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@Demo: Alcatel Lucent Ventures chief talks strategy

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Published January 31, 2007 at 10:10 PM

Alcatel Lucent Ventures is back and venture capitalists interested in tapping into Bell Labs' rich intellectual property may be interested in learning more about the division. The man to see is Wim Sweldens, who is in charge of the newly created unit. With the unveiling of its first project today, Alcatel Lucent Ventures expects to announce two more projects by the end of the year.

Watch Sweldens explain below when it makes sense for Alcatel Lucent Ventures to spin out a promising technology with outside venture capital funding as opposed to spinning the technology back into Alcatel Lucent.

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