We enable our clients to set up their own data-driven invention labs, or can provide inventions on demand. The inventions created with our data-driven invention technology help define next generation products and services, growing our clients top line revenues.
“Iprova has demonstrated that their technology will enhance BIC’s approach to inventing products that solve the needs of our consumers. That’s why we decided to bring their technology in-house, strengthening BIC’s R&D capability and creating a stream of disruptive and diverse inventions.” Thomas Brette, Group Insights and Innovation Officer at BIC.
“Working with Iprova allows us to efficiently acquire disruptive, yet commercially relevant, inventions which support Panasonic’s business strategy and objectives in the automotive area" Yoshiaki Tokuda, Director of Intellectual Property Center, Panasonic Corporation
"Iprova provides us with very interesting 'out of the box' inventions which are relevant to our business. These drive both new opportunities for research and the expansion of our patent portfolio." Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
Bill Fischer, Professor of Innovation Management at IMD, commented: "....Iprova has been able to raise the probability of innovation payoff".
Martin Jaggi, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor at the Machine Learning and Optimization Laboratory at EPFL, added: “The AI and machine learning methods of Iprova are state-of-the-art, and it is a great pleasure to collaborate with their very skilled and motivated development team on research projects jointly with EPFL”.
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| Mar 7, 2024 | Growth in full swing for SEF.Growth High Potential companies | In addition to the SEF.Growth High Potential Label, strengthens the startups’ market position among customers, suppliers, and financing partners, the SEF.Growth program offers selected startups and SMEs access to various services and its n... |
| Sep 26, 2023 | September brings awards for these six Swiss startups | |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Iprova inks landmark partnership with Lotus Engineering to tranform transportation | |
| Aug 30, 2021 | Four deeptech startups to accelerate growth with Microsoft | Smartest Learning – accelerating digital learning solution Smartest combines computer vision with natural language processing to automatically turn study materials into interactive exercises. The EdTech solution allows users (learners and t... |
| Jun 8, 2021 | Next generation innovation through data-driven invention | Next generation innovation through data-driven invention 08-06-2021 In many industries, ranging from pharmaceuticals to energy companies, data-driven technologies are used to harness the world’s information to address different business cha... |
| Aug 13, 2020 | Data-driven invention pioneer, Iprova, marks 10 years of reinventing invention | Data-driven invention pioneer, Iprova, marks 10 years of reinventing invention 13-08-2020 The Cambridge Science Park based company Iprova marks ten years of pioneering the digital transformation of invention through its data-driven inventio... |
| Jun 19, 2020 | BIC and Iprova Launch Invention Lab | BIC is a world leader in stationery, lighters and shavers. For more than 75 years, the Company has provided high-quality, affordable products to consumers everywhere. In 2019, BIC Net Sales were 1,949.4 million euros. Using Iprova’s machine... |
| Jun 19, 2020 | BIC and Iprova Launch Invention Lab | |
| Jun 18, 2020 | BIC and Iprova launch Invention Lab | BIC and Iprova launch Invention Lab 18-06-2020 Clichy, France and Lausanne, Switzerland – June 18, 2020...BIC, a world leader in stationery, lighters, and shavers, is partnering with technology company Iprova to launch the BIC-Iprova Invent... |
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FAQ about Iprova
When was Iprova founded?
Iprova was founded in 2010.
What has the press written about Iprova?
Parsers VC has collected 21 articles mentioning Iprova, among them “Growth in full swing for SEF.Growth High Potential companies” (Mar 7, 2024) and “September brings awards for these six Swiss startups” (Sep 26, 2023).
Is Iprova still active?
Yes, Iprova is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Mar 18, 2025.