Meet our Team

A small, dedicated group working at the intersection of IP, innovation, and strategy—here to support your questions, collaborations, and program inquiries.

Karla Soler Riba

Karla is the Head of Operations of the Center for Intellectual Property (CIP), a joint center for knowledge-based business development between the University of Gothenburg, Chalmers University of Technology, and the Norwegian University for Science and Technology…

Matthew Rappaport

Matthew Rappaport Co-founded IP Checkups (IPC) in 2004 to help companies align their patent strategy with their business objectives. Matthew developed a proprietary methodology for assessing the relationships between competitive patent portfolios…

Ruud Peters

Ruud Peters is the Co-Director of the Center for Intellectual Property (CIP), and CEO at Peters IP Consultancy B.V. ; Former Chief IP Officer and Executive Vice President at Koninklijke Philips N.V…

Bowman Heiden

Dr. Heiden is the Co-Director of the Center for Intellectual Property (CIP) at University of Gothenburg, which is a joint platform between academia and industry focused on the transformation of knowledge into wealth and welfare…

Karla Soler Riba

Karla is the Head of Operations of the Center for Intellectual Property (CIP), a joint center for knowledge-based business development between the University of Gothenburg, Chalmers University of Technology, and the Norwegian University for Science and Technology…

Matthew Rappaport

Matthew Rappaport Co-founded IP Checkups (IPC) in 2004 to help companies align their patent strategy with their business objectives. Matthew developed a proprietary methodology for assessing the relationships between competitive patent portfolios…

Ruud Peters

Ruud Peters is the Co-Director of the Center for Intellectual Property (CIP), and CEO at Peters IP Consultancy B.V. ; Former Chief IP Officer and Executive Vice President at Koninklijke Philips N.V…

Bowman Heiden

Dr. Heiden is the Co-Director of the Center for Intellectual Property (CIP) at University of Gothenburg, which is a joint platform between academia and industry focused on the transformation of knowledge into wealth and welfare…