Lucia Pavan
Elle - She/her
Nationality: italian
EPFL AVP-R TTO
QIJ 1 117.02 (EPFL Innovation Park J)
CH-1015 Lausanne
Expertise
Technology Transfer for IC/ENAC faculties
Contracts
Intellectual Property
Licensing
Patents
Software / Open source / AI
Start-ups
Contracts
Intellectual Property
Licensing
Patents
Software / Open source / AI
Start-ups
Mission
Support researchers throughout the innovation lifecycle—from intellectual property protection to licensing and strategic industrial partnerships, enabling the effective transfer and valorization of research results into impactful technologies.
I transitioned into technology transfer to strengthen the link between academic research and industry, building on a solid background as an astrophysics researcher with ~50 scientific publications and international collaborations. After a PhD in Physics and eight years at the University of Geneva, I joined university technology transfer offices, moving to EPFL in 2020. As Technology Transfer Manager, I support researchers in patenting, licensing, and negotiating research and collaboration agreements with industry to maximize research valorization.
Education
Rédaction des contrats
|2019 – 2019 Université de Genève
Project manager certified
|2020 – 2020 IPMA - International Project Management Association
PhD in physics
|2006 – 2009 Università di Padova - Italy
Professionals experiences
Technology Transfer Manager
Primary contact for the identification, protection, and commercialization of research results, including IP management, licensing, spin‑outs, and collaborations. Liaison between academics, legal teams, and industry partners to maximize research impact.
Contract Manager
Establishing, drafting and negotiating research contracts between EPFL academics and industry partners.
Technology transfer officer
Liaison between academics, legal team, and industry partners to maximize research impact.
Researcher
Analyzed data from telescopes and simulations, published scientific results, and contributed to international collaborations and outreach in astrophysical research. Co-coordinator for the maintenance of the data analysis software of ESA-INTEGRAL satellite.
Associate researcher
Conducted observational and computational research to study the origin, structure, and evolution of astronomical objects like pulsars, black holes and magnetars.