ILI has carried out substantial work to advance impact licensing as a structured and scalable approach to valorising technologies for societal and economic benefit across Europe. A core achievement of the project has been the successful development and validation of an integrated impact licensing toolkit. The toolkit has been designed as a structured, practice-oriented instrument to support technology holders, intermediaries, and users in implementing impact-driven licensing strategies. It consists of six complementary instruments, which have been developed, tested, and made available through a protected digital platform.
In parallel, two dedicated training modules on impact licensing and data stewardship have been developed, tested in academic and professional settings, refined based on stakeholder feedback, and integrated into the online learning platform. Moreover, in a dedicated workshop the team initiated the pressure testing of impact licensing as a model for ensuring access to vital technologies during regional emergencies. These exercises are designed to evaluate operational feasibility, governance requirements, and alignment with public policy objectives, thereby reinforcing the robustness and scalability of the impact licensing model.
Additionally, the Impact Licensing Initiative is setting up a Network of Tech Transfer Facilities for Impact (TT4I) Network, as a coordinated international framework to operationalise Impact Licensing as a strategic instrument for responsible knowledge valorisation. Moving beyond transactional IP licensing, TT4Is position technology transfer as a systemlevel intervention that translates research and innovation (R&I) excellence into measurable societal, environmental and economic outcomes. TT4Is are defined as broker organisations operating as independent intermediary entities, mandated to facilitate the transfer of sustainable technologies between technology holders and licensees active in societal markets, with the specific objective of generating measurable positive impact in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement. They execute their mandate by identifying, coordinating, and enabling the exchange of intellectual property-protected know-how, in such a manner that maximises societal benefit within an economically sustainable and scalable framework.
The ILI Consortium is also developing a one-stop IP pool of impact licensed technologies in the EU to facilitate collaboration and take up of solutions. The Consortium is continously in discussions with key international and European stakeholders. These exchanges explored the feasibility, governance requirements, and strategic value of creating an IP pool that aggregates technologies licensed under impact-oriented conditions to facilitate collaboration and uptake.
