Innovation quiz

Which company first licensed the Haber-Bosch process from the University of Karlsruhe in 1909

• Bayer

• Yara

• BASF

• Dow

What is the approximate size of the fertilizer industry?

• $2bn

• $20bn

• $200bn

• $2tln

How much was invested in Agri-Tech start-ups in 2021?

• $500M

• $5bn

• $50bn

• $500bn

What type of collaboration involves purchasing a stake in a start-up company?

• JDA

• Equity Investment

• License

• Sponsored Research

What criteria may be useful in screening an external technology? (more than 1 correct answer)

• Strategic fit with SABIC AN

• Business potential of the new technology

• Strength of the new technology

• Year a start-up was founded

It is okay to receive a pitch deck marked "confidential" if a company chooses to send it without an NDA in place.

• True

• False

How many universities are there in Massachusetts, USA?

• 7

• 17

• 56

• 114

What is the typical failure rate of new start-ups

• 50%

• 90%

• 95%

• 99%

Which of the following companies has acquired a biologicals start-up since 2020? (multiple correct answers)

• Syngenta

• Mosaic

• Yara

• Corteva

How many new start-ups are there estimated to be which are developing new technologies?

• 14,000

• 14,000

• 1.4million

• 14million