{"id":10688,"date":"2020-12-21T17:02:53","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T16:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chemistrynl.com\/blog-innovation-agents-on-a-mission\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T09:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T07:30:07","slug":"blog-innovation-agents-on-a-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chemistrynl.com\/en\/blog-innovation-agents-on-a-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog: Innovation Agents on a mission"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nInnovation Agents on a mission<\/h1>\n

Every month, an innovation agent from ChemistryNL gives you insight into his\/her daily work. Read the blogs of:Martin van Dord, <\/a>Caroli Buitenhuis<\/a>, Ren\u00e9 Reijtenbagh<\/a>, Eric van Sprang<\/a>, Marco Tibaldi<\/a> and Lays da Cruz<\/a><\/p>\n

This month: Ren\u00e9 Reijtenbagh<\/p>\n

Blog: Good technology alone is not enough: how do you make your startup investment-ready?<\/h2>\n

As an innovation agent at ChemistryNL, I connect innovative companies with experienced industry experts, strategic partners, and investors. Securing venture capital is a particular challenge for start-ups. Many promising start-ups possess strong technology for an interesting market but get stuck in financing R&D aimed at commercialization.<\/p>\n

This involves creating the right preconditions for valorization, development, and commercialization, enabling investors to make a sound assessment of potential and the risks involved. This allows them to subsequently decide whether or not to invest. Naturally, it is also important that the investment proposition itself (what do you offer the investor?) is realistic.<\/p>\n

Private investors provide additional added value. Not only because they provide venture capital for further development, but also because they bring their knowledge, networks, and entrepreneurial experience to the collaboration. It is \u201csmart venture capital.\u201d<\/p>\n

As an innovation agent, I actively support companies in refining their R&D and IP strategy, building relevant consortia, and preparing for an investment round. We have an (international) network of private investors to facilitate introductions.<\/p>\n

Through our Ready4Equity program, we offer masterclasses to ensure you are well-prepared. Topics include: How to attract \u201csmart venture capital\u201d for further development, legal aspects of a collaboration, and determining a strategy regarding intellectual property. We offer these masterclasses during the summer months. They are announced on our website, on the ChemistryNL website, and in the newsletters.<\/p>\n

On June 17, we are organizing the Ready 4 Equity Masterclass: Feedback from investors in biochemistry. This is a great opportunity to meet investors and see how they view a company. Entrepreneurs and investors can register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you would like to learn more and\/or receive more information about our Ready4Equity program, you can send me an email<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More information about our innovation agents:<\/strong>
\nFree expert support to accelerate<\/a>
\nMeet our innovation agents<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BLOG Innovation Agents on a mission Every month, an innovation agent from ChemistryNL gives you insight into his\/her daily work. 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