Intellectual Property
& Innovation Week
UG event dedicated to intellectual property protection, commercialization of research results and cooperation between science and business.
Intellectual Property&Innovation Week is a dozen lectures, workshops, meetings and panel discussions for UG researchers and inventors who want to successfully implement the results of their work on the market.
Join us! You can reserve a place at all meetings or sign up for selected events. Participation in Intellectual Property&Innovation Week is free of charge.
Date
22-26 April 2024
Location
University of Gdansk
Dedicated for
UG Researches, PhD students and students
Programme
Monday 22.04 – Library hall
08:30 – 09:00
Welcome coffee
09:00 – 09:10
University of Gdansk as a place of cooperation between science and business
PL
dr hab. Sylwia Mrozowska, prof. UG, Vice-Rector for Cooperation and Development of University of Gdańsk
09:10 – 09:20
Route to commercialization at the University of Gdańsk
PL
Katarzyna Gronowska
Director of the Technology Transfer Office, UG
09:20 – 09:50
The role of technology transfer in the academic environment
PL
Krzysztof Maternicki
Vice President of the Association of Polish Inventors and Rationalizers
09:50 – 10:00
Patenting process at the University of Gdańsk
PL
Katarzyna Gronowska
Director of TTO,
Tomasz Chyrek
Deputy Director of TTO
10:00 – 11:00
Navigating the archipelago of patent issues” – practical information on patentability, procedures, costs and best practices in this area
PL
Elżbieta Biały, Maciej Czarnik, Katarzyna Paprzycka
Patent attorneys’ office TRILOKA
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee with a patent attorney – individual consultations
PL, ENG
Elżbieta Biały, Maciej Czarnik, Katarzyna Paprzycka
Patent attorneys’ office TRILOKA
Tuesday 23.04 – Library hall
08:30 – 09:00
Welcome coffee
09:00 – 09:30
University spin-off – will I make millions? Road to the stars or running through obstacles?
PL
dr Andrzej Poszewiecki
Vice President of Univentum Labs
09:30 – 10:00
What mark should you choose for a product or company? Practical considerations at the intersection of copyright, trademark registration and competition law
PL
dr hab. Hanna Wolska oraz Olga Zinkiewicz-Będźmirowska
Faculty of Law and Administration UG
10:00 – 10:40
Project preparation for the investor
PL
Aleksander Kłósek
Managing partner at the investment fund YouNick Mint
10:40 – 11:10
The role of the Pomeranian Special Economic Zone in creating an innovation ecosystem in the region
PL
Jaśmina Zwierz
Project Manager, Pomeranian Special Economic Zone
11:10 – 11:40
Strategy for attracting investments for the Pomeranian Voivodeship and directions for cooperation with the regional ecosystem
PL
Wojciech Tyborowski
Director of Invest in Pomerania
Wednesday 24.04 – Library, 1st Floor
08:30 – 09:00
Welcome coffee
09:00 – 09:10
Introduction – University of Gdansk as a space for commercialization of results of scientific research and R&D works
PL
prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski,
Corresponding member of the Polish Academy of Sciences,
Rector of University of Gdańsk
09:10 – 09:40
Theory of Intellectual Property in Practice
PL
dr Piotr Zakrzewski,
Deputy President of the Polish Patent Office
09:40 – 11:00
Is it worth patenting? On cooperation between science and business, Panel discussion, PL
Jakub Kaszuba, CEO of Base Group
Klaudia Maciejewska, Product Manager, Currenda Lab
dr hab. Sylwia Mrozowska, prof. UG, Vice-Rector for Cooperation and Development UG
prof. dr hab. Sylwia Rodziewicz-Motowidło – wynalazczyni, inventor, co-author of Polish and European patents, UG
Magdalena Wójtowicz, Vice President of the Board of the Gdansk Entrepreneurship Foundation – Inkubator Starter
dr Piotr Zakrzewski – Deputy President of PPO
Hosted by
dr Maciej Goniszewski, economic journalist, head of Radio MORS, UG
11:00 – 11:15
Coffee break
11:15 – 11:45
How to build an effective business? 13 business tips for getting started
PL
Ewa Ropela
Manager of the Start-up Development Team, Inkubator Starter
11:45 – 12:45
EIT Health as an instrument supporting creation of an innovative ecosystem,
ENG
Joanna Broy
EIT Health Ecosystem Lead for Poland, Lifescience Innovation & Education Manager, International Project Leader
13:00 – 14:30
WORKSHOP
How to prepare for a meeting with an investor (Welcome Centre, Library UG), EN
Number of places is limited
Daniel Kulig
Expert in international startup incubation and accelerator programs, mentor for over 200 domestic and international technology startups, startup founder, Axelum
14:45 – 16:15
WARSZTATY
Jak przygotować się do spotkania z inwestorem (Welcome Centre, Biblioteka UG), PL
Liczba miejsc ograniczona
Daniel Kulig
Ekspert w międzynarodowych programach inkubacji i akceleratorów startupów, mentor dla ponad 200 krajowych i międzynarodowych startupów technologicznych, start-up founder, Axelum
Thursday 25.04 Associated Events
Neophilology building, 1st floor; Organizer: Science Office UG
9:00 – 10:00 – 1st group
10:30 – 11:30 – 2nd group
12:00 – 13:00 –3rd group
13:30 – 14:30 –4th group
Escape Room – Open access
PL
The content of the puzzles in the Escape Room is related to topics related to the Open Science movement and the principles of open publishing. Participants will not have to leave the room, as is usually the case, and will search for a keyword that will allow them to publish a scientific article.
