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For innovation democratization in academia

The Workgroup INPACT! Scientists-Innovators Europe is a collaborative bottom-up initiative with the aim of fostering the translation of academic research advances into societal and economic benefits across Europe. Our consortium was launched end 2023. It encompasses over 120 members from more than 20 countries within the European Union. INPACT! primarily consists of European Research Council (ERC) grantees including both experienced innovators and those newly embarking on this path.

Amanda Silva Brun (amanda.brun@u-paris.fr)
Director of research at CNRS, Univ. Paris Cité (France)

  • PharmD, PhD, PLD Alumni Harvard Business School
  • Research: Cell-free biotherapies
  • 70 publications, 10 patent applications
  • ERC project ExocyTher, EIC Accelerator
  • Co-Founder:
    Coordinator of DIM BioConvS
    (from Biotherapy research to innovation in Paris Region
    >700 members, 12.5 M EUR

Dario Polli (dario.polli@polimi.it)
Associate Prof. at Politecnico di Milano (Italy)

  • Engineer, PhD in Physics
  • Research in Optics/Photonics
  • Focus on Microscopy for Biological applications
  • 130 publications since 2002
  • ERC-Consolidator project (2015-2020), 2x ERC Proof of Concept projects
  • Co-Founder

Our vision, strategy, purpose and identity

Brief Definition Our work group
Vision Aspirational destination in the long term Making Europe the world leader of deep tech innovation supported from academic science
Strategy Key choices about what we do & our competitive edge
  • Independent bottom-up initiative from researchers to researchers grounding on communication and culture proximity
  • Leveraging the power of scientists innovators as “influencers”: creating a multiplier effect via our group network
  • Collective intelligence for solution generation
Purpose Why we exist Identifying challenges and best practices in order to democratize innovation supported from academic science in Europe (spreading innovation vocations in academia)
Identity Who we are & what we value most Who we are & what we value most
 

>120 members, > 20 countries in Europe

Action plan

Task 1: Position paper
Task 2: National groups for advising policy makers
Task 3: Contact points/mentors for future innovators
Task 4: Monitoring opportunities/calls for public fundings to increase TRL
Task 5: Monitoring and attracting private investments in the ecosystem