Training 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.

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

Technology transfer is ever changing and a key piece for the competitiveness of your institution, this course is an excellent tool to prepare yourself for that challenge.

Ricardo Castro

Centre for research in agricultural Genomics, Spain