The panel is part of the Metascience 2025 Conference.
- Convenor: Gautam Sharma (Karolinska Institutet)
- Chair: Julia Priess-Buchheit (Christian-Albrechts Universität Kiel)
- Discussants:
- Frantzeska Papadopoulou Skarp (Stockholm University), Gustav Nilsonne (Karolinska Institutet), Claire Fritz (Eurice GmbH), Kamran Naim (European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN))
- Format: Panel
- Location: SOAS Brunei Gallery LT
- Session: Tuesday 1 July, -
Open Science (OS) and Intellectual Property (IP) are key pillars of research and innovation often perceived to be at odds. While OS promotes transparency, accessibility, and knowledge sharing by making research more widely available to the public and research actors, IP provides legal rights that grant exclusivity to safeguard proprietary knowledge and encourage the commercialisation of research. Although both concepts aim to maximise the impact of research, they frequently appear to be in tension due to their broader objectives. This perceived incompatibility has affected the governance of science, leading to fragmented policies, legal and utilisation uncertainties, and challenges in promoting collaboration across disciplines and sectors. The intersection of OS and IP is critical for metascience researchers across disciplines, influencing research reproducibility, reuse, data sharing, reliable valorisation, and innovation. The Synergy Framework, developed by the IP4OS (Intellectual Properties for Open Science) project, offers a structured approach to align OS and IP, integrating agile IP management into OS practices. By advocating the principle of “as open as possible, as closed as necessary,” the framework provides guidance on balancing IP protection with OS. This panel brings together heterogeneous key project partners and experts from diverse fields, including intellectual property management, European policymaking, open science advocates, and metascience researchers. They will provide an evaluation of the Synergy Framework and discussions on advancing research and valorisation practices. Panellists will provide insights on the framework's impact on scientific collaboration, technology commercialisation, and the broader research ecosystem. The session includes a moderated discussion and open Q&A.
More information here.