Horizon Europe funds Gustav Nilsonne for new open science project
Karolinska Institutet researcher Gustav Nilsonne receives funding from Horizon Europe for the project "IP4OS - Unpacking the possibilities of Intellectual Properties for Open Science". The project consortium will receive 1.9 million Euros over two years, of which 270,000 Euros will go to Karolinska Institutet.
IP4OS's mission is to build capacity in how Intellectual Property rights management can support Open Science to promote the dissemination of Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) research outputs. The project consortium has eight partners and is led by Kiel University.
The project will develop a framework illustrating the relationship between Intellectual Property rights and Open Science. It will also publish a best practice manual containing practical recommendations aimed at researchers and technology transfer professionals. The work package containing these elements will be led by Karolinska Institutet. The project will also work on awareness and advocacy; training and education; and community building.
"Open science is crucial for making research results available to other researchers and to the wider society. By sharing data and results, we can make research more trustworthy and valuable", says Gustav Nilsonne. "However, uncertainty about legal and regulatory aspects are barriers for researchers who want to share their outputs openly. In this project, we will clarify the situation and identify best practices regarding topics such as copyright to scientific papers and open licensing of research data. These aims meet urgent needs in the research community and we look forward to getting started", he continues.