Appleton Luff Participates in NETVA Seminar
The law firm Appleton Luff is honored and delighted to participate in the NETVA (New Technology Venture Accelerator) seminar. NETVA is an excellence program dedicated to French startups focused on breakthrough innovation, known as "deeptech." This event is part of La Synapse, a strategic initiative aimed at accelerating French deeptech innovation along the transatlantic France-U.S. axis.
This seminar is organized by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs – Science and Technology Department of the French Embassy in the United States. It will take place on March 10 and 11 in Paris.
The program will be conducted in two phases:
- A training and preparation seminar in Paris
- A one-week immersion in the United States within one of the nine cutting-edge innovation ecosystems selected by La Synapse.
We extend our congratulations to the winning companies that will have the opportunity to benefit from this unique and immersive experience.
Three partners from Appleton Luff will speak at the seminar:
- Marta Ledwos is a partner at Appleton Luff and head of the Paris office. She specializes in economic law and international trade law. She is active in the MedTech sector, supporting companies in their global expansion. For this project, Marta Ledwos serves as the primary contact for the French Embassy in the United States and coordinates Appleton Luff’s contributions.
- Sylvain Poitras is a partner at Appleton Luff, based in Geneva. He is a specialist in the MedTech industry, a lecturer in medical device law at EPFL, and a member of the expert committee on international trade at Swiss Medtech, the Swiss association of medical device manufacturers.
- Marc Tejtel is a partner at Appleton Luff in Washington. He is an expert in intellectual property law and the negotiation of international technology partnerships. He teaches this subject at the law schools of three universities in the United States.
We express our gratitude to Professor Pascale Cohen, Science and Technology Attaché at the Consulate General of France in Atlanta, as well as to Dr. Mireille Guyader, Science and Technology Advisor at the French Embassy in the United States, for their dedication and organization of this flagship event.