Event Research Integrity Round

Research Integrity Round 14 June 2023 Patents at Radboudumc: a blessing or a curse?

Theme 

Are patents a necessary and desirable way to valorise biomedical scientific discoveries and make them fruitful for healthcare and society? Or are they, on the contrary, an undesirable commodification of research results that unjustifiably privatizes what should be common good? Are patents a profitable way to safeguard innovations or do they undermine Merton's norm of communalism? And, is there a middle ground between these two positions?

In this Research Integrity Round we critically explore the phenomenon of patents: What are they? From which perspective should we consider their function? And how to assess them from the perspective of research integrity? 

Three speakers introduce us into the world of patenting, inform us about their role and relevance and invite you to reflect on them critically and constructively. 

Guests

•    Jolanda de Vries (Professor of Immunology and Head of the Department of Medical BioSciences) presents some of her patents and explains, from her perspective as a researcher, why it is important to have them. 
•    Joram Sjoerts (Head of Radboudumc Valorisation department, member of Research Innovation Board) places patents in a larger systematic and societal context and will elucidate the role and relevance of patents for valorisation.
•    Hans Radder (Professor Emeritus in philosophy of science and technology at the Department of Philosophy of VU Amsterdam) reflects on patents from the critical perspective of philosophy of science and research integrity. Recently he criticised the Dutch Research Integrity Code for its lack of attention for Merton's norm of communalism, expressed in lack of criticism of the commodification of science, e.g., through patents.
 
The three speakers will engage in dialogue about the question whether we should consider patents as a blessing or a curse. You are invited to them in this dialogue and make up your own mind about this topic through chats with other members of the public, your questions to speakers, and your reactions to polls.

Your host during this Research Integrity Round will be Dr. Jos Kole.

Time and location

Wednesday 14 June 2023 16:00 – 17:30 hrs
The meeting will be a webinar. The webinar link will be sent to you after registration.

Registration

Registration is required. Please register via www.radboudumc.nl/researchintegrityrounds.

Target group

We invite all master students, junior and senior researchers and other staff members to attend this event and join the discussion.
 
Please note that PhD candidates can add the Research Integrity Rounds to their Training and Supervision Plan.
 

Research Integrity Round 13 September 2023 The Learning Curve

Program

15:00 hrs: Walk-in
15:15 hrs: Start Research Integrity Round

• Welcome by Prof. Guillén Fernández
• Theatre play: The Learning Curve by Acteursgenootschap
• See for more information and trailer: The Learning Curve | Het Acteursgenootschap
• Discussion lead by moderator Dr. Jos Kole

17:00 hrs: Drinks

Time and location

Time: Wednesday 13 September 2023 15:00 – 17:30 hrs
Location: Radboudumc Experience Center (Auditorium) - Geert Grooteplein 15 Nijmegen

Previous editions

• March 2023: Collegetour with Prof. Hedi Claahsen and Prof. Sandra Heskamp. View the webinar.
• September 2022: "Publication ethics: Promises, problems and perspectives". Guests: Dr. Tamarinde Haven (Charité, Berlin), Prof. Iris Nagtegaal (Radboudumc), Prof. Bart Kiemeney (Radboudumc). View the webinar.
• March 2022: "Research Integrity in times of crisis: Juggling slow and fast science". Guests: Dr. Daniel Warmerdam, Prof. Debby Gerritsen, Prof. Marcel Olde Rikkert, Prof. Saskia Middeldorp. View the webinar. Read the blog.
• December 2021: "The challenges of collaboration with profit and non-profit organisations". Guests: Tanya Sluyter (Novartis Pharma B.V.), Prof. Carel Hoyng (Dept. of Opthalmology) and Prof. Lex Bouter (Amsterdam UMC). View the webinar. Read the blog. Presentation Prof. Lex Bouter. Presentation Tanya Sluyter.
• September 2021: “The Dark Side of Science: Misconduct in Biomedical Research”. Guest: Dr Elisabeth Bik. Read the blog
• March 2021: Research Integrity Rounds - College Tour. Dorine Swinkels - professor of Laboratory Medicine, Maroeska Rovers - professor of Evidence-based Surgery and Marcel Olde Rikkert - professor of Clinical Geriatrics. View the webinar  
• December 2020: “Recognition and Rewards for Radboudumc Academics”. Guests: Prof. Jeroen Geurts (Director ZonMw), Dr Annemijn Algra (UMC Utrecht, Young Science in Transition), Dean Prof. Jan Smit. View the webinar. Read the blog.
• September 2020: “Sex and gender and research integrity: a tale of how and who”. Guests: Prof. Hanneke Takkenberg (Erasmus University), Prof. Sabine Oertelt, Dean Prof. Jan Smit. View the webinar  
• March 2020: “Can we change science? Yes, we can?” Guest: Prof. Frank Miedema, one of the persons who started the Dutch Science in Transition movement in 2013
• December 2019: “Facing Integrity Challenges: How does Peer Review cause or resolve issues?”. Guests: Serge Horbach, researcher and expert on peer review in relation to scientific integrity, and Prof. Roshan Cools, researcher and editor of a scientific journal
• September 2019: “Scientists on the sofa. How to survive as researcher without losing your integrity”. Guests: Joeri Tijdink, author of the book “Wetenschappers op de sofa”, DCMN director Prof. Guillen Fernandez and PhD candidate Tamara van Woezik
• March 2019: College tour with three experienced Radboudumc researchers (Prof. Alessandra Cambi, Prof. Judith Prins, Dr Edo Richard) who spoke about their experiences with perverse stimuli but also about their passion for research
• February 2019: Introduction of the new Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity with the interactive play “The ConScience App” followed by a discussion based on the new code
• December 2018: Movie ‘On being a scientist’ with a discussion led by one of the initiators of the movie Prof. Frans van Lunteren, Professor of history of the Natural Sciences at Leiden University
• September 2018: Authorship of Master students: a matter of scientific integrity?