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PM Nilsson tilldelas IVAs pris för vetenskaplighet inom journalistiken

IVAs pris för vetenskaplighet inom journalistiken - Hans Bergström-priset - delas ut för tredje gången vid IVAs Akademisammankomst den 12 juni. Pristagare för 2017 är PM Nilsson, politisk redaktör på Dagens Industri. I sin motivering lyfter juryn bland annat hur PM Nilssons skrivande präglas av öppet och nyfiket faktasökande som resulterar i ett självständigt perspektiv.

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Published: 11 May 2017Last Updated: 16 March 2023

Forskning är en otroligt outnyttjad resurs

Sverige satsar rejält på forskning utan att ta vara på resultaten fullt ut. Universitetens holdingbolag kan förändra läget. Om de får tillräckliga resurser. Det menar Anna Ragén, vd för Örebro universitet Holding AB.

Research & Innovation
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Published: 14 January 2021Last Updated: 13 March 2023

AI-baserad riskanalys väg mot hållbart samhälle

Skillnaden är hårfin mellan skadligt och tolerabelt för människor och miljö. Kunskap parad med AI och maskininlärning ger moderna och bättre analyser av risker. Möt Per-Erik Olsson, professor vid Örebro universitet och grundare till Bioimpakt som var ett av forskningsprojekten på IVAs 100-lista 2020.

Research & Innovation
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Published: 14 January 2021Last Updated: 13 March 2023
Per-Erik på sitt kontor

Återvunnen bomull hållbar råvara i nya kläder

Snabbväxande Renewcell, ett av forskningsprojekten på IVAs 100-lista 2020, förser klädindustrin med hållbar råvara tillverkad av utsliten bomull. Tekniken är patenterad och bolaget nyligen noterat på börsen.

Research & Innovation
Entrepreneurship
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Published: 16 December 2020Last Updated: 13 March 2023
Porträtt Tahani Kaldéus

Climeon 2020 års vinnare av Smart industri

Energiteknikbolaget Climeon vinner första priset i företagstävlingen Smart industri. Climeon omvandlar geotermisk värme eller spillvärme från industrier och fartyg till grön el, med kraftfullt stöd av digital teknik. Företagen OP Teknik och ZeroPoint Technologies föräras i år med varsitt hedersomnämnande.

Digitalisation
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Published: 11 February 2021Last Updated: 20 March 2023

Mer använd forskning gör samhället robust

Forskning som kommer till nytta kan bidra till bättre beredskap för kriser inom många sektorer i samhället. Det menar Tony Sandberg, som är en av dem som funderat på lämpligt tema för IVAs 100-lista år 2021.

Research & Innovation
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Published: 29 January 2021Last Updated: 13 March 2023

Diversity for university

Hur ser lärosätena i Sverige på begreppet mångfald? Med detta projekt vill IVAs Studentråd bredda synen och diskussionen om mångfald inom högre utbildning som annars ofta tenderar att stanna vid genus och etnicitet. Genom att kartlägga lärosätenas mångfaldssatsningar, lyfta goda exempel och egna tankar vill Studentrådet inspirera och pusha lärosäten till fortsatt progressivt mångfaldsarbete.

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Published: 06 April 2021Last Updated: 29 March 2023

Peter Hedström tilldelas Chester Carlsons forskningspris

Professor Peter Hedström, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, tilldelas Chester Carlsons forskningspris på 100 000 kr, för sin forskning där han sammanför stort kunnande inom metalliska material med artificiell intelligens.

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Published: 01 December 2020Last Updated: 17 March 2023

Prisade för smart digitalisering

Emballator Plastics & Innovations i Ljungby segrade i IVAs nya företagstävling Smart industri.

Digitalisation
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Published: 01 February 2017Last Updated: 23 March 2023

Galler gav Garantell guld

Det blev Garantell från Värnamo som vann den tredje omgången av IVAs företagstävling Smart industri. De fick priset för att enligt juryn ”på ett framgångsrikt sätt använt många av digitaliseringens möjligheter för att möta varje kunds unika behov av lösningar i metallnät”.

