Unlock the power of knowledge. Join our upcoming webinar on 21 April to explore innovative approaches in measuring the impact of research and valorisation activities.Discover new indicators that capture societal and economic benefits. Don't miss this opportunity to inspire change!
- research | knowledge management | intellectual property
- Tuesday 21 April 2026, 13:00 - 13:45 (CEST)
- Online only
- Live streaming available
Practical information
- When
- Tuesday 21 April 2026, 13:00 - 13:45 (CEST)
- Where
- Online only
- Languages
- English
- Organisers
- Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
- Part of
Description
Measuring the performance of knowledge valorisation activities is essential for increasing economic and societal impact from research, and a prerequisite for learning, improving practices, and making the value of research and innovation more visible. Without meaningful indicators, it becomes difficult to understand what works, where improvements are needed, and how investments in research translate into societal and economic benefits. Both quantitative and qualitative indicators play a key role in capturing the outcomes of value creation processes.
While indicators for technology transfer such as the number of patents or industry-academia co-publications are well-established, knowledge valorisation widens the scope from intellectual property protection to a broad range of value creation opportunities. This includes intellectual assets such as data, know-how, prototypes and business models. To have a more comprehensive framework measuring value creation, we also need indicators that go beyond commercialisation and measure societal and environmental benefits, and uptake in policies among others, that are now emerging. Join us for an insightful webinar that will highlight new approaches to measuring value creation and developing indicators to capture all its dimensions.
Get inspired and discover how also research organisations can assess impact of their research and valorisation efforts.
Speakers
The panel is moderated by Joerg Niehoff, Deputy Head of Unit for ERA Spreading Excellence & Research Careers at Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission, discussing with the following speakers:
- Nikolaj Pallesen, Impact and analysis specialist and author of Innovation Fund Denmark's Impact Framework
- Riccardo Pietrabissa, President Emeritus of Network for research valorisation (Netval)
- Kristina Babelyte-Labanauske, Head of Innovation Office at Vilnius University
Background
To learn more on the topic of metrics and indicators for knowledge valorisation, check out the results of a recent expert study that provides a new framework to track how research is turned into value at national level.
