Community of Practice and Open Invitation
Throughout the project, IP4OS builds a pan-European Community of Practice in Research & Innovation. Trained multi-professionals from across EU Member States act as pioneers and multipliers of the IP4OS valorisation approach, contributing to making OS a standard modus operandi in research organisations.
Institutions and professionals - including those not participating in a pilot - are welcome to explore the Open Educational Resources, adapt the materials, and engage here with the Community of Practice.
Take part in our Open Innovation Challenge
As part of our community's commitment to practical innovation, IP4OS is running an Open Innovation Challenge - inviting established and new multi-professional teams from across Europe to develop AI-enabled solutions at the intersection of Open Science and Intellectual Property management. This is a great opportunity for all interested to apply IP4OS methods in a real-world context and contribute to European discussions on Research Knowledge Valorisation.
About
Based on the IP4OS Synergy Core Curriculum and the knowledge consolidated in the Synergy Framework, IP4OS delivers a practice-oriented capacity-building programme that supports Research Performing Organisations in applying a concerted Intellectual Property (IP) and Open Science (OS) approach to Research Knowledge Valorisation.
IP4OS training addresses institutional collaboration, workflows, and decision-making across the research lifecycle. A central objective is to enable organisations to translate IP–OS principles into sustainable institutional practice.
A Two-Level Training Approach
Pilot Learning Lab – Institutional Implementation Sprint
The IP4OS Pilot Learning Lab is a structured, action-oriented training format in which institutions test and establish multi-professional collaboration models for IP and OS.
The format follows a three-session learning sprint, supported by short fieldwork phases between sessions. Participating teams work with real or provided cases from their institutional context.
The Pilot Learning Lab focuses on:
- clarifying roles and friction points between IP and OS practices,
- testing communication and collaboration mechanisms in realistic scenarios, and
- translating insights into concrete institutional next steps, such as consultation workflows, draft procedures, or team set-ups.
The format is deliberately designed as a safe-to-fail experimental space. It does not impose a single model, but supports institutions in identifying what works in their specific context.
Curriculum, Profession Deepening Modules and Toolbox – Reusable Open Educational Resources
Complementing the Pilot Learning Lab, IP4OS provides engaging Profession Deepening Modules and a comprehensive Toolbox that support training, consultation, and institutional uptake beyond the pilots.
All resources are openly available on Zenodo, reusable and adaptable for local use.
The Profession Deepening Modules feature European experts and role models from the fields of Librarianship, Knowledge Technology Transfer, Research Management and Data Stewardship and include an expert panel video and guided learning prompts in exercises.
- IP & OS — Managing Copyright and Licensing für Reuse
Profession Deepening Module on the Role of Librarians. - Responsible Data Sharing: Roles, Workflows, and IP—OS Alignment (coming soon)
Profession Deepening Module on the Role of Data Stewards, Data Managers and Data Architects. - IP & OS — Enabling Responsible Openness through Strategic IP Decisions (coming soon)
Profession Deepening Module on the Role of Knowledge & Technology Transfer professionals. - Strategic project planing, management, and support structures for effective Research Knowledge Valorisation (coming soon)
Profession Deepening Module on the Role of Research Managers.
The IP4OS Toolbox includes:
- Knowledge Valorisation Rubric
Practical guidance for developing systematic and impact-oriented valorisation strategies. - FAIR-R²L Rubric
Extending FAIR principles towards responsible reuse, licensing, and AI-enabled research. - Valorisation Consultancy Form
A structured entry point for researchers and multi-professional teams to identify assets, goals, and valorisation pathways. - Concepts, Valorisation Pathway, and Resources for IP and OS
Shared terminology, a common valorisation pathway, and a curated micro-level resource library. - Guide on Multi-professional Teams and Consultations
Practical guidance on establishing, operating, and sustaining multi-professional teams and consultation formats. - Pilot Learning Lab Materials
Session designs, reflection tools, and documentation templates supporting the implementation of the Pilot Learning Lab.
Who is the training for?
IP4OS training is designed for multi-professional
constellations, including:
- Researchers
- Technology transfer and IP professionals
- Librarians and data stewards
- Open Science Ambassadors
- Research managers and legal experts
- Trainers and institutional multipliers
the Community of Practice