“You need to master the industry in which you invest,” says the French VC with a plan to help the big chemistry corporates overcome their oil dependence through external innovation commercialised by innovative startups. His name is Denis Lucquin, Managing Partner of Sofinnova Partners, one of the most successful VCs in Europe. I was totally impressed by the strategy of his new VC fund focused within Cleantech on the specific sector called Green Chemistry.

New ecofriendly materials nanoengineered in the lab that can substitute the feedstock oil will transform the chemical industry profoundly. Smart investors and startups foresee this tectonic shift in the chemical industry and co-invent the future. Watch Denis live on Ecosummit TV explain how he does it. Merci beaucoup for sharing your insights. Denis has agreed to share the slides of Sofinnova’s ECO11 Talk as PDF.

Ecosummit TV – ECO11 – Denis Lucquin – Sofinnova Partners – Part 1

Ecosummit TV – ECO11 – Denis Lucquin – Sofinnova Partners – Part 2

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