BIOENDEAVOR

Enabling Open Innovation

in the Life Sciences 

 
BioEndeavor Proposal: Analyzing Knowledge Markets in the Life Sciences

Objectives: Understanding and Enabling Open Innovation in the Life Sciences

There are several complexities driving open innovation-including open source innovation

in the life sciences including:

·          knowledge complexities—with knowledge exhibiting high complementarity and high applicability across domains;

·          technological complexities associated with interdependencies between technologies, the need for sophisticated equipment, as well as the scope and scale of research;

·          and commercialization complexities associated with technology transfer and product development.

BioEndeavor seeks to understand models of open innovation including open source innovation across the life sciences.

By using a network strategy, BioEndeavor further seeks to bring together stakeholders to collectively conduct and share research on open innovation in the life sciences. 

Network participants can:

·          Join BioEndeavor in the below research projects.

·          Share their own research projects and papers via the BioEndeavor portal.

·          Share case studies on open innovation in the life sciences.

·          Meet to discuss issues surrounding open innovation via BioEndeavor and partner events.

·          Add to the open innovation directory to document past and current examples of open innovation initiatives.

·          Contact BioEndeavor at info@bioendeavor.net to join and participate on the network.

·          Register to receive the BioEndeavor newsletter.

BioEndeavor Research Projecct Phase 1: Target Sectors to be analyzed

·          Genomics-Upstream Genomics; Downstream Drug Development

·          Synthetic Biology-Upstream research

·          Nanotechnology-Upstream research

·          Energy and the Environment-Upstream research

Objectives:

·          Understanding Knowledge Based Networks as a model of Open Innovation;

·          Typology of Network, Knowledge Asset Structure, IT and Policy Infrastructures, Outcomes;

·          Repository of Models-Case Studies (Typology, Participants, Knowledge Assets, Outcomes);

·          Understanding the Management of Assets in Knowledge Networks;

·          Governance and Intellectual Property (IP) Management;

·          Repository of Knowledge Management/IP Management Templates/Contracts.

As knowledge networks become more common, it is deemed important to pay attention to broader access and equity issues.

Are knowledge networks open to participants from a wide variety of countries?

BioEndeavor Research Project Phase 2: Emerging Markets to be Analyzed

·          Selected Markets: India, Brazil, East Africa

Objectives:

·          Understanding Knowledge Networks in Emerging Markets;

·          Understanding the Management of Assets in Knowledge Markets in Emerging Markets;

·          Training in Knowledge Management for Emerging Markets;

·          Partnership Development;

·          Model Development and Governance Structures;

·          IP Management-Knowledge Dissemination and Licensing.