For industry

PROvendis offers companies access to technologies protected under industrial property rights that have been developed at the universities of North Rhine-Westphalia and various public research institutes. PROvendis has a relevant, comprehensive and exclusive portfolio of inventions whose marketability and novelty have been rigidly examined. PROvendis supports and consults interested licensees in the preparation of customised property rights strategies.

Innovative products and procedures offer companies competitive market advantages. The in-licensing of seminal inventions frequently allows them to replace internal research and development, thus saving resources and expenditure

Benefits
• Exclusive access to innovative technologies and research materials
• Innovative edge on competitors
• Supplementation and/or expansion of patent and product portfolios
• Potential access to new lines of business
• Decreased risk of unsuccessful development efforts
• No long-term tie-up of resources

Services
• Consultation and support by PROvendis innovation managers
• Verification of technology practicability
• Protection of inventions by industrial property rights
• Conduct of market and economic feasibility analyses
• Negotiation of purchasing, option and licensing agreements
• Planning of IP strategies customised to company needs