This one-day session explores how intellectual property shapes research and innovation in academia. It focuses on practical aspects of protecting results, managing copyrights, and identifying opportunities for commercialization.
ImPact@NOVA – Protect, Publish, Profit: Navigating IP in Academia
ImPact@NOVA – Protect, Publish, Profit: Navigating IP in Academia
About the program
ImPact@NOVA: Protect, Publish, Profit – Navigating IP in Academia is a one-day program that helps researchers, PhD students, and staff understand how to manage and protect intellectual property in academic environments.
Organized by NOVA University Lisbon with the support of J. Pereira da Cruz, the program combines practical workshops, discussions, and networking moments with experts in intellectual property and technology transfer. Participants will explore NOVA’s internal IP disclosure procedures, copyright management in publications, software, and open science, as well as issues of patentability in biotechnology and computer-implemented inventions.
The program also highlights opportunities for commercialization, including spin-offs and licensing, and provides direct contact with NOVA’s Technology Transfer Officers and IP specialists.
Program Details
- Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
- Format: In person
- Venue: Senate Room, Rectorate of NOVA University Lisbon
What’s on the agenda
The program will cover:
- NOVA’s internal IP disclosure procedures and available support
- Fundamentals of intellectual property in research contexts
- Copyright management in publications, software, and open science
- Patentability in biotechnology and computer-implemented inventions
- Commercialization routes, including spin-offs and licensing
- Networking with NOVA’s Technology Transfer Officers and IP experts
Explore full program HERE.
Who can join
Open to researchers, PhD students, and staff from all NOVA schools interested in learning how intellectual property can foster research impact and innovation.
Registration
Participation is limited to 35 attendees.
Selection will be based on applicants’ motivation and representation across NOVA’s organizational units.
Apply here: [Registration form]
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Location
The session will be held at the Senate Room, Rectorate of NOVA University Lisbon on the Campolide Campus.
Transports
Metro: S. Sebastião (Blue and Red Line); Praça de Espanha (Blue Line)
Bus (Carris): 701, 713, 716, 726, 742, 746, 756, 758, 770