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SINTEF Innovation Concept Sinvent AS 1 1. SINTEF Group 2. - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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SINTEF Innovation Concept Sinvent AS 1 1. SINTEF Group 2. SINTEFs tech transfer operation 3. SINTEF spin-offs. Examples Sinvent AS 2 Technology for a better society Sinvent AS 3 Our partners The Norwegian University of Science and
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1. SINTEF Group
2. SINTEFs tech transfer operation 3. SINTEF spin-offs. Examples
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Technology for a better society
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The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU
NTNU is a centre for technological education and research in Norway, with a solid foundation in the natural sciences.
The University of Oslo, UiO
The University of Oslo is Norway’s largest and oldest institution of higher education.
Our partners
Joint use of laboratories and instruments SINTEF employees teach at NTNU NTNU personnel working on SINTEF projects Strategic Interaction
NTNU and SINTEF Collaboration in R&D
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Size of projects and proportion of turnover (7216 projects for 2200 customers in total in 2009)
Proportion of projects Proportion of total turnover Project size in NOK, 2009
Projects in SINTEF
60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 46% 3% 27% 13% 17% 25 % 11% 59% Under 100.000 100.000 - 500.000 Over 2.000.000 500.000 - 2.000.000
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Occupational groups in SINTEF
SINTEF has 2123 employees from 68 countries
6 % (110) T echnical personnel 73 % (1376) Researchers
Of whom 634 hold doctorates
9 % (166) Engineers 13 % (243)
- Adm. staff/leaders
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Investments (% of net operating revenues)
Buildings Scientific equipment
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Gross operating revenue
The SINTEF Group turnover in 2009: NOK 2.8 billion
RCN strategic programme 3 % RCN basic grant 4 % Other sources
- f income
11 % RCN project support 18 % Public sector 11 % Industry and commerce 39 % International contracts 14 %
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SINTEF Holding
SINTEF – organisation
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1. SINTEF Group
2. SINTEFs tech transfer
- peration
3. SINTEF spin-offs. Examples
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Sinvent AS is a wholly owned subsidiary of SINTEF, with corporate responsibility of
SINTEF’s tech transfer operation SINTEF’s license portfolio SINTEF’s venture portfolio SINTEF’s IPR portfolio
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Organisasjonsstruktur
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100%
SINTEF Holding AS
100% 63% Forvaltning Forvaltning
SINTEF Venture III AS
100% 75%
SINTEF Venture II AS
25%
SpinOut Venture II AS
SINTEF Energi AS
Marintek AS SINTEF Petroleums- forskning AS
100% 56% 61% 7,4% 14,3% 14,3% 1,2% 97%
SINTEF Fiskeri og Havbruk AS
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Sinvent AS - Management
Anders Lian - Managing Director
- BBA NHH
- Norsk Hydro (7 years Norway, England and France)
- Gjensidige NOR (10 years; Group financials, life insurance, investor relations and private equity)
Nils Spidsøe - Director
- Master of Science NTNU
- SINTEF - 21 years in various positions
- Research Director of SINTEF Civil and Environmental Engineering
Jostein Bjøndal - Investment manager
- BBA NHH, MIB NHH
- SINTEF (5 years; R&D and management)
- Leiv Eiriksson Nyfotek (3 years; innovation and investment processes)
- Fokus Bank (2 years; Sales corporate market), Danske Securities (1 year; Corporate Finance)
Kåre Herje – Financial manager
- BBA, BA University of Vermont
- Director – Export / Import companies for 5 years in US / Canada
- IBM – 2 years (Facilities Planning)
- SINTEF – 8 years in various positions at HQ
Marit Cecilie Solem – Administration
- SINTEF - 16 years in various departments and positions
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1. SINTEF Group 2. SINTEFs tech transfer operation
3.
