Skeleton – Graphene Draws On Capacity For Energy Storage
By Anton Svensson and Bowman Heiden Skeleton offers one of the first commercialised technologies to use graphene, a ground-breaking and Nobel prize-winning material. This Estonian company develops, manufactures and sells ultracapacitor energy storage cells, modules and systems based on patented advanced materials and designs. Its IP portfolio has been created to protect the company’s technology […]
Voltea – Capacitance Creates A Watershed In Purification
By Arnaud Gasnier Voltea offers products, software for data/system control, services for online data tracking and integrated solutions for softening and deionising water. Most water impurities are in the form of dissolved salt that can be removed by deionisation. The process, which can be done quickly and inexpensively using electro-deionisation, produces high-purity water.
Lithoz – 3D Printing Opens Up A New Chapter For Ceramics
By Karin Hofmann Lithoz is an additive manufacturing company that has developed patentable methods and formulas for fabricating high-performance ceramic products with industrial applications that could not have been realised using traditional technologies. It has created 3D printers, a variety of new ceramic materials and dedicated software for printing production. Before the development of the […]
Picote – Pipe Repairs That Break The Rules But Not The Walls
By Arnaud Gasnier and Anton Svensson A traditional construction and renovation contractor, the Finnish company Picote discovered and filled a niche when it developed a proprietary method of repairing smaller interior pipes without drilling or digging. With 15 years of business expertise, it designed and developed materials, tools and methods to adapt an existing lining […]
SME Patent Strategies For IoT-Based Business Models
By Alexander Wurzer, Theo Grünewald, Wolfgang Fischer and Axel Karl The phenomena subsumed under the keywords of “fourth industrial revolution” and “Internet of Things” (IoT) is transforming the industrial landscape. With business models in the B2C and B2B segments adapting to these developments, the role of IP—and in particular that of patents—as a competitive instrument […]
The Unitary Patent System From An SME’s Perspective
By Klaus Haft Today, patents in Europe provide for national protection on a country-by-country basis. For the future, a Unitary Patent with unitary effect throughout the territory of the participating Member States is under preparation, which will co-exist with today’s system. To enter into force, among others the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) […]
Orcan – Challenges For A Start-Up Company When Commercializing A New Technology And Extending Its Business Model
By Christian Hackl As established players in the industry did not take the start-up Orcan and its new technology seriously, Orcan had to pivot its business model and go the arduous path to develop and install stand-alone products by themselves. Nevertheless, they still had to convince established players to become partners in this process. Due […]
Aerogen – Breathing New Life Into Aerosol Drug Delivery
By John McManus “Aerogen is the first company in the world to develop technologies for high-performance aerosol drug delivery in acute care,” says founder and CEO John Power. The company has established itself as the global market leader in acute care drug delivery for ventilated patients. Strategic partnerships with leading companies in the sector played […]
Micrel Medical Devices – Smart Infusion Pumps For Treating Patients At Home
By Karin Hofmann Micrel Medical Devices is a family-owned company founded in Greece in 1980. Its first product, an ambulatory syringe pump, allowed patients suffering from thalassaemia, a rare blood disease that is prevalent among people of Mediterranean descent, to be treated at home instead of in hospital. Following that success, Micrel developed a full […]
Marinomed – Using Red Algae To Fight The Flu
By Christian Hackl Marinomed was founded in 2006 by four scientists, three of whom still work for the company. It was spun off from the Veterinary University of Vienna, where it is located to this day. With a staff of 25, the company develops biopharmaceutical products based on natural marine compounds.Focusing on the therapy of […]
