May 25, 2023
Main Stage
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Session Description
<div class="ag87-crtemvc-hsbk"><div class="css-vsf5of"><p class="carina-rte-public-DraftStyleDefault-block"><span style="color: rgb(29,28,29);">Funding and intellectual property are inextricably linked - without IP, it's very difficult to get funding and without funding, IP can't drive revenue and growth. But the IP landscape can also make it very challenging for new players to enter a given space, even if an established IP is gathering dust on a shelf. Could innovations like blockchain empower a wider range of investors to participate in R&D or even free up old IP? Could discovery consortiums share IP more equitably, thus driving more open scientific collaboration? Though we're in the midst of a crypto winter, as a currency type, could the fundamental architecture of blockchain drive novel investment for science instead?</span></p></div></div>