can benefit from stronger links with S3 in order to maximise the impact of their agendas and projects, and build more critical mass. Typologies of current collaboration modes are identified, while highlighting bottlenecks and challenges faced in implementation. With a view to further unlock the untapped potential of JUs and ESI Funds’ Managing Authorities working together, guidance is provided on the type of actions and initiatives that could be taken to reinforce such alliances. The practical knowledge about existing mechanisms and their limitations presented in this report can assist in the optimisation of such interactions and lead to more effective implementation of national and regional Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) and of Joint Undertakings. This publication is part of the Stairway to Excellence project, funded by the European Parliament, and implemented by the Joint Research Centre in close cooperation with DG REGIO.

This report presents a set of preliminary conceptual and practical considerations on the evaluation of the Smart Specialisation policy. It opens a discussion that aims to set the scene for more articulated and detailed reflections.

On the eve of the European Union’s parliamentary elections, a special issue examines the prospects for science across the region.