Technology & Innovation
Shenzhen Shokz: Bone conduction technology for a new listening experience
Pioneering bone conduction technology developed by Shenzhen Shotz offers users a new listening experience. Find out how the company’s commitment to innovation and its robust IP strategy are enabling it to thrive.
Healthbotics Limited: digitalizing the health sector in Africa with blockchain technology
Healthbotics Limited, a healthcare startup in Nigeria, is developing game-changing AI-driven solutions to improve healthcare in Africa.
Young Japanese inventor’s ingenious robot on wheels supports climate action
Find out how Muraki Kazumi came to invent the world’s smallest interactive carbon capture device. It can absorb up to six liters of CO2 in one hour at the press of a button.
Barnacle-inspired glue helps stem rapid blood loss
Every year, millions of people die due to rapid blood loss from serious injuries and invasive surgeries. MIT researcher Hyunwoo Yuk’s innovative toothpaste-like glue, inspired by the humble barnacle, promises to alleviate the problem.
Trademarks in the metaverse
The much-hailed metaverse is developing every day. For brand owners, protecting their brands in this virtual space will be critical. Getting ready to play in the new meta sandbox will require a legal strategy.
Building a better future with recycled plastic
Kenyan young entrepreneur Nzambi Matee is committed to making the circular economy a reality. Inspired by the late environmental conservationist and Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai, she explains how she came to establish Gjenge Makers, which produces affordable building materials from recycled plastic.
Data: the fuel transforming the global economy
Data has the power to drive innovative products and services, improve society and tackle health and environmental challenges but what does it take to balance extracting value from data with protecting IP and other rights.
Rwanda and Senegal will host Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine plants: what’s known so far
Africa’s shortage of vaccine manufacturing capability is the subject of much concern, that’s why the recent announcement by German biotech company BioNTech to build vaccine manufacturing facilities in Rwanda and Senegal is seen as a game changer.
Improving access to COVID-19 treatments: how IP makes it possible
The announcement that The Medicines Patent Pool, Pfizer and Merck Sharpe Dohme (MSD) are joining ranks to license two new oral COVID-19 therapies to low- and middle-income countries is great news. How does IP help make such agreements possible?
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and copyright
This year, NFTs (non-fungible token), the latest hype in the world of distributed ledgers and cryptocurrencies, have taken the art and tech worlds by storm. But what are the implications for copyright, if any?
Digital influencers herald a new era of branding
Digital influencers, or virtual humans, are the latest trend in social media marketing. Find out how the avant-garde Japanese start-up Aww Inc. is changing behaviors and powering tomorrow’s brands with its newly minted virtual humans.
Turkmen inventor finds new cost-saving ways to recycle rubber and plastic waste
Recognizing the pressing need to tackle environmental pollution from rubber and plastic waste, Rizayev Eldar Guseynovich, a young Turkmen entrepreneur, is developing new ways to transform garbage into a a range economically useful products.
Beewise: out-of-the-box thinking to save the world’s bees
Saar Safra, CEO of Israeli start-up Beewise, is on a mission to save bees and at scale using artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision and robotics. Find out how his company’s high-tech solution is helping to save the world’s bees.
Harnessing public research for innovation in the 21st Century
Anthony Arundel, co-author of Harnessing public research for innovation in the 21st Century: An international assessment of knowledge transfer policies, discusses the main gaps in our understanding of how knowledge transfer works and key considerations for policymakers in crafting effective knowledge transfer policies for the future.
Global Innovation Index 2021: Tracking innovation through the COVID-19 crisis
What has been the impact of the COVID-19 health crisis been on the innovation landscape? Sacha Wunsch-Vincent, Senior Economist and co-editor of the GII 2021 at WIPO discusses the report’s key findings.
Graphenel: pioneering graphene production in Viet Nam
Graphenel JSC, based in Ho Chi Minh City, is a technology company with a novel approach to graphene production. Jane Phung, the company’s international business development manager, discusses the role IP plays in supporting Graphenel’s ambition to become a leading supplier of graphene-based materials.
Innovative prostheses positively change the Paralympics
In late summer 2021, athletes with disabilities from around the world competed at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Maja Hoock, Manager of Corporate Communications Research and Development (R&D) at the leading German prosthetics company, Ottobock, explains how IP-protected sports prostheses help athletes make the most of their abilities.
Paralympian Rory Cooper drives innovation for people with disabilities
Rory Cooper, a Paralympian and a serial inventor, is committed to improving the quality of life and participation of people with disabilities through engineering and technology. Find out about his pioneering work and helps ensure his inventions reach the market and help people.
Meet the designer of the Olympic torch for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
World-renowned contemporary Japanese artist and designer Tokujin Yoshioka, who designed the Olympic torch for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, unpacks the symbolism of his design and the message of hope it conveys.
Julius K9®: harnessing innovation to meet dog lovers’ needs
Gyula Sebő founder and CEO of Julius K-9, a leading canine accessories brand, who has dedicated his professional life to pet welfare innovations, explains why it is so important for companies like his to have a carefully crafted IP strategy in place from day one.
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