Thomas Bereuter manages the Innovation Support programme area of the European Patent Academy in charge of training for businesses. Before joining the EPO in 2013, he gained about 25 years’ experience in international technology commercialisation. Thomas has successfully managed licensing and technology divestment deals, and has founded and supported innovative small and medium sized companies as CEO, advisor, trainer and coach. While he was leading the technology transfer wave in Austria, he established an internationally recognised academic incubator as well as a university technology exploitation office.