Correspondence: Meredith Lloyd-Evans, BioBridge Ltd, 45 St. Barnabas Road, Cambridge CB1 2BX, UK. E-mails: mlloydevans@biobridge.co.uk; meredith.lloydevans@biosciencektn.com

¹is Founder of the life sciences innovation consultancy BioBridge Ltd in Cambridge, and has spent the past 20 years analysing and advising on the technologies, markets, regulatory strategies and general exploitation issues in a breadth of sectors including human and animal health, plant and industrial biotechnology, agrifood and medical technology. He is Chairman of the Renewables Committee of the Licensing Executives' Society Britain & Ireland and the Technology Licensing for Renewables Special Interest Group of the United Kingdom's Bioscience for Business Knowledge Transfer Network. For details of how to join the Renewables special interest group.

²is an IP lawyer with Marks and Clerk Solicitors, specialising in litigation and licensing. He has a degree in Chemical Engineering, and works in the chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, electronic and mechanical sectors.

³is CEO of Cambridge Intellectual Property Ltd, and is a specialist in patent-mapping and IP strategy. He founded Cambridge IP after experience in running an electrical company and a medical technology company. His interests include effective technology transfer, policy and practical issues in North-South licensing and innovation funding. He is about to gain a PhD from the University of Cambridge.

Received 12 March 2009; Revised 12 March 2009; Published online 26 May 2009.

Abstract

This paper briefly describes a new initiative dedicated to licensing of renewables, then moves on to some of the issues and challenges in the establishment and licensing of renewable technologies, an area currently of great interest from scientific, socio-political and commercial points of view. The authors expand on presentations and discussions at the Licensing Executives' Society 2008 Annual Conference in London, UK.