Digitalisation
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Published: 06 February 2019Last Updated: 23 March 2023

Leif Johansson appointed Chair of Swedish Futures

IVA's vision project brings together large parts of Swedish society: business, academia, the social partners, the public sector and representatives from the political sphere. Leif Johansson has been appointed to lead the work alongside IVA's President, Professor Sylvia Schwaag Serger and a high-profile Steering Committee.

Swedish Futures
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Published: 10 February 2026Last Updated: 19 February 2026
Leif Johansson and IVA's CEO

IVA's List for Research Impact

We are now seeking candidates for IVA's List for Research Impact. The IVA List highlights current research projects within the field of engineering sciences, conducted at Swedish universities and research institutes, that show a clear ambition to be commercialised. The research should be ready to generate impact within the foreseeable future. The application period is open from 4 February to 20 February 2026.

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Entrepreneurship
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Published: 04 February 2026Last Updated: 19 February 2026
Round tables with people seen from above

IVA strengthens its ranks with new Fellows

The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) has elected 39 new Fellows, comprising distinguished engineers, economists, researchers, entrepreneurs and leaders from both the private and public sectors. Each brings valuable expertise that will further reinforce the Academy’s work. Here is the full list of new Fellows.

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Published: 02 December 2025Last Updated: 02 December 2025
Entrance to IVA's office building

2025 Hans Werthén Scholars

Ten young researchers and students residing in Sweden have been awarded this year's scholarships from the Hans Werthén Foundation, for studies and research abroad. The scholarships are granted with the aim of giving young academics the opportunity to develop in other countries and return with new knowledge and experience that can benefit Sweden.

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Published: 18 June 2025Last Updated: 25 June 2025
Group photo of scholarship holders outdoors

IVA’s Gold Medal 2025: Helena Hedblom

Throughout her career, Helena Hedblom has made a remarkable contribution to the mining industry and is today one of the most influential leaders in Swedish business. With a background in materials engineering, she has risen from Head of Research to CEO of Epiroc AB – reshaping Sweden’s mining sector.

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Published: 21 October 2025Last Updated: 21 October 2025
Helena Hedblom

Minalyze awarded for smart digitalization of the mining industry

Minalyze wins IVA's Smart Industry 2023 Business Competition. The company has developed advanced digital technologies as a basis for a world-unique offering that strengthens the mining industry's ability to collect and visualize geological data.

Digitalisation
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Published: 11 October 2023Last Updated: 23 May 2024

Astronaut Marcus Wandt, one of this year's Thulin medallists

The Aviation and Aerospace Engineering Association (FTF) and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) have awarded this year's Thulin Gold Medal to Swedish astronaut Marcus Wandt. Engineers Daniel Eckerström and Roy Kihlén are awarded silver medals for their efforts in the development of fiber optic temperature measurement systems, which have contributed to increasing safety in civil aviation.

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Published: 28 March 2024Last Updated: 02 April 2024

AI in focus when IVA delegation visits Silicon Valley

A delegation from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) visits Silicon Valley on February 19–22. Parts of the visit take place in the presence of DD.KK.HH. The Crown Princess and Prince Daniel. The goal is to increase cooperation opportunities between Silicon Valley and Sweden and, by extension, strengthen Sweden's position in digitization and AI.

Digitalisation
Entrepreneurship
Research & Innovation
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Published: 16 February 2024Last Updated: 16 February 2024

"Sweden and the EU need to invest more in AI"

In order for Sweden to be able to maintain its competitiveness in the future, we need to invest more in AI development and innovation. This insight was reinforced for IVA's Chair Marcus Wallenberg, who led IVA's delegation trip to Silicon Valley, where around thirty people from industry, startups, investors, academia and the public sector participated, in the presence of The Crown Princess and Prince Daniel, as well as Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell.

Digitalisation
Research & Innovation
Entrepreneurship
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Published: 12 March 2024Last Updated: 02 April 2024
Delegation outdoors in Palo Alto

A Tribute to the Memory of Victor & Erna Hasselblad

The images of man's first steps on the moon in 1969 are among the most iconic in the history of photography. The moment was immortalized with a "Hasselblad", a Swedish technical innovation whose name subsequently became more or less synonymous with the concept of the world's best camera.

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Published: 03 November 2023Last Updated: 07 November 2023