Training sessions to turn under-used IP into real-world societal impact

Training sessions to turn under-used IP into real-world societal impact

Join the Impact Licensing Initiative training sessions to deploy existing IP and data for clearly defined social or environmental purposes, while safeguarding commercial interests and institutional missions. It does not replace conventional knowledge transfer, it expands it.

R2I Lab Forum: Research to Impact Lab Forum
European Commission: Community of Practice for Knowledge Valorisation Intermediaries
Knowledge Valorisation in Action: From Results to Policy
IP4OS Summit: Innovation, Sovereignty and Open Science in Europe
Creating Venture Builder Roles at Universities and Research Organisations
European Commission: Community of Practice on Multidisciplinary Research Uptake
J&J | Beyond remission: deep healing in autoimmune disease
IMPAC3T-IP | Barcelona Academy Session
IMPAC3T-IP Academy | Classical Plus Toolbox and Co-Creation Tools
DIAH Conference 2026
4iP Council | IP Gone Wrong: What to do Differently
IMPAC3T-IP Academy | Transversal Tools
IAM4RE | From Project Management to Impact: Embedding IAM and Standardisation in Research Projects
4iP Council: Street Art, Copyright and AI: Legal Challenges at the Urban Frontier
4iP Council: Street Art, Copyright and AI: Legal Challenges at the Urban Frontier
4iP Council | The English Torpedo? Interim Global SEP Licences, Territoriality and Defensive Anti-Interference in Europe
ESIL Annual Event - Business Angels and Deep Tech Teams
SHAPE - The Driver of European Competitiveness
JLABS | The Essentials of Partnering with a Pharma Company
Towards a broader impact: Securing societal and economic benefits from knowledge transfer
4iP Council | Resisting the Transplant?
Training sessions to turn under-used IP into real-world societal impact
4ip council | Innovating in IoT: Standards, IP Strategy and Licensing
Towards Innovation Intermediaries 3.0
IMPAC3T-IP Toolbox training sessions
BioFIT 2026 | 15th Edition
CROP Innovation & Business 2026
BioVaria 2026: Life Science Innovation & Knowledge Transfer Conference
MedFIT 2026 | 10th edition

Many technologies developed in Europe’s universities and research organisations don’t fail, they simply never find the right pathway to use. Not because they lack value, but because traditional licensing models cannot always connect them to the societal challenges they could address. As expectations rise for TTOs and KTOs to demonstrate impact alongside revenue, the Impact Licensing Initiative (ILI) offers a concrete, practice-oriented way to unlock this hidden potential.

Impact licensing enables universities and research organisations to deploy existing IP and data for clearly defined social or environmental purposes, while safeguarding commercial interests and institutional missions. It does not replace conventional technology transfer, it expands it.

Rather than asking “Why was this IP not licensed?”, impact licensing reframes the question to “Where could this technology still make a difference?”

From Concept to Practice: What ILI Offers

The Impact Licensing Initiative provides targeted training and a practical toolkit to help TTOs/KTOs identify under-used intellectual assets, repurpose them responsibly, and structure licensing approaches that deliver measurable societal benefit.

Through short, focused online webinars (typically 12:30–13:30 CET), participants can explore topics such as:

  • Introduction to Impact Licensing
  • Impact Licensing Toolkit
  • Introduction to Responsible Data Stewardship
  • Setting up a European Network of Tech Transfer facilities for Impact Licensing (TT4I)
  • Impact Licensing Case Studies
  • Special session: World IP Day

These sessions are designed for KT and IP professionals seeking actionable, real-world approaches.

The Impact Licensing Toolkit complements the training with hands-on instruments supporting the full lifecycle, from identifying impact-ready technologies to structuring agreements and scaling implementation.

What you will learn

  • How to identify and repurpose intellectual assets for societal benefit and overcome common perceptions/barriers to impact-focused licensing.
  • The core steps, financial considerations, and initial timelines for implementing the ILI framework / valorisation model.
  • How data stewardship supports impact licensing (including re-use of data generated through impact licence agreements and practical approaches to data access).
  • How to structure the building blocks of an Impact Licensing Agreement, understand your role across the framework stages, and explore value-capture options for repurposed IP.

Sign-up

To access the toolkit as well as the training catalogue and enrol, join the ILI Community of Practice here. Training sessions start on 30 January 2026.

Testimonials

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ASTP brought the right structure and terminology to my knowledge of technology licensing.

René Widmer

ETH Transfer, Switzerland

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The expert-panel discussion educated me in strategic and meritorious choice of inventions to approach investors and manage investment funds for establishing a spin off.  

Ram Siddappa

Erasmus MC, Netherlands

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Most relevant, interesting and practical training I have ever had, very interactive an multi-disciplinary. It makes an IMPACT.

Edith van Lishout

KU Leuven, Belgium

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From day one ASTP has been a tremendous help. Learning throughs seminars and workshops or meeting peers for discussions, there is always someone around to exchange ideas with.

Paul van Dun

KU Leuven, Belgium

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Recent studies on both sides of the Atlantic, directed by either ASTP or AUTM, demonstrate the tremendous economic and societal benefit and value technology transfer has brought us.

Koenraad Debackere

KU Leuven, Belgium