Agenda
National Knowledge Valorisation Day
27 May 2025
University of Warsaw Dobra 55, Warsaw
9:30 – 10:00
Registration/ Welcome coffee
10:00 – 10:20
Welcome address and opening:
Maria Cristina Russo, Director for Prosperity, DG Research and Innovation,
European Commission
Grzegorz Orawiec, Director of Department of Innovation and Development Support Programs, Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy Republic of Poland
10:20 – 11:30
High Level Policy Debate: How to transform research outcomes into sustainable solutions and strategies that have a lasting, positive effect on the economy and society?
Moderator: DSc Eng. Piotr Szynkarczyk, Director of Łukasiewicz-PIAP Institute; Vice-President, Polish Chamber of Commerce for High Technology (IZTECH)
Panelists:
Ioannis Sagias, Deputy Head of Unit, Unit E2 Valorisation Policies and IPR, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
Grzegorz Orawiec, Director of Department of Innovation and Development Support Programs, Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy Republic of Poland
Magdalena Kołodziejska, Deputy Director of the National Centre for Research and Development
Prof. Krzysztof Pyrć, President Elect of the Foundation for Polish Science
Prof. Dorota Pawlak, President, Ensemble3 – Centre of Excellence for Nanophotonics, Advanced Materials and Novel Crystal Growth-Based Technologies
11:30 – 12:00
Coffee break
12:00 – 13:00
Plenary session: Synergy of support measures for the knowledge valorisation in Poland
Moderator: Florin Zubașcu, Executive Editor at Science|Business
ERDF:
· PRIME – Dr Marcelina Firkowska – Head of the Academic Entrepreneurship Team, Foundation for Polish Science – Presentation
· Science4Business – Prof. Przemysław Dubel / Marek Massalski – Centre for Technology and Knowledge Transfer, University of Warsaw – Presentation
Horizon Europe:
· Booster/Horizon Results Platform – Alessia Melasecche, CEO META Group – Presentation
· widerAdvance Facility – Katarzyna Walczyk-Matuszyk, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Coordinator of the widerAdvance Facility project – Presentation
13:00 – 13:45
Showcase of success stories on how to enhance the value and impact of research?
Moderator: Joanna Kartasiewicz, ICTER – International Centre for Translational Eye Research
Polish infrared detectors for environment, medicine and modern army – Jędrzej Mijas, Application Engineer, VIGO Photonics S.A. – Presentation
Mobile robots in practice – strategy and implementation at Łukasiewicz – PIAP – DSc Eng. Piotr Szynkarczyk, Director of Łukasiewicz-PIAP Institute – Presentation
From atomic physics to quantum sensing in space – DSc Michał Parniak, Centre for Quantum Optical Technologies, University of Warsaw – Presentation
13:45 – 14:30
Lunch
Parallel sessions
14:30 – 16:00
Skills and capacities for knowledge valorisation
Moderator: Paweł Siedlecki, PhD, Lukasiewicz-ITECH, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics PAS
Code of practice on intellectual assets management – Florentina Golisteanu, Legal and Policy Officer, DG Research and Innovation, Unit E2 Valorisation Policies and IPR – Presentation
Overview on the services provided by the EU IP Helpdesk – Jörg Scherer, Managing Director, EURICE – European Research and Project Office GmbH – Presentation
Support by the Polish Patent Office – Joanna Kupka, Deputy Director, Department of Innovation and Communication, Patent Office of the Republic of Poland – Presentation
Case study of IP strategies for knowledge valorisation and discussion – Antonio Carbone, Expert at Horizon Europe EIC and EIE Programme Committee, Italy – Presentation
Nurturing strong collaboration for knowledge valorisation
Moderator: Krzysztof Lipiec, EIT Manufacturing, Łukasiewicz-PIAP Institute
Code of practice on industry – academia co creation – Ioannis Sagias, Deputy Head of Unit, DG Research and Innovation, Unit E2 Valorisation Policies and IPR – Presentation
How to actively shape eco-system for industry – academia collaboration –Michele Andolfo, CEO Artigo, Italy
Tools in collaboration industry academia for driving innovation – Case study of nurturing ecosystems for industry-academia collaboration and discussion – Jara Pascual, Collabwith, Spain – Presentation
16:00 – 16:10
Transition into main conference hall
16:10 – 16:30
Summary of parallel workshops and closing remarks
16:30 – 17:30
Networking cocktail
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