Patent Pioneers - how innovation and patents are shaping the future

Join us for a captivating lunchtime event co-organized by the Icelandic Intellectual Property Office, the Federation of Icelandic Industries, and Kerecis, as part of Iceland Innovation Week. Four great inventors will share their unique stories, revealing the passion, perseverance, and ingenuity that drove their innovations and shed light on the importance of patents in protecting their intellectual property and laying the foundations for business.

Whether you're an aspiring inventor, a seasoned entrepreneur, an investor, or simply curious about great innovations, this session will provide you with a deeper understanding and appreciation of the innovation process and the role patents play in shaping the future.

Light lunch will be provided. Recordings from the event are available here.

 

Programme

Borghildur Erlingsdottir, General Director of the Icelandic Intellectual Property Office.

Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation.

Karl Jónsson
Chief Strategy Officer at LUUM.iO and co-founder of Visiolite LLC
Jónsson is a lighting industry veteran with over 25 years of experience. He has filed over 70 patents and held senior-level positions at leading companies such as Belkin
International, Cisco Systems, GreenWave and Tridonic. He has been a contributor to
several industry standards including ZigBee, Thread, Z-Wave, TCLA and the IPSO Alliance. 

Dr. Sveinbjorn Gizurarson
Professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iceland
Dr. Gizurarson is the inventor of Nayzilam, an intranasal product to terminate seizures. He has been involved in various areas of intranasal drug and vaccine delivery as well as olfactory delivery of drugs, bypassing the blood-brain barrier. 

Dr. Helga Dögg Flosadóttir
CEO and co-founder of Atmonia
Flosadóttir is a scientist, entrepreneur and co-founder of Atmonia which aims to address the climate crisis by developing a sustainable process for ammonia production for fertilizer and fuel.

G. Fertram Sigurjonsson
CEO of Kerecis
Sigurjonsson is the founder and CEO of Kerecis and the inventor of a unique method to use fish skin to heal damaged tissue. In 2023 Kerecis became Iceland’s first Unicorn when it sold to Coloplast for $1.3 Billion.

Sigurður Hannesson
Director General of Federation of Icelandic Industries