Talk innovation: unlocking technology
Episodes
The light behind billions of smartphones (European Inventor Award)
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Physicist Karl Leo tells us how his doped OLEDs transformed electronics and could contribute towards a more sustainable future. He also offers inspiri...
Oral proceedings by videoconference (European Patent Bar)
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Rachel Free, Partner at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang in London, UK Guests: Matteo Maccagnan, Partner at Studio Torta S.p.A. in Bolog...
Nominate a genius (European Inventor Award)
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: James Nurton, IP journalist Guests: Marjorie Chopinaud and Miguel Angel Ruiz Ferrer, EPO Nominations are open for the European Inventor Awa...
Improving quality of life: a technology transfer case study
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Stephanie Weber, Communication Manager, European IP Helpdesk Guests: Brian Caulfield, Inventor and Professor of Physiotherapy, University C...
Textiles for the extreme: a technology transfer case study
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Stephanie Weber, Communication Manager, European IP Helpdesk Guests: Andreas Martsman, co-founder and VP Marketing & Sales at Oxeon, Ca...
European Inventor Award: A billion smiles thanks to nanotechnology
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: James Nurton, IP journalist Guest: Sumita Mitra, European Inventor Award 2021 winner, Non-EPO countries Description: This pioneering invent...
European Inventor Award 2021: the future of DNA-based data storage
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: James Nurton, IP journalist Guests: Robert N. Grass and Wendelin Stark, European Inventor Award 2021 winners, Research By encoding digital ...
European Inventor Award 2021: winds of change
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: James Nurton, IP journalist Guest: Per Gisle Djupesland, European Inventor Award 2021 winner While sitting on an aeroplane, the Norwegian E...
Patents in Progress: Our robotic helpers
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Nigel Clarke, expert in patent information, EPO Guest: Stéphane Lumineau, patent examiner, EPO Robots have often been portrayed in science...
Patents in Progress: Patents on display
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Susana Sánchez Barrio, European Patent Academy Guest: Nigel Clarke, expert in patent information, EPO (retired) Emerging technologies are ...
Inventors Revisited: Space autonomy for Europe
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Abderrahim Moumen, director in patent examination, EPO Guest: Günter Hein, Chairman of the Executive Board, Munich Aerospace The Galileo s...
Patents in Progress: How optics enlighten our lives
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Nigel Clarke, expert in patent information, EPO Guest: Orla Feeney, patent examiner, EPO Scientists’ understanding of the properties and ...
The European Inventor Award: a peek behind the scenes
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: James Nurton, IP journalist Guests: Helen Lee, CEO Diagnostics for the real world, European Inventor Award 2021 jury chair; Wolfgang Heckl,...
Trends in low-carbon energy innovation
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Jeremy Philpott, Communications Manager, EPO Guests: Yann Ménière, Chief Economist at the EPO and Nick Johnstone, Chief Statistician at t...
E-driving towards a greener future
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Nigel Clarke, expert in patent information, EPO Guest: Haider Al-Taie, Team Manager Electric Vehicles, EPO Electric transportation is key t...
Inventors Revisited: Guidance from above
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Abderrahim Moumen, director in examination, EPO Guest: José Ángel Ávila Rodríguez, GNSS Evolutions Signal and Security Principal Engine...
Inventors Revisited: Visionary inventors and entrepreneurs
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Regula von Eggelkraut-Gottanka, Team Manager Proteins and Analysis, EPO Guests: John Elvesjö and Mårten Skogö John Elvesjö and Må...
Patent Index 2020: Trends in patent filings for digital technologies
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Jeremy Philpott, Communications Manager, EPO Guest: Norbert Wienold, EPO patent examiner in digital technologies and classification expert ...
Patent Index 2020: Trends in healthcare filings
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Jeremy Philpott, Communications Manager, EPO Guests: Elsie Cielen, pharmaceuticals expert, and Fredrik Aslund, biotechnology expert; Examin...
Patent Index 2020
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Jeremy Philpott, Communications Manager, EPO Guests: Aidan Kendrick, Chief Business Analyst, EPO, and Yann Ménière, Chief Economist, EPO ...
Patents in Progress: More than just metalwork - the latest advances in welding
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Nigel Clarke, expert in patent information, EPO Guest: Sonsoles Hernanz, patent examiner, EPO Advances in metal processing have given count...
Research into Patents: Following trajectories of green technology patents
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Rainer Osterwalder, Director, Communication, EPO Guest: Dr Önder Nomaler, Researcher at UNU-MERIT Tracing the development of a technology ...
Research into Patents: Building bridges with IP Linked Open Data
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Rainer Osterwalder, Director, Communication, EPO Guest: Dolores Modic, Postdoktor, Nord University Business School Innovation and IP data a...
Oral proceedings by videoconference
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Gwilym Roberts, Partner at Kilburn & Strode LLP, London Guests: Cyra Nargolwalla, Partner at Passeraud IP, Paris and Dr Joachim Renken,...
Research into Patents: Automotive patents reveal 4IR impact
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Rainer Osterwalder, Director, Communication, EPO Guest: Alessandra Perri, Associate Professor, Ca’ Foscari University While the accelerat...
Research into Patents: FP7 - more patents than meet the eye
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Rainer Osterwalder, Director, Communication, EPO Guest: Professor Giuseppe Scellato, Politecnico di Turino In terms of patents generated by...
