27/02/2026

The European Patent Office (EPO) has launched a new call for research proposals as part of its Academic Research Programme (ARP). The ARP supports high-quality, practical research on patent-related topics and is closely connected to the work of the EPO's Observatory on Patents and Technology. The new ARP call invites research proposals in two categories: 1. Advanced methods for forecasting patent applications 2. Local ecosystems of academic inventors and universities. Successful applicants will work with two key EPO tools: the Technology Intelligence Platform (TIP) and PATSTAT, both offering world-class patent data and analytics. Research proposals may be submitted by research institutes based in the member states of the European Patent Organisation or by groups of institutions (with the main applicant located in a member state). There are no nationality requirements.

ACRI (Associazione di Fondazioni e di Casse di Risparmio Spa) ACRI intende promuovere la ricerca scientifica e le collaborazioni internazionali tra Centri di ricerca, favorendo la mobilità dei giovani ricercatori. In particolare, ACRI promuove la partecipazione di giovani ricercatori, impegnati in strutture di ricerca all'estero, a congressi di rilevanza internazionale organizzati da enti di ricerca italiani, e sostiene progetti di ricerca coinvolgendo giovani ricercatori presso una rete di centri di ricerca italiani.

https://www.acri.it/