Assignment Introweek Internships Ma-2 Chemistry 2023-2024

Monday 12/02

9:00 – 12:00 Patents in the Chemical Industry – Why ? What does it offer ?
Dr. Katrien Heyde – ChemTech UGent

Main lesson learned:

Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions, literary and artistic
works, designs, symbols, names, and images used in commerce. Intellectual property is protected
by law through patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets, which enable creators or
owners to have exclusive rights over their creations or inventions for a certain period of time.
There are two types of IP: industrial property rights, including patents, trademark, designs and
breeders right, which requires registration and author’s related rights, which is automatically
granted to the owner of the creation, e.g. software, database, copyright.

Some features of IPRs are:

Intangible: It exists in the form of ideas, creations, or concepts rather than physical objects.
Distinctive: should be different from what is known by humankind

Exclusive right: IPR grant the owner exclusive rights to use, control, and exploit their intellectual
creations for a specified period. This allows the owner to prevent others from using their
intellectual property without permission.

Time limitation: there is a fixed duration for IP, which could last from a few years to until the
owner’s death.

Territorial: IPRs are only enforceable within the jurisdiction where they are granted. However,
international agreements may provide mechanisms for cross-border protection and enforcement.

Economic value: IPR serve as economic incentives by rewarding creators and innovators for their
efforts and investments in developing new ideas, inventions, or creative works, allowing creators
to recoup their investments and profit from their creations.

One creation can have multiple IPR

Tuesday 13/02

9:00 – 12:00 Process Development under cGMP legislation

MSc. Geert Schelkens – Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services

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Main lesson learned:

There is a long run from clinical development to commercial: starting from process development,
technology transfer, risk assessment, process performance qualification, continued process
verification, campaign review, periodic quality review. In this process, if everything is in control,
Wednesday 14/02

9:00 – 12:00 What it takes to build your own start-up

Dr. Kim De Nolf – QustomDot

Recording: Not available – See powerpoint slides

Main lesson learned:

To establish a start-up, the idea is the core of the problem. From the initial idea, In order to drive
the company forward, innovation is crucial. It includes the innovation in the process (machinery),
functional (utilities), and emotional (human-related). To succeed in your own start-up, it is worth
considering the viability of the business, the feasibility of current technology, and human needs.
From those elements, we can brainstorm and come up with useful for life.

Problem/solution fit: is a model to brainstorm an appropriate solution for a problem in need:

Problem/solution fit is a preliminary model (what do we want to change) which could be solved
further by understanding the product/market fit (consumer need, competitors on the market)
and even deeper: business model fit: is the problem change necessary, is the change fit into the
business technology and facility?, which requires the consumer study and validation to determine
the need of the market