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With over 20 years of experience in innovation and technology transfer, I am passionate about turning research-based high-tech and deep-tech intellectual assets into profit and impact. As an IPR Manager at VTT, the leading research and technology company in the Nordic countries, I am responsible for the intellectual property portfolio in the business area of Digital Technologies, which consists of over 200 patent families.My core competencies include intellectual property strategy and management, technology transfer, innovation management, start-up coaching, licensing negotiations, market entry, funding, and strategic partnerships. I have a proven track record of supporting and enabling the commercialization and monetization of new technologies in various fields of science and ICT, such as health technology, photonics, software, microelectronics, quantum technology and materials. I have also successfully coached and advised several spin-out companies and research groups, and obtained multiple certifications and credentials related to intellectual property, board membership, and design thinking.

Listed skills include Patent Analysis, Patent Portfolio Management, Intellectual Property Strategy, Intellectual Asset Management, and 46 others.