Speaker
Sofia Vairinho

Head of the IP and Licensing Unit at CRIA (GAPI – EPO PATlib Centre)
Sofia holds a PhD in Law and a master's in Business Law. She is a guest faculty member at the University of Algarve and the Head of the Unit for Industrial Property Promotion (GAPI Algarve, an EPO PATLIB Centre) within the Division of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer (CRIA UAlg). She also has extensive experience in the field of protection and knowledge valorisation, having previously served as Manager for Business Development and Licensing at Carnegie Mellon University.