Agata Głombiowska
Aleksandra Leśniak
dr Dagmara Wójcik-Fudalewska
Biuro Nauki UG
Library; Organizer: UG Office of Analysis and Expertise
09:45 – 10:00
Welcome to the guests
Izabela Disterheft
UG Office of Analysis and Expertise
10:00 – 11:00
From concept to business
PL
Anna Gustowska & Natalia Krancewicz
Founders of PEŁNA CHATA company
Start-ups and corporations – the glories and shadows
PL
Arkadiusz Gasperczyk
HR director at WIPRO
Digitization and Business Information Management- what are they and why are they important?
PL
Aleksander Szerner
President of the BIM Association, Market Expert for BIM, Digitization, PROPTECH and Digital Business Solutions
Friday 26.04 UG Technology Transfer Office, Chemistry Faculty, Building F, room 303
10:00 – 13:00
number of places limited
How to secure intellectual property rights effectively in cooperation with a company?
Individual legal consultations
Consultations
Speakers
prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski
Corresponding member of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Rector of the University of Gdansk since 2020, elected for a second term in 2024.
ELŻBIETA BIAŁY
Patent attorney. Of counsel in the TRILOKA patent law firm. Consultant of the Patent Information Center in Wroclaw. Specializes, among others,
JOANNA BROY
Expert with extensive experience in health care innovation, entrepreneurial education, EU funding and technology transfer. At EIT Health, dedicated
TOMASZ CHYREK
Deputy Director of CTT UG, specializing in legal aspects of commercialization and support of the UG SPV and organizations established
MACIEJ CZARNIK
Polish and European patent attorney, attorney before the Unified Patent Court. Co-founder and managing partner of TRILOKA patent law firm.
Arkadiusz Gasperczyk
He is the Pomeranian leader of ABSL - the Association of Business Service Sector Leaders, and at the same time a member of the ABSL Strategic Council. He is an experienced leader combining HR & IT knowledge from the insurance industry, modern business services and IT. Currently, he serves as HR Director at Wipro, responsible for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and outsourcing processes. Previously, he held, among others, position of HR Director for the Central and Eastern Europe region and Country Head for Poland at Wipro. Experienced in various HR areas, he supported management boards and was responsible for HR teams in international companies (including the IT and BPO/SSC sectors), both in global corporations (ING, Wipro) and start-ups (Lingaro, RTB House). Speaker at HR conferences, lecturer at postgraduate studies, participant in social and educational projects, former scout instructor. Resident of Gdańsk since 2017.
DR MACIEJ GONISZEWSKI
Economist, lecturer, Ph.D. in the discipline of Economics and Finance.Assistant professor in the Department of Corporate Finance at WZr UG and manager of Radio UG. Economic journalist with 26 years of experience, former editor-in-chief of Gazeta Bankowa and the wGospodarce.pl website.entów WSHM, WSE and Faculties of Economics UG in Sopot
KATARZYNA GRONOWSKA
Director of the Center for Technology Transfer at the University of Gdansk, manager of the Innovation 4.0 Incubator project.
Anna Gustowska Natalia Krancewicz
Anka - a graduate of the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk; Natalia - Graduate of the Naval Academy, the Maritime Academy and the University of Gdansk.
JAKUB KASZUBA
President of the Board at Base Group. Previously, he served as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the company.
ALEKSANDER KŁÓSEK
Managing partner at YouNick Mint fund; active in the area of identification, structuring and oversight (up to exit) of early-stage companies,
DANIEL KULIG
Mentor to many acceleratores and more than 200 domestic and international technology startups, matchmaker, ecosystem builder and promoter of Venture Capital ideas. Start-up founder, pitching expert, open-minder and innovation visionary, open innovation expert.
