Universities do not really know what their patents are worth, a Groningen emeritus argued in the FD. TU Delft is a leader in patents, but what is the value?

The Dutch FD newspaper published an article by Gerard van Beynum, Emeritus Professor of Biotechnology, who wrote that universities often dispose of their patents too cheaply and lose money as a result.  What do TU Delft experts think of this statement?

University newspaper Delta asked the two TU Delft patent guardians, Adriaan van Noord, Head of Intellectual Property (IP) at the Innovation & Impact Centre (I&IC, formerly the Valorisation Centre) and Ronald Gelderblom, Director at Delft Enterprises, the TU Delft company that helps TU Delft spin-offs get started. Spin-offs are start-ups related to university patents. Read the full article here.