The conditions for funding scientific research do not allow Ukrainian scientists to fully protect their intellectual property rights and developments abroad, according to Oleg Zadorozhny, senior researcher at the Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy in Odessa, National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine.
“Patents for all our developments are mainly patents within Ukraine. As for obtaining intellectual property rights abroad, this is a more complex issue that requires tens of times more financial resources. The conditions for financing scientific research do not yet allow for the full protection of intellectual property rights abroad,” he said in an interview with the Interfax-Ukraine news agency.
He noted that publishing in the most authoritative scientific journals also requires significant funding. “But we manage to find opportunities to publish our results in leading scientific journals in Europe and the US, introducing the scientific community to our developments and thus confirming the priority of Ukrainian science,” he said.
At the same time, Zadorozhny added that even in wartime, the institute manages to present itself at the international level, including by participating, in particular remotely, in major international scientific events and conferences, as well as holding the annual international conference “Filatov Readings.”
Source: https://interfax.com.ua/news/interview/1071616.html?utm_source=telegram
