Unlocking the potential of academic intellectual assets for industry, SMEs and startups (CSA)

Di cosa tratta questo bando?

The topic funds coordination and support actions that help industry, SMEs and start-ups use unused patents and other intellectual assets from universities and public research organisations.

Cosa finanzia questo bando?

Scope

The action aims to address the innovation paradox by improving knowledge valorisation and helping start-ups, spin-offs and innovative SMEs take up green and digital technologies. It focuses on the untapped intellectual assets, including dormant patents, held by universities and public research organisations, and on the creativity of students, researchers and innovators.

Activities

• Explore strategies and run pilots that involve students and researchers, including from social sciences and humanities, in valorising academic intellectual property, through hackathons, workshops and larger summer camp programmes, with interested industry partners.
• Identify and test models and tools that make it easier for start-ups and SMEs to access and use academic IP, including innovative licensing, approaches for unused patents and the use of AI to manage research results and IP.
• Exploit synergies with other EU-funded projects on IP management, entrepreneurship and AI for knowledge valorisation.
• Include measures to reduce the gender gap and promote diversity and inclusion in knowledge valorisation.

Expected outcomes

• Greater valorisation of academic intellectual assets to support adoption of green and digital technologies by industry, SMEs and start-ups.
• Stronger entrepreneurial skills and more involvement of students, researchers and innovators.
• Uptake of effective models and tools for accessing unused IP.

Further expectations

• Proposals should include dedicated measures to foster gender balance and inclusiveness.

Quando scade il bando?

2 febbraio 2027 (88 giorni)

2 February 2027 (single-stage submission).