Benoit’s professional experience includes two complementary folds : research in applied sciences and innovative products development.
Firstly, for 15 years he contributed at an international level to scientific research in the field of micro- and nano-technologies (CMOS-MEMS, micro-sensors), set out Belgian and European collaborative projects targeting various industrial applications (smart consumer products, space and medical applications), resulting in numerous scientific publications, a PhD thesis and an international prize.
Secondly for 5 years he joined the exciting world of start-up companies, developing and applying cutting-edge and disruptive technologies, offering solutions for addressing users and market needs, in a legal and regulated environment.
Today within the Corporate Development Department of Sirris, he is proud to support companies in their innovation processes and also for setting up new R&D projects, including intellectual property aspects and competitive intelligence.
Publications
- IP services through the SME Fund initiative - a starting success in Benelux, next window soon open
- 75% off IP pre-diagnostic services and 50% off trademark or design application fees, through SME Fund
- Patent Search Reports - when do you receive them and what to do with them?
- Non-patentability of plants obtained by essentially biological processes