From lab to market: aligning IP with investment and growth
This seminar is organised in collaboration with the European IP Helpdesk. An investor expert will discuss key takeaways from the Arevo case study, focusing on how aligning IP strategy with business objectives can strengthen investment readiness and support market expansion.
Technology transfer case study: Arevo – agritech sector
Nurturing innovation – how a robust IP strategy attracts investment
Arevo is a Swedish startup founded by professor Torgny Näsholm in 2025. At that time, the company developed sustainable plant nutrition for the forestry sector. After almost a decade in forestry, Arevo aimed to enter the agriculture sector, but needed investment to do so. Collaborating closely with investors proved invaluable, enabling the company to refine its IP strategy, attract investors, develop new products, hire expert staff and successfully expand into new markets.
Key takeaways from the case study:
- Involving a patent attorney who has business experience early on can be crucial for product development and company growth.
- A tech-driven startup needs more than strong patent protection; it requires an IP strategy that assigns a clear value-creating mission to each patent family.
- Deep tech investors expect companies to have a solid understanding of their IP and maintain control over it, often bringing expertise in evaluating IP rights and strategies.
- Investors assess the sustainability of a deep tech company’s competitive advantage by evaluating its technology platform and the future potential of its IP portfolio and strategy.
Organised by
European Patent Academy
European IP Helpdesk
Organised by
European Patent Academy
European IP Helpdesk
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Learn how aligning IP strategy with business objectives can strengthen investment readiness and support market expansion.
This seminar is part of the series - From lab to market:
Sara Frykstrand Ångström
Intelligence Manager and Head of Intelligence, Industrifonden, Stockholm, Sweden
Sara Frykstrand Ångström joined Industrifonden in 2023, after many years working in the start-up world, as a researcher and a patent attorney. She has dealt with many aspects of innovation and is an inventor herself. Holding a MSc in Chemical Engineering and a PhD in Engineering Physics, she has focused on Deep Tech due to her interest in how it can be used to form a sustainable society and improve the overall quality of life.
Ilja Rudyk
Senior Economist, Chief Economist Unit, EPO, Munich, Germany
Ilja Rudyk is senior economist at the European Patent Office. He provides expert economic insights into issues relating to innovation and technology commercialisation and has co-authored several studies on the role of patents and technology for the European economy.
Stephanie Weber
Communications Manager, European Intellectual Property (IP) Helpdesk St. Ingbert, Germany
Heading the communications team at the European Research and Project Office GmbH (EURICE), Stephanie Weber is a communication all-rounder with more than 15 years of experience in the strategic planning and implementation of communication measures for multiple international R&I projects. She has also been engaged in a number of European intellectual property (IP) support initiatives, which include managing the European IP Helpdesk's outreach activities since 2011. Stephanie collaborates with the EPO, EIC, European Commission and other stakeholders from Europe's research, IP and innovation landscape across various media formats, workshops and events on a regular basis.
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