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KEY FIGURES
95
NEW INVENTIONS
11
BILLION NOK COMBINED VALUE
OF PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
15
NEW LICENSE AGREEMENTS
51
NEW PATENT APPLICATIONS
207
NEW CLINICAL STUDY AGREEMENTS
452
ONGOING CLINICAL STUDIES
4
NEW COMPANIES ESTABLISHED
112
MILLION NOK TO
NEW RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
711
MILLION NOK IN
PRIVATE CAPITAL RAISED
A word from the CEO
In 2022, we were delighted to reach yet another level in our long-term innovation work and, not least, to note that a record number of clinical trials are now available to Norwegian patients.
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Innovation
– how do you take your research to market?
Inven2’s main area of focus is taking research results and turning them into a product or service in a market. This is done through a value chain that starts with idea hunting and marketing of Inven2’s services aimed at researchers at the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital.
Read moreCLINICAL TRIALS ARE THE KEY TO MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT
Clinical trials involve testing new drugs and medical equipment on human subjects. Clinical trials can be conducted on both healthy volunteers and patients.
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The board of directors
Inven2’s mandate is to commercialise research on behalf of our owners: the University of Oslo, Oslo University Hospital and the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority.
Our board has broad insight into different fields of research, commercialisation, innovation, start-ups and knowledge-intensive business services.
Employee representative is Siv Merethe Uddeholt, Clinical Contract Manager in Inven2.
Tom Pike chairs the board.
About inven2
We turn research and knowledge into products and services that benefit society
Research and knowledge are the keys to addressing global challenges relating to health, climate and the environment. Highly capable researchers and clinicians from larger parts Norway report their ideas and discoveries to us. We develop and manage these ideas, and proceed with the ones that can be transformed into products that benefit society.
We have started businesses that develop better cancer therapies, combat antibiotic resistance and identify security breaches in complex IT systems. Two-thirds of our businesses and licences are in the field of life science, since the scientific community we represent is particularly strong in that field.
Another important area for us is to administer agreements on clinical trials on behalf of the hospitals in our region and in the northern part of Norway. We make active endeavours to get more international companies to carry out their clinical trials in Norway. That way, more innovative treatment can benefit more patients in Norway.
Inven2 is a limited company owned by the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital. Inven2 currently has 31 employees.
Portfolio businesses
Inven2 has a portfolio comprising 50 companies. 4 new companies were established in 2022. Together, the companies are worth around NOK 11 billion.
The companies raised a total of NOK 711 million for development purposes in 2022. At the same time, NOK 103 million was returned to research and innovation.
Portfolio
Products
Inven2 want to make a difference by transforming research and knowledge into products and services for the benefit of society. We have contributed to the launching of many products and services. Here is a selection.
Ecosystem
Inven2 is part of a vital, ever-growing ecosystem in research and development. The area near Inven2’s premises in Oslo Science Park is home to a number of clusters and incubators, as well as the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital.
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