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IVA’s Entrepreneurship Academy

IVA's Entrepreneurship Academy works with exchange of experiences, knowledge acquisition and policy development to promote and strengthen entrepreneurship and stimulate more entrepreneurs in Sweden. In practice the project aims to increase knowledge about entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial abilities and contribute to improving policy and regulations.

Entrepreneurship
Projects & programmes
Published: 29 June 2023Last Updated: 29 June 2023

Research2Business (R2B)

With its Research2Business (R2B) project IVA wants to support Sweden’s efforts to become a leader in turning academic research into innovation and competitiveness in business and industry. The goal is to strengthen and increase collaboration between university research and businesses to mutually benefit all actors. R2B is responsible for, among other things, compiling IVA’s 100-list, which will be published for the sixth time in 2024, and organizing the annual R2B Summit.

Research & Innovation
Projects & programmes
Published: 29 June 2023Last Updated: 29 June 2023

R2B Summit & Sessions

IVA’s Research2Business project develops new meeting places and meeting formats for the commercial and social utilisation of research. During the annual national R2B Summit, selected researchers meet decision-makers with responsibility for innovation, research and development at companies and organisations. The R2B Sessions give a small number of researchers per meeting the opportunity to discuss their research with invited participants.

Published: 29 June 2023Last Updated: 29 June 2023

Prepare for R2B Summit and Sessions

Access our comprehensive information for those presenting their research project at the R2B Summit & Sessions. The activities are organised within IVA's Research2Business project, which aims to support the potential of research to be put to practical use and value, in collaboration with industry and society.

Published: 10 December 2024Last Updated: 10 December 2024
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R2B Summit 2023

The full-day event R2B Summit 2023 took place at 7A Posthuset in Stockholm on 4 October. The R2B Summit is a unique meeting place with opportunities for researchers and the business community to find each other and exchange experiences and perspectives, with a view to creating innovations and business opportunities together. The programme is aimed at those who hold a leading position or are responsible for innovation, research and development at a company or an organisation. And at researchers on IVA’s 100 List 2023.

Published: 29 June 2023Last Updated: 29 June 2023

Application to IVA's 100 List

Take a look at our collected information before applying for IVA's 100 list. The applications for the 2024 list is now closed. IVA's 100 list 2024 will be published in November.

Published: 15 May 2024Last Updated: 15 May 2024
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Q&A IVA’s 100 List

IVA’s annual 100 List highlights contemporary research, helping researchers, companies and social actors to find each other and work together on innovations and new business opportunities. Find everything you need to know about the 100 List here.

Published: 28 June 2023Last Updated: 28 June 2023

Selection criteria for IVA’s 100 List

IVA’s 100 List promotes researchers who wish to make greater contact with the business community and social actors. The selection is therefore not based on the scientific excellence of the research, but primarily on its potential for commercial development, innovation and social benefit. However, high scientific quality is a prerequisite for publication on the 100 List.

Published: 28 June 2023Last Updated: 28 June 2023

Commercial R&D investment

The project is launching an annual R&D barometer of how companies view the R&D investment climate in Sweden, presenting investment trends over time. IVA’s R&D barometer will make it easier to understand the trends, as well as informing proposed measures to help boost Sweden’s attractiveness for inward investment in R&D.

Research & Innovation
Projects & programmes
Published: 27 June 2023Last Updated: 27 June 2023

Cybersecurity for Increased Competitiveness

Antagonistic cyber threats impact all parts of Swedish society. The project under the heading “Cybersecurity for Increased Competitiveness” is focusing on how organisations in the private and public sectors can improve their ability to deal with cyber threats. The project is also looking at which political initiatives and decisions are necessary to strengthen cybersecurity in Sweden.

Digitalisation
Projects & programmes
Published: 02 June 2023Last Updated: 02 June 2023

IVA's Smart Industry

Through IVA’s Smart industry project the Academy wants to stimulate digital transformation in small and medium-sized enterprises by, for example, highlighting and sharing good examples. The project originates from Smart industry – a new industrialisation strategy for Sweden (Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications 2015) and mainly operates through the Smart Industry competition.

Digitalisation
Projects & programmes
Published: 29 June 2023Last Updated: 29 June 2023

Roadmap for Metals and Minerals

The green transition means a sharp increase in demand for metals and minerals. Today, a few countries outside Europe control these resources. But Sweden and other countries in the EU have great potential to secure their supply, not least through rich ore deposits. The main question for IVA's project Roadmap for Metals and Minerals is how Sweden and Europe can sustainably secure the supply of metals and minerals.

Energy & Resources
Projects & programmes
Published: 01 June 2023Last Updated: 01 June 2023

Reference Groups Roadmap for Metals and Minerals

The main question for IVA's project Roadmap for Metals and Minerals is how Sweden and Europe can sustainably secure the supply of metals and minerals.

Published: 06 September 2023Last Updated: 06 September 2023

Resource Effectiveness and the Circular Economy

This project focused on resource effectiveness and the circular economy, crucial matters for a future with greater global prosperity. A number of initiatives and projects around the country are examining how resource efficiency and circularity can be introduced in various sectors. But there is no unifying arena where industries and perspectives can meet. A platform is needed for resource efficiency and a circular society where industry, research and policy-makers can work together.

Energy & Resources
Projects & programmes
Published: 21 February 2018Last Updated: 17 August 2023

Future Knowledge Society

Future Knowledge Society is a long-term project aimed at encouraging children and young people to enjoy learning, while at the same time strengthening young people’s ability to evaluate information and make science-based decisions.

Skills Supply
Projects & programmes
Published: 27 June 2023Last Updated: 27 June 2023

Tekniksprånget

Tekniksprånget gives young people throughout Sweden the chance to try out the engineering profession through four months of paid work experience. The internship programme has been run by IVA since 2012, with the aim of inspiring more people to choose engineering at university level.

Skills Supply
Projects & programmes
Published: 27 June 2023Last Updated: 27 June 2023

Mentor4Innovation

Mentor4Innovation is an annual mentoring programme offered to Wallenberg Academy Fellows as the largest private initiative for young researchers in Sweden. The purpose of Mentor4Innovation is to increase the ability of Swedish research to innovate over the long term, by giving this group of leading young researchers a hand-picked mentor.

Research & Innovation
Projects & programmes
Published: 27 June 2023Last Updated: 27 June 2023

Chester Carlson Research Award

The Chester Carlson Award is managed by IVA’s Foundation for Research in Information Science and is awarded to people, institutions or organisations for innovative research or development work in the field of information science.

Published: 27 June 2023Last Updated: 27 June 2023
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The Academy’s Gold Medals

For more than a century, IVA has celebrated excellence in technology, economics, business and society by awarding Gold Medals to people who, through their outstanding achievements, have helped to create a better society.

Published: 27 June 2023Last Updated: 27 June 2023

Smart Industry competition

The Smart Industry Business Competition recognises and rewards companies that take advantage of the opportunities offered by digitalisation in a smart and innovative way with clear results. The aim is to stimulate the digital and sustainable transformation of SMEs by highlighting best practice. The business competition has been held annually by IVA since 2016.

Digitalisation
Published: 27 June 2023Last Updated: 27 June 2023