Invisible-Light Labs: "Innovation protection is essential for DeepTech"

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• Founded in 2019, this spin-off from TU Wien develops infrared analysis technology for nanomaterials. Invisible-Light Labs combines nanoelectromechanical sensors with FT-IR spectroscopy; the product EMILIE was launched in 2024.
• Invisible-Light Labs has received aws support since its founding, including aws Preseed | Seedfinancing and assistance with intellectual property protection. EMILIE was named Innovation of the Year by The Analytical Scientist in 2024; a strategic partnership with Bruker Optics followed in 2025.
• Co-founders Josiane P. Lafleur and Silvan Schmid met during their postdoctoral stays at DTU Nanotech in Denmark. Shortly after moving to Austria, they founded Invisible-Light Labs as a spin-off from TU Wien.
• With aws Innovation Protection, the startup developed an intellectual property strategy tailored to its business model and received financial grants and coaching. With aws’s assistance, it filed a patent for its self-developed sensor electronics, among other things; further patents cover detection methods and sample collection accessories. Lafleur emphasizes that innovation protection is essential for deep-tech companies due to the long development time and high investments involved.