In this workshop, we will bring together researchers from across QUT with a common interest in supporting innovation, overcoming policy problems inhibiting innovation and paving a way forward for delivering innovation post-coronavirus. Lunch will be included at the event and an RSVP is necessary to attend.

Please note: Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the room capacity for the event is limited to 12 people and as such, only the first 5 to RSVP will be able to physically attend the event. BEST will be livestreaming the workshop, so those who have registered to attend virtually will be able view the presentations online. A zoom invitation will be sent to those who have registered for virtual attendance 1 day prior to the event (3/12/2020). 

During the workshop, the following presentations will take place:

• Linguistic metrics for patent disclosure: Evidence from university versus corporate patents (Uwe Dulleck)
• Outsourcing university technology transfer: The rationale for, and effect of, partnering with a prestigious university technology transfer office (Annita Nugent)
• Corporate Innovation and Diversification (Sean Wu)
• Uncertainty stifles Innovation and Growth: Evidence from Geopolitical Flare-ups (Ruchith Dissanayake)
• The People’s Vaccine: Intellectual Property, Access to Medicines, and the Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Mattew Rimmer)
• Thinking out of the Box: The Unique Role of 3D Printing in Enhancing the Speed and Scope of Inventive Activity (Muhammad Zaheer Abbas)

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