SINTEF spin-offs. Examples
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Venture portfolio
Name Phase Industry
Revolt Technology AS
Seed High quality batteries based on metal-air fuel cells http://www.revolttechnology.com
Biosergen AS
Seed Development and license of Nystatin derivates for use in production of antibiotics against fungus infections http://www.biosergen.com
ResMan AS
Growth Permanent, wireless and reliable downhole measurement systems for inflow monitoring and control http://www.resman.no
Crusin AS
Seed Resusable crucibles for solar cell production http://www.crusin.no
Comex
Growth Technologies for production and classification of fine powders and optical separation of large particles. http://www.comex-group.com
Ecowat AS
Seed Equipment for water and gas purification and pollution handling http://www.ecowat.com
Optosense AS
Venture Sensors for demanding gas measurement applications http://www.optosense.com
eDrilling Solutions AS
Venture Systems for simulating, monitoring and visualising drilling operations in three dimensions and in real-time http://www.edrillingsolutions.com
poLight AS
Seed Cost-efficient autofocus lens for micro cameras http://www.polight.com
SpermVital AS
Venture Technology for embedding sperm cells in a gel for artificial insemination
GasSecure AS
Seed Systems for wireless gas detection
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Company established in 2004 based on technology from SINTEF Materials and Chemistry Shareholders: SpinOut Venture II (co-
- wned by SINTEF Venture and Verdane
Capital), Viking Venture, Northzone, TVM, Sofinnova, RWE Innogy and management Develops and will market high quality batteries based on metal-air fuel cells Located in Zürich, Switzerland. CEO James P. McDougall www.revolttechnology.com
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Company established 2004 based on genetic engineering from SINTEF and NTNU Shareholders: SpinOut Venture II (co-
- wned by SINTEF Venture and
Verdane Capital), Karolinska Development II and management Business concept: Development and license of Nystatin derivates for use in production of antibiotics against fungus infections Located in Trondheim. CEO Nils Spidsøe www.biosergen.com
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Company established 2005 based on technology from SINTEF and IFE Shareholders: SpinOut Venture II (co-
- wned by SINTEF Venture and
Verdane Capital), IFE, Energy Capital Management and management RESMAN offers permanent, wireless and reliable downhole measurement systems for inflow monitoring and control Located in Trondheim. CEO Pål Vorkinn www.resman.no
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Company established 2003 based on technology from SINTEF Shareholders: SpinOut Venture II (co-
- wned by SINTEF Venture and
Verdane Capital), Såkorninvest Midt- Norge, E-Co Norne and management Develops and will market resusable crucibles for solar cell production Located in Trondheim. CEO Arve Solheim www.crusin.no
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Company established May 2007, based on chemical and oil/gas competence in SINTEF Shareholders: SINTEF Venture III, Viking Venture II and Tore Skjetne The Company develops and will market equipment for water and gas purification and pollution handling Located in Trondheim. CEO Tore Skjetne www.ecowat.com
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Founded in 1998 – SINTEF license converted to shares in the company June 2007, as new investors joined the company Shareholders: SINTEF Venture III, ProVenture, Alliance Polaris, management Development and OEM sales of sensors for demanding gas measurement applications Located in Oslo. CEO: Terje Hanserud www.optosense.com
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Founded in 2005 as spinoff from Ignis ASA and based on SINTEF
- technology. SINTEF invested in 2008.
Shareholders: SINTEF Venture III, Viking Venture, Alliance Venture and private and institutional investors Develops cost-efficient autofocus lens for micro cameras Located in Horten. CEO: Geir Gjørva www.polight.com
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Founded in 2008, based on well drilling research and results from SINTEF Petroleumsforskning Shareholders: SINTEF Venture III, Hitec Products Drilling AS and management Develops and offers systems for simulating, monitoring and visualising drilling operations in three dimensions and in real-time Located in Stavanger og Bergen. CEO: Rolv Rommetveit
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Founded in 2008, based on alginate research and results from SINTEF Energy Research Shareholders: SINTEF Venture III, Biokapital and Norsvin Develops and will deliver system and technology for embedding sperm cells in a gel for artificial insemination Advantage: increase in fertilisation period, and number of babies, for cattle and pigs and other animals Located in Hamar. CEO: Jørn Ulheim
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Founded in 2009, based on research and results from SINTEF ICT Shareholders: SINTEF Venture III, Proventure Seed and Viking Venture Develops and will deliver systems for wireless gas detection Located in Oslo. CEO: Knut Sandven
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Exits – some examples
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Spun out in 1998 from SINTEF Energy Research Listed on OSE 2005 Sold to Arendals Fossekompani AS i 2009 Markets software products and services for energy applications Located in Trondheim www.powel.com
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Sold to French Bacou-Dalloz June 2007 in a 120mUSD + earn out deal Investors by the time of exit: SpinOut Venture I (co-owned by Sinvent and Verdane Capital), Ferd Venture, Viking Venture and management Investors awarded “Venture exit of the year” by Nordic Unquote Nacre sells QuietPro, which is an adaptive intelligent hearing protector and communication terminal Located in Trondheim. www.nacre.no