Victor Arribas Martínez is an economist, Stream Leader for Diversity and Transformation at the European Patent Office’s (EPO) Observatory on Patents and Technology. Alongside his work at EPO, he is a dual-career PhD fellow at UNU-MERIT.
Alongside his doctoral research, he serves as Stream Leader for Diversity and Transformation at the European Patent Office’s (EPO) Observatory on Patents and Technology.
At the EPO, Victor leads research and outreach activities focused on universities, public research organisations, start-ups and technology transfer. His work examines gaps in Europe’s innovation ecosystem, including barriers to turning research into marketable technologies and disparities in participation, by gender, age, type of institution or region for example. He uses patent data to develop studies, tools and insights for policymakers, researchers and innovators.
Victor holds a Master of Science in European Economic Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges, where his thesis examined AI-related patent applications. He also holds a Master of Research in Economics from UNED and a dual bachelor’s degree from Sciences Po Paris and University College London, with a focus on economics and a minor in German.