Who we are
Incipientus is a market leading, progressive high technology company with a strong research background and its roots in RISE-Research Institutes of Sweden AB, CPUT-Cape Peninsula University of Technology and ETH-Zurich. The development started already in the 1990s and the company was unofficially started in 2017 and today consists of employees with different backgrounds and competences but with the same goal; to radically change and improve the industrial process monitoring and quality control of non-Newtonian liquids.
Incipientus contributes to a green future through intelligent flow technologies
Incipientus provides improved quality, less waste, and energy savings, through dynamic non-invasive liquid flow analysis.
Company timeline
2000-2011
- Taking up research on ultrasound technology for in-line flow visualization and characterization
- Development of embedded electronics and touch-free sensors, data processing and algorithms
- Prototype development and testing with multinational companies
2016-2017
- Patents granted
- Company registration, formation and governance structures of Incipientus
- Important recruitments
- Supplier and partner agreements
- First live events and marketing launch
- Initial investor meetings
2019
- New market segments – technology validations in Energy, chocolate, consumer care, and pulp pilot plants
- Customer installations – Chocolate, Academic
- Development of digital platform for customers
- Further hardware and software development
- Further recruitments
- Making the IVA100 list
2021
- Travel and customer visitor restrictions due to Covid19
- Factory evaluation with multinational companies
- R&I: Novel data processing and algorithm design
- New modular software platform released
- Software developer and electronic engineer recruitments
- New financing model introduced
- Technology qualification with global instruments provider
- Ongoing investment round
2011-2015
- RISE and CPUT collaboration to commercialize technology
- Patent applications
- Hardware and software product development
- Technology validated together with multinational companies in real-world industrial applications
2018
- Successful seed funding round
- Products release for ILR and IFV
- Proof of concept trials
- First customer installations – Dairy, grout, consumer care
- Admitted to GU Ventures incubator program
- R&I: New market segments
- Further recruitments
2020
- Travel and customer visitor restrictions due to Covid19
- R&I: Novel touch free sensor for industrial applications
- Focused customer sales activities, and successful remote customer installations and support
- New business development & services – operational rent service released
- Customer installations – Dairy and pulp
- Second IVA100 list
2000-2011
- Taking up research on ultrasound technology for in-line flow visualization and characterization
- Development of embedded electronics and touch-free sensors, data processing and algorithms
- Prototype development and testing with multinational companies
2011-2015
- RISE and CPUT collaboration to commercialize technology
- Patent applications
- Hardware and software product development
- Technology validated together with multinational companies in real-world industrial applications
2016-2017
- Patents granted
- Company registration, formation and governance structures of Incipientus
- Important recruitments
- Supplier and partner agreements
- First live events and marketing launch
- Initial investor meetings
2018
- Successful seed funding round
- Products release for ILR and IFV
- Proof of concept trials
- First customer installations – Dairy, grout, consumer care
- Admitted to GU Ventures incubator program
- R&I: New market segments
- Further recruitments
2019
- New market segments – technology validations in Energy, chocolate, consumer care, and pulp pilot plants
- Customer installations – Chocolate, Academic
- Development of digital platform for customers
- Further hardware and software development
- Further recruitments
- Making the IVA100 list
2020
- Travel and customer visitor restrictions due to Covid19
- R&I: Novel touch free sensor for industrial applications
- Focused customer sales activities, and successful remote customer installations and support
- New business development & services – operational rent service released
- Customer installations – Dairy and pulp
- Second IVA100 list
2021
- Travel and customer visitor restrictions due to Covid19
- Factory evaluation with multinational companies
- R&I: Novel data processing and algorithm design
- New modular software platform released
- Software developer and electronic engineer recruitments
- New financing model introduced
- Technology qualification with global instruments provider
- Ongoing investment round
Our core values
We are convinced that a good company culture is key to a successful business. Our core values guide us in strategic decisions and our day-to-day work.
Transparency
Transparency builds trust. A culture that encourages transparency strengthens innovation and helps to harness new ideas, enabling us to arrive at the best solution faster.
Respect
Respect is fundamental. Appreciation and dignity ensure our creative work environment and increases productivity.
Progress
Forward-thinking, new solutions, and diverse ideas are encouraged. Progress helps bring value to our customers and help our employees grow, both as professionals and individuals.
Teamwork
Support and encouragement stimulate exceptional results. We perform and contribute to the best of our ability toward our shared vision.
Conscientious
Thorough, responsible, and hard-working, being a goal-oriented company, we can’t wait for our services to make a difference for our clients.
Integrity
Incipientus is a company characterized by our integrity and high moral standards. We are true to ourselves, and we are a reliable partner to our customers.
Our Manifesto
Incipientus provide state-of-the-art solutions that will allow our customers fundamentally change their measurements and quality control:
From time-consuming off-line measurements in the laboratory, to continuous, real-time flow visualization, process monitoring and direct production line control.
The science and technology behind our innovative products and solutions are based on more than 20 years of research and are protected by a multitude of international patents, held by Incipientus Ultrasound Flow Technologies AB.
Both our team and our development partners are renowned experts in the field of pulsed ultrasound measurements and sensor technology. We work with the best!
Core Team
Our team consist of highly motivated people with different backgrounds, age and competences but with the same goal. Our team of experts has up to 20 years of experience from developing the Incipientus technology.
Johan Wiklund
Reinhardt Kotzé
Michal Kotzé
Seamus Taylor
Tommy Andersson
John Shamu
Felicia Frykman
Anton Bolin
Lars Rosencrantz
QingQing Dai
Marketing team
Bridget is our full-service brand, design, and communications agency. They help create communication and marketing material for Incipientus in close collaboration with our team.
Incipientus Board
Lars-Göran Andersson (Circus AB) is the chairman of the board. The other directors on the board are:
- Tore Sveälv (GU Ventures)
- Lars Pålsson (Investor)
- Patrik Andersson (Investor)
- Johan Wiklund (Founder)
- Reinhardt Kotzé (Founder)
Lars-Göran Andersson
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Contact Information
Incipientus Ultrasound Flow Technologies AB
Frans Perssons Väg 6
SE-412 76, Gothenburg, SWEDEN
Email: info@incipientus.com
