Research into Patents: FP7 - more patents than meet the eye
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Moderator: Rainer Osterwalder, Director, Communication, EPO
Guest: Professor Giuseppe Scellato, Politecnico di Turino
In terms of patents generated by publicly funded research such as the EU’s FP7 programme is often difficult to assess. In this podcast, Giuseppe Scellato from the Politecnico Turin presents a method that helps to show how the programme activities translated into patents, providing policy makers with a valuable tool to assess how their funding of academic research spurs innovation among the surrounding businesses.
Research into Patents: FP7 - more patents than meet the eye