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SINTEF TTO

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Anders Lian
CEO
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About us

We develop commercial concepts from relevant research results, and commercialise these either through selling technology, licensing or through establishing new spin-off companies.

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News

Norwegian technology becomes big business

08 July 2016

Last year German company Dräger bought the SINTEF spin-off GasSecure. The price was 50 million euros.

SINTEF spin-off RESMAN acquired by Nordic Capital

26 March 2015

Nordic Capital has acquired the SINTEF spin-off RESMAN for more than NOK 1 billion. "This sale demonstrates yet again that we deliver world class technologies", says Anders Lian at SINVENT Venture.

SINTEF spin-off sold for 500 million

13 March 2015

The German company Dräger has acquired the SINTEF spin-off GasSecure for NOK 500 million.

SINTEF sets up production plant for fish-fry feed

11 April 2014

Live start-feed, cultivated in Trondheim, has enabled large numbers of lobster and tuna fry to survive in tanks. Now, SINTEF is setting up a production plant that will supply the world market with the feed.

SINTEF establishes seed investment fund to develop new companies

16 January 2014

SINTEF has launched a new NOK 209m seed investment fund to enable the development of new, viable technology-driven SME. The fund is established with support from the European Investment Fund (EIF) and SpareBank1 SMN who both join SINTEF as investors in the fund.

Portfolio

Our current portfolio consists of eleven spin-off companies that have been established based on technologies developed at SINTEF.

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Exits

About 80 new technologies have been commercialised through spinn-offs or licensing in the last ten years. Here are a few examples of our exits.

See examples of spin-off companies

SINTEF Venture IV

The seed investment fund SINTEF Venture IV helps promote the commercialisation of research and development results. A total investment capital of NOK 209m is available through the fund, of which SINTEF has invested NOK 100m, the European Investment Fund (EIF) NOK 94m, and Sparebank1 SMN contributed NOK 15 million.The investment was made possible with resources from the European Commission's Competitiveness and Innovation Programme ("CIP"), which supports innovation activities.

Learn more about SINTEF Venture IV

The team

Jostein S Bjøndal

Jostein S Bjøndal

Investment and Property Manager
971 20 730
Name
Jostein S Bjøndal
Title
Investment and Property Manager
Phone
971 20 730
Department
SINTEF TTO
Office
Trondheim
Company
SINTEF TTO AS
John T. Torvik

John T. Torvik

Investment and Property Manager
948 44 595
Name
John T. Torvik
Title
Investment and Property Manager
Phone
948 44 595
Department
SINTEF TTO
Office
Oslo
Company
SINTEF TTO AS
Inge Hovd Gangås

Inge Hovd Gangås

Investment and Property Manager
971 69 635
Name
Inge Hovd Gangås
Title
Investment and Property Manager
Phone
971 69 635
Department
SINTEF TTO
Office
Trondheim
Company
SINTEF TTO AS