We streamline the management of patentable technologies. By combining capital, expertise, and a broad network, we have helped transform innovations into market-ready technologies and products for over 20 years.
With two decades of experience, the Patentpool Group connects the right partners across the value chain to move projects forward—from development to market launch.
Since 1998, the Patentpool Group has been developing selected innovations in high-growth markets and transforming them into compelling opportunities for investors. We specialize in these sectors in particular:
Unlike traditional venture capital firms, we play an active operational role in executing our projects. Our Patentpool Group experts cover the commercial and operational tasks, giving innovators the space to focus on the technology at hand.
Through research into active botanical ingredients as alternatives to conventional antibiotics, SalviCure identified compounds in certain species of sage that can selectively inhibit Borrelia and Yersinia. These sage extracts offer multiple advantages compared to established Lyme disease treatments and have shown to be significantly more efficient in studies.
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A research team led by Prof. Dr. Thomas Schimmel at the Institute of Applied Physics (KIT) has developed the first functional single-atom transistor—an innovation that could dramatically reduce power consumption in future electronics. Unlike conventional transistors, the circuit is controlled by a single metal atom. Using this approach, the researchers produced two tiny metal contacts whose switching is governed by a single silver atom.
Learn moreCanify AG (formerly Bavaria Weed GmbH) was among the first pharmaceutical companies in the European Union to obtain a manufacturing license for importing and processing cannabis raw materials. Through in-house production, the company is able to source cannabis raw materials from approved manufacturers, processes them into medical products, packages them, and distributes them as pharmaceuticals to German pharmacies.
Learn moreDer Patentpool Capital Award zeichnet jährlich innovative Projekte, neue Produkte und disruptive Technologien aus, die dazu in der Lage sind, einen Paradigmenwechsel einzuleiten.
Das beste Innovationprojekt erhält eine Finanzierung in Höhe von € 100.000 Euro in Form einer Unternehmensbeteiligung und wird zusätzlich in den Bereichen Konzeption, Gründung, Finanzierung, Controlling und Management unterstützt sowie als neues Target in das Portfolio der Patentpool Group aufgenommen.
Am 10. Juli 2025 wurde im MAN Museum in Augsburg erneut Europas ältester Innovationspreis verliehen: die Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille. In einer feierlichen Abendveranstaltung würdigte das Deutsche Institut für Erfindungswesen e.V. vier herausragende Persönlichkeiten.
“What sets us apart is that we work hand in hand with innovators to build companies. We offer experience and business management so innovators can avoid common start-up pitfalls and stay focused on their technology.”
Dr. Heiner Pollert, CEO Patentpool Group