Ideas to Innovation

In this concluding episode of Season 3 of "Ideas to Innovation ," we reflect on our journey through the episodes published in 2024 that highlight the conversations we've enjoyed with some of the brightest minds in education, healthcare and intellectual property law.       In episode 6 in February, we explored America's literacy challenge with documentary filmmaker Jenny Mackenzie . Jenny shared he...

In this episode of Ideas to Innovation, we delve into the transformative influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on intellectual property (IP) and trademark law. Our conversation with guests  Jay Myers , Director of Innovation for the Intellectual Property Practice Group at the Seyfarth Shaw international law firm, and Arun Hill , Senior Consultant, The Clarivate Center for IP and Innovation Res...

The remarkable journey of Calliditas Therapeutics and its groundbreaking drug, Tarpeyo, sheds light on the company's innovative strategies and relentless pursuit of excellence that led to the successful approval of Tarpeyo by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of a specific kidney disease. Our guest in this episode, Renée Aguiar-Lucander , CEO of Calliditas Therapeutics,...

Season 03 Episode 06: Reading Rights: America's Literacy Challenge with Jenny Mackenzie

Over the past year, the Ideas to Innovation podcast from Clarivate took listeners on a special journey through a world where curiosity meets ingenuity. In each of 15 episodes published in 2023, we told stories of people thinking forward in the real world, highlighting those who not only dared to dream but also transformed their dreams into reality. Our conversations with experts weren't just talks...

Rapid advancements in technology and science are shaping a new era, with artificial intelligence and synthetic biology, or "syn-bio," at the forefront. Heralded as the next big leap in science, syn-bio involves redesigning organisms for useful purposes by engineering them to have new abilities. The importance of syn-bio for people and our planet cannot be overstated. It offers novel ways of produc...

Over the past half century, the semiconductor technology landscape has been evolving rapidly, underpinning the digital transformations we witness across the various spheres of life today. Sometimes referred to as integrated circuits or microchips, semiconductors are the backbone of modern electronics. In devices of every type, from simple gadgets to complex systems like computers, cars and househo...

The concept of academic libraries has evolved from humble beginnings five thousand years ago to the expansive network that exists today in public schools, colleges, and universities across the United States. It's easy to see why libraries are worth supporting. They continue to facilitate academic excellence, embrace advancements in technology and foster community and collaboration. Still, looking...

Artificial intelligence is all around us and it's revolutionizing our world in many ways. In life sciences and healthcare, AI-powered technologies are instrumental in tasks such as diagnostics, precision medicine and even robotic surgery. And the transformative aspect of generative AI is already being felt in areas such as pharmaceutical research, epidemiology and telemedicine. There are projectio...

Today, innovation is key to driving business growth and competitive advantage, with intellectual property or IP sitting at the very heart of this strategy. In recent years we've witnessed some remarkable strides across the globe in bridging the gender gap in the IP sector. Yet, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization, only 16 percent of international patent applications are filed...

Maintaining belief in the truthfulness of what we see, read and hear has never been as difficult as it is today. While technology plays a huge role in this current state of affairs , most appalling is the human faker, someone who sets out to deceive and profit with sophisticated methods that pre-date the latest tech advances such as artificial intelligence or AI. In today's scientific research, fa...

A person born this year is expected to live about 73 years, according to the World Health Organization . But 73 doesn't reveal the full picture. According to a WHO report published in May, advances in science, related technologies and other factors have helped increase life expectancy worldwide by six years between 2000 and 2019 .  Good news, right? However, it's also true that 80 percent of prema...

Among the consequences of COVID-19 is its adverse impact on the mental health and wellbeing among university students in the United States .  Today's students deal with many challenges from coursework, relationships and adjustments to campus life, to economic strain, social injustice, mass violence and various forms of loss related to the pandemic. In a 2021 survey , nearly 75 percent of college p...

Season 2 Episode 17: Artificial Intelligence: Building bridges between science and policy with Jaron Porciello

Season 2 Episode 16: Seismic shifts in the global research landscape with Jonathan Adams and David Pendlebury

Approximately 35,000 people worldwide have LHON, a genetic condition that affects the optic nerve, which sends visual information from the eye to the brain. In most cases, LHON – short for Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy – leads to severe vision loss in both eyes, usually beyond the threshold of legal blindness and mostly among young men. In this episode of Ideas to Innovation Season 2 , two s...

Every year, Clarivate publishes a list of the Top 100 Global Innovators , companies and organizations that sit at the very top of the global innovation ecosystem, with the most consistent over-the-bar performance in innovation. Since the list began in 2012, only 19 companies can claim the distinction of being recognized continuously, year after year. One such company is 3M – the iconic global manu...

From journalist Ida B. Wells to poet Maya Angelou to Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul music, Black women have made important contributions to the United States in a variety of areas, including politics, science, the arts, and social justice. Celebrating and recognizing Black women during Women's History Month is an important way to honor their legacy and inspire future generations.   In this epi...

In February 2023, we celebrated women in science around the world for their significant contributions to science, technology, engineering and mathematics, collectively known as STEM.    In this episode we discuss the achievements and challenges for women in science and for girls who are thinking about careers in STEM fields with Dr. Rachel Webster, Director, Healthcare Research and Data Analysis,...

Most scientists agree that if the world is to achieve net zero by 2050 and secure a livable Earth, efforts to implement renewable energy need to be accelerated. Net zero refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gas produced and the amount removed from the atmosphere. We reach net zero when the amount we add is no more than the amount taken away. Of course, looking to build a better,...

Since the first episode of Season 2 of our Ideas to Innovation podcast, in May 2022, we've taken listeners to places around the globe to hear compelling stories our guests have told, in their own authentic and passionate voices. Each episode has given us an inside look at how they've helped to drive change, find creative solutions to the toughest of challenges, and sometimes, even change the world...

In 2022, Clarivate named 20 world-class researchers from four countries as Citation Laureates. The impact of their work is immense and represents pioneering research worthy of recognition and celebration. We expect that some of these researchers will go on to receive a Nobel Prize, demonstrating once again the strong link between their substantial citation records and their influence on peers.   I...

The fate of the Earth is closely tied to our oceans. Given the toll that humans have exacted on the marine environment within a relative handful of decades, the need for detailed scientific scrutiny of our ocean basins has never been more acute, and a new global report from Clarivate highlights the growing body of research in this area, particularly around sustainability and topics such as micropl...

The topic of civil rights in the United States is never far from the headlines. For almost 250 years, civil rights has remained a complex part of the fabric of America. Helping university students understand the history of civil rights, the important milestones in that ongoing struggle, and what it means for them has been a life's work of the guest in this episode of Ideas to Innovation Season Two...

Through its Citation Laureates program, Clarivate recognises individuals whose research publications are highly cited and whose contributions to their fields have been extremely influential, even transformative.   This year, we named twenty world-class researchers from four countries as Citation Laureates. These are researchers whose work is deemed to be 'of Nobel class', as demonstrated by analys...