Sara Spadola is a European Patent Attorney and Deputy Head of ICOSA’s Tech Department.

She is a CEIPI graduate (patents) and holds a PhD in Physics from Université Paris-Saclay. Her doctoral research, carried out at the renowned Laboratory for Imaging and Modeling in Neurobiology and Oncology (CNRS Orsay), focused on the development and preclinical evaluation of a preoperative imaging system for solid tumor surgery. She also holds a master’s degree in medical physics and piomedical Devices from the University of Bologna. Sara joined ICOSA in 2017.

Passionate about new technologies, digital innovation, and artificial intelligence, Sara has built recognized expertise in these cutting-edge fields. She advises numerous companies, public research institutes, and technology transfer organizations on protecting their innovations.

Within the department, she now leads the specialized AI/Software department, which is composed of four full-time patent attorneys.