Sven Harmsen, director of externalventuring, Saint-Gobain NOVA, Malvern, PA
MALVERN, PA—Since 2006, building productscompany Saint-Gobain has encouraged innovationthrough an external ventures incubator called Saint-GobainNOVA. Now, the business accelerator has named SvenHarmsen, a former venture investments strategist forGerman pharmaceutical company Merck, as directorof external venturing to drive Saint-Gobain NOVA'sbroader growth strategy, as well as the company's strategy aroundengagement and investment in startups and their relationships withSaint-Gobain businesses.
With more than 15 years of experience in business developmentand investment in venture capital backed start-ups and largecorporations, Harmsen's expertise will helpSaint-Gobain NOVA enhance its partnershipactivities with like-minded startups and grow the company'sinvestment portfolio. He will also be actively involved in ensuringthe success of the InNOVAte 2019 Challenge, anaccelerator program developed in partnership withCertainTeed, Saint-Gobain'sleading building and construction brand, and GreentownLabs, the largest cleantech incubator in the U.S., withthe goal of developing innovative technologies to disrupt the builtenvironment value chain.
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