KLAUDIA MACIEJEWSKA
Product Manager, Head of the Research and Development Center Currenda Lab. Lawyer, permanent court mediator,
KRZYSZTOF MATERNICKI
RTTP. Since 2018 Vice President of the Association of Polish Inventors and Rationalizers, member of the Coordinating Council of PACTT
DR HAB. SYLWIA MROZOWSKA
Vice-Rector for Cooperation and Development of UG. Ph.D. in political science, Ph.D. in social science, specialization: energy policy, UG professor. Manager
KATARZYNA PAPRZYCKA
Patent attorney, specializing in the life science industry. Managing partner at TRILOKA patent law firm. Consultant of the Patent Information Center...
DR ANDRZEJ POSZEWIECKI
Vice President of the Board of Directors of Univentum Labs a special purpose vehicle of UG. Employee of the Faculty of Economics,
PROF. DR HAB. SYLWIA RODZIEWICZ-MOTOWIDŁO
Head of the Department of Biomedical Chemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk.
EWA ROPELA
Head of the Startup Development Team at the Starter Incubator. A service and business designer by passion, project manager and team leader...
Aleksander Szerner
Market expert in BIM, Digitization, PROPTECH and Digital Business Solutions. He participated in the construction of A1, A2, A4 highways ...
WOJCIECH TYBOROWSKI
Director of Invest in Pomerania since 2017, previously as Project Manager he acquired foreign investments in the modern business services sector.
DR HAB. HANNA WOLSKA
Legal counsel, assistant professor in the Department of Public Economic and Environmental Law at the UG Faculty of Law.
MAGDALENA WÓJTOWICZ
Vice president of the Gdansk Entrepreneurship Foundation.She manages a team and projects in the areas of entrepreneurship education and startup support at the Gdansk Starter Business Incubator. Manager with over 10 years of experience in the field of new technologies.
DR PIOTR ZAKRZEWSKI
Doctor of social sciences. Deputy President of the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland, previously Deputy Director of the Department for Promotion and Support of Innovation of the Polish Patent Office. Author of training courses and postgraduate classes on the protection and management of intangible assets in organizations.
OLGA ZINKIEWICZ- BĘDŹMIROWSKA
Research and teaching fellow at the Faculty of Law and Administration, in the Department of Civil Procedure, legal counsel, partner at Brief&Case.
JAŚMINA ZWIERZ
Since 2017, Chairwoman of the Expert Committee evaluating companies at the Gdansk Science and Technology Park.
Form
registration
ORGANIZER
Patronage
Registration for the event, Intellectual Property and Innovation Week, April 22-24, 2024.
Please provide your name, department name and email address, due to the organizational work of the Inellectual Property and Innovation Week event. The event will be held stationary at the UG Main Library, Neophilology, CTT UG, from 22-24.04.2024
Registration for the workshop,, How to prepare for a meeting with an investor", 24.04.2024.
Please provide your name, department name and email address, due to the organizational work related to the workshop „How to prepare for a meeting with an investor”. The event will be held stationary at the Welcome Center
Wydarzenia Towarzyszące 25.04.2024
Biuro Nauki UG
Opis wydarzenia:
Jednym z wydarzeń towarzyszących konferencji będzie interaktywna grupowa zabawa edukacyjna Escape Room – Open Access.
Chętnych uczestników zapraszamy 25 kwietnia 2024 (czwartek) w godzinach: 9:00, 10:30, 12:00 i 13:30. Gra rozpocznie się w strefie bookcrossingu zlokalizowanej na 3 piętrze Budynku Neofilologii UG. Czas gry wynosi 60 minut.
Biuro Analiz i Ekspertyz UG
Opis wydarzenia:
09:45 – POWITANIE
Izabela Disterheft, Biuro Analiz i Ekspertyz UG
10:00 – 11:00 – OD POMYSŁU DO BIZNESU
Anna Gustowska & Natalia Krancewicz, założycielki firmy PEŁNA CHATA
11:10 – 12:00 – STARTUPY I KORPORACJE – BLASKI I CIENIE
Arkadiusz Gasperczyk, dyrektor HR w WIPRO
12:10 – 13:00 – CYFRYZACJA I BUSINESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT – CZYM SĄ I DLACZEGO SĄ WAŻNE?
Aleksander Szerner,
Prezes Stowarzyszenia Business Information Management, Ekspert rynkowy ds. BIM, Digitalizacji, PROPTECH oraz Cyfrowych Rozwiązań Biznesowych
Registration for consultation 26.04.2024.
Are you looking for an investor, want to start working with a company and have questions about how to take care of the legal protection of your invention, or know-how, come for a consultation.
