Riccardo Pietrabissa
Full Professor of Industrial Bioengineering and Rector of the University School for Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia since 2019. Expert in biomechanics, biomaterials, and the design of implantable medical devices. At Politecnico di Milano, he founded the Laboratory of Biological Structure Mechanics (LaBS) and the university’s patent and technology transfer office, where he conducted research and teaching for many years.
One of the founders and former President of Netval, he has played a key role in innovation management and technology transfer. Since 2016 he has been President of the Eucentre Foundation, and since 2023 he has served as the CRUI delegate for Research Valorization and Technology Transfer.
Specialization
Industrial Bioengineering, Biomechanics, Biomaterials, and Technology Transfer
Main Themes Addressed in the Lecture
- Introduction and Opportunities in Iran
- Three Initial Key Points
- Sciences are no longer standalone disciplines, and research is becoming increasingly complex.
- The study of the impact of science and research has itself become a new discipline.
- The future depends on new knowledge, the management of complexity, and political vision.
- Thematic Research Areas
- From Public Research to the Market
- Three Models of Innovation and Technology Transfer
- Incremental Innovation: Short time-to-market, low risk, existing markets.
- Disruptive Innovation: Medium time-to-market, higher risk, creation of new markets.
- Complex Innovation in the Transfer Process: Long time-to-market, high risk, integration of different knowledge domains, technologies, and markets to create future markets.
- Bridges Between Research and Application
- Project-Based Collaboration Among Actors