Management Team

Chris Lükermann, Dr. Philipp Sandner and Marten Schirge founded parcube UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) in 2009.
The founders started analysing patent data for scientific research in 2006.

Chris Luekermann

Chris Luekermann completed a apprenticeship of computer sciences with the focus in systems integration.
He is working in IT for 10 years in the areas ETL, Data Integration, Business Intelligence and more.

Dr. Philipp Sandner

Dr. Philipp Sandner studied Business Administration at the University of Mannheim. Thereafter, he enrolled in a Ph.D. program at Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich and finished his dissertation on "The Valuation of Intangible Assets — An Exploration of Patent and Trademark Portfolios" in 2009. Since 2006, Dr. Sandner intensely works on scientific analyses of patent data.

Marten Schirge

Marten Schirge studied Business Administration at Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich. 
He is currently writing his Ph.D. thesis about "Corporate Governance & Innovation" at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Marten started analysing patent data for his master thesis in 2006.