Tobias Thornblad

Tobias Thornblad

Consultant at CIP Professional Services AB

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Current
  • Management Consultant at CIP Professional Services AB
  • Academic position at Center for Intellectual Property (CIP)
Past
  • Intellectual Capital Manager (Intern) at Dow AgroSciences
  • Chairman and project manager at ICM Advice
  • Researcher at Queensland Institute of Medical Research
  • Fireman at Swedish Fire Brigade
Education
  • Chalmers tekniska högskola
  • Chalmers tekniska högskola
  • Queensland University of Technology
  • Chalmers tekniska högskola
Connections
100 connections
Industry
Biotechnology
Websites

Tobias Thornblad’s Experience

  • Management Consultant

    CIP Professional Services AB

    (Management Consulting industry)

    June 2009Present (6 months)

    CIP Professional Services AB is research-based development and business consultancy company. CIP PS is a subsidiary of Chalmers Industrial Technology Foundation and the operative branch of Center for Intellectual Property (CIP) at Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg. Drawing upon a background of over 15 years of interdisciplinary research CIP PS works as a development partner or consultant helping companies and other technology-intensive organizations to build, manage and govern technology-based business.

  • Academic position

    Center for Intellectual Property (CIP)

    (Education Management industry)

    June 2009Present (6 months)

    CIP is a joint center between University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University with the mission to drive and facilitate a shift to a knowledge-based economy. Specifically, CIP shall work to support industry, academia and society as a whole to build wealth and welfare from early-stage innovation. The aim is thus to serve the global knowledge economy by coordinating and providing competencies, networks and research projects locally as well as internationally.

    CIP is interfacing with a wide range of industry and academic partners to set the future agenda of knowledge-based business. The visions are implemented practically through coordination of various development projects, events and initiatives.

    More about CIP: http://www.cip.chalmers.se/

    The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is an initiative from the University of Gothenburg supported by the Stena foundation. The institute will be a hub for research, education and collaboration in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship. The institute will be an integrated part of the Gothenburg University innovation system by supporting innovation and entrepreneurship processes.

    More about IIE: http://www.hgu.gu.se/item.aspx?id=17007

  • Intellectual Capital Manager (Intern)

    Dow AgroSciences

    (Public Company; DOW; Chemicals industry)

    June 2008May 2009 (1 year )

    This position comprised two internships working in DAS' ICM group where I participated in a number of projects. Most of the biotech projects were related to management of intellectual property in plant genomics, genetic engineering, gene therapy, trait management, and identification of external technologies. Some of the typical tasks included technology mapping, IP landscape visualizations, plant variety right strategizing, IP due diligence, identification of external capabilities, recommendation of strategic fits with R&D objectives, etc.. Other projects included the development of a range of IA/IP tools and templates to be used for day-to-day IC management as well as to be included in an internal training program.

  • Chairman and project manager

    ICM Advice

    (Legal Services industry)

    January 2008January 2009 (1 year 1 month)

    ICM Advice is a non-profit student run consulting organization primarily aiming to support scientists with strategic and practical advice in the field of intellectual property rights, commercialization of research results and business ideas. The main objective of the organization is to assist researchers and inventors while applying the acquired knowledge and skills gained from the School of Intellectual Capital Management (ICM) to improve and develop the integration between the local research community and the existing innovation system.

  • Researcher

    Queensland Institute of Medical Research

    (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Research industry)

    May 2006November 2006 (7 months)

    Work experience as researcher at QIMR, Brisbane, Australia.

    T.A. Thornblad, K.S. Elliott and P.M. Visscher, Prioritization of Positional Candidate Genes Using Multiple Web-Based Software Tools, Twin Research and Human Genetics vol. 10 no. 6 (2007)

  • Fireman

    Swedish Fire Brigade

    (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

    August 2003December 2003 (5 months)

    Completed military service as firefighter. An intense introductory education for 2 months and then worked on a local fire brigade station for 3 months.


Tobias Thornblad’s Education

  • Chalmers tekniska högskola

    M.Sc , Intellectual Capital Management , 20072009

  • Chalmers tekniska högskola

    M.Sc , Bioengineering , 20072009

  • Queensland University of Technology

    Diploma , Biotechnology and Business , 20062006

  • Chalmers tekniska högskola

    B.Sc , Biotechnology , 20032006


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Tobias Thornblad’s Interests:

Management of intellectual assets and property in relation to early-stage technology - primarily in Life Science, strategic business development in knowledge-based bio-business, intellectual capital strategies, open innovation platforms ...

Tobias Thornblad’s Groups:

  •    Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
  •    Gathering2.0
  •    Network of Intellectual Capital Professionals
  •    Open Source in Business
  •    Intellectual Assets Centre
  •    Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing
  •    ipHandbook of Best Practices-Managing Innovation for a Better World

Tobias Thornblad’s Honors:

Scholarships:
AAA 2006
Gothenburg Arbetsstugor 2006
A.Whitlock 2006
A.S. & FC.Hallgren 2007
S & O.Wallenius 2007
AAA 2007
G.Soderberg 2007
Gothenburg Arbetsstugor 2007


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