Research into Patents: Drilling deeper on the standard-essentiality of SEPs
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Rainer Osterwalder, Director, Communication, EPO Guest: Professor Dietmar Harhoff, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition Tech...
Inventors Revisited: Conquering cancer with gene-based testing (part 2)
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Marjorie Chopinaud, Team Manager, EPO Guest: Laura van 't Veer, Co-founder and Chief Research Officer, Agendia Inventor, researcher, profes...
Inventors Revisited: Conquering cancer with gene-based testing (part 1)
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Marjorie Chopinaud, Team Manager, EPO Guest: Laura van 't Veer, Co-founder and Chief Research Officer, Agendia Inventor, researcher, ...
Patents in Progress: Audiovisual technologies - Tuning into the future
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Nigel Clarke, expert in patent information EPO Guest: Jens Horstmannshoff, examiner EPO From tape recorders to “streaming wars”, the pa...
Patents and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: The global technology trends enabling the data-driven economy
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Francesco Zaccà, Principal Director in Mobility & Mechatronics, EPO Guests: Yann Ménière, EPO Chief Economist, Norbert Wienold, pate...
Inventors Revisited: Blood, the book of life
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Fernando Tiberini Guest: Oliver Hayden, Director, TranslaTUM Blood tells a story and if you could read it, you would know how healthy a per...
Valorisation of scientific results – patent commercialisation scoreboard: European universities and PROs
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Jeremy Philpott, communications manager, EPO Guests: Ilja Rudyk, EPO senior economist and Thomas Bereuter, EPO innovation support manager&n...
António Campinos reflects on 2020
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: James Nurton, IP journalist Guest: António Campinos, EPO President What impact has the COVID-19 pandemic had on the EPO? How has productiv...
Patents in progress: Thinking outside the box - Packaging technologies
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Nigel Clarke, expert in patent information EPO Guest: Timea Garlati, examiner EPO Whether you consider food and drink, medicines, cosmetics...
Inventors Revisited: Re-awakening the city that fell asleep
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Fernando Tiberini Guest: Thomas Tuschl, Professor of Biochemistry, Rockefeller University New York is the city that never sleeps but the co...
Patents in progress: Biopharma - The patent system meets traditional medicine
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Nigel Clarke, expert in patent information EPO Guest: Cécile Fayos, examiner EPO As personalised medicine takes off, Cécile Fayos talks a...
Inventors Revisited: Inside the mind of an inventor
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Fernando Tiberini Guest: Elmar Mock, Inventor and entrepreneur There are few who think outside the box quite like Elmar Mock. There are als...
Patents in progress: Radiation diagnostics - Bare bones and beyond
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Nigel Clarke, expert in patent information EPO Guest: Pau Montes, examiner EPO Radiation diagnostics has come a long way after its accident...
Trends in sustainable energy technologies: The global battery technology race
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Nigel Clarke, expert in patent information, EPO Simon Bennett, energy technology analyst at the International Energy Agency (IEA), joins EP...
Inventors Revisited: A minute change that makes a massive difference
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Fernando Tiberini Guest: Luke Alphey, Group Leader, Arthropod Genetics, The Pirbright Institute According to a World Health Organisation fa...
Patents in progress: Biotechnology - the quest to boost our immune systems
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Nigel Clarke, expert in patent information EPO Guest: Rob Chapman, examiner EPO The entire world population has rarely experienced a greate...
Inventors Revisited: From HIV to Covid-19 – the device that could change the world
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Fernando Tiberini Guest: Helen Lee, CEO, Diagnostics for the real world Helen Lee left a career in industry to work on an invention that wo...
Patents in progress: Semiconductors - Materials for the digital age
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Nigel Clarke, expert in patent information EPO Guest: Xavier Dauw, examiner EPO Nanotechnology is invisible to the eye but has an enormous ...
Inventors Revisited: Towards smart factories
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Anton Versluis, Team Manager Pattern Recognition, EPO Guest: Steve Lindsey, CEO, Lontra Guided by the principal of using engineering to cha...
Patents in progress: Smart domestic appliances - Making life easier and greener
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Nigel Clarke, expert in patent information EPO Guest: Ekkehard Weinberg, Team Manager Washing Machines / Dishwashers, EPO Our domesti...
Patents in progress series: trailer
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join EPO experts for a unique journey through the technoscape Just how much passion and know-how goes into creating the many new inventions that shape...
Inventors Revisited: Organoids: the future of life science research?
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Fernando Tiberini Guest: Hans Clevers, Professor of Molecular Genetics, UMC Utrecht and Utrecht University The concept of growing mini huma...
Inventors Revisited: Saving lives through invention – the story of the HPV vaccine
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Fernando Tiberini Guest: Ian Frazer, Professor of Medicine, The University of Queensland Ian Frazer is a world-renowned immunologist who co...
Inventors Revisited: The great vaccine race
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Fernando Tiberini Guest: Rino Rappuoli, Chief Scientist and Head External R&D, GSK Vaccines As the novel coronavirus shatters our way o...
Inventors Revisited series: trailer
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The European Inventor Award honours innovators: those whose technical and scientific skill contribute to progress, economic growth and improving our l...