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The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) gathers competence and experience from approximately 1,300 elected academy fellows and 250 companies. IVA's press officer will gladly help you as a journalist to find the right person and information about IVA's various activities.

Published: 01 June 2023Last Updated: 01 June 2023

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.

Articles
Published: 18 June 2025Last Updated: 25 June 2025
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IVA's President: some thoughts on European defence

Today, Denmark took over the EU presidency. Denmark is the second member of the trio leading the Council of the European Union across three consecutive terms, between Poland and Cyprus. When the Trio Presidency set its shared priorities in late autumn 2024, the global situation looked quite different.

Words from the President
Published: 01 July 2025Last Updated: 03 July 2025
fighter planes in the sky

IVA's President: Some thoughts on Drivers of Economic Growth

Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025 was awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for their research on how new technology drives sustained economic growth. This is exciting research. I see the interaction between technological development and economic growth as a key issue for IVA. 

Swedish Futures
Words from the President
Published: 21 October 2025Last Updated: 21 October 2025
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IVA's President: Some thoughts on Academic Freedom

It is the time of year when our sister academy, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, announces the Nobel Prize winners, and as always, it is both inspiring and gratifying to see how the world turns its focus to science during Nobel Week. In an era when facts and science are being questioned at the highest levels, it feels perhaps more urgent than ever to celebrate science and the advances it brings to humanity.

Swedish Futures
Words from the President
Published: 07 October 2025Last Updated: 08 October 2025
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IVA's President: some thoughts on Swedish Futures

In virtually every context, I hear the same questions: How can we secure our future prosperity in the face of global competition? How can Sweden defend its position as one of the world's most innovative and technologically advanced countries? In short: Where is the vision for Sweden? 

Swedish Futures
Words from the President
Published: 16 September 2025Last Updated: 16 September 2025
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Report: Sweden's position in 48 strategically important technologies

In the report "Sweden’s Competitiveness and Investment Priorities" IVA presents a new, data-driven analysis that maps Sweden's position in 48 strategically important technologies – crucial to our future prosperity, economic resilience, and national security.

Swedish Futures
Reports
Published: 29 September 2025Last Updated: 29 September 2025
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Royal Technology Mission to the Netherlands

Last week, the 2024 Royal Technology Mission (RTM) to the Netherlands was carried out. The delegation, led by HM The King and IVA's Chair Marcus Wallenberg, consisted of leading representatives from academia, business and the public sector in Sweden. The focus of the trip was AI, quantum technology and cybersecurity.

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Published: 20 May 2024Last Updated: 24 May 2024

IVA spotlight on: Swedish technology paves the way for offshore wind power

Offshore wind power on a large scale has long been identified as one of the solutions for achieving the green transition. Swedish technology now makes it possible to build vast networks of offshore wind farms that can deliver electricity to multiple countries simultaneously. This is explained by IVA Fellow Mikael Dahlgren, Senior Principal Lead Engineer at Hitachi Energy, who has been involved in developing the solutions that make this possible.

Energy & Resources
Spotlight articles
Published: 20 June 2024Last Updated: 27 November 2024

Sweden remains at the top of the EU's innovation countries

The other week, the EU's annual list of Europe's top innovation countries, the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS), was published. For the second year in a row, Sweden ranks second on the list, behind Denmark. It is a pleasing position, but there are concerns, says Björn Ekelund, Fellow of IVA and Corporate Research Director at Ericsson.

Research & Innovation
Spotlight articles
Published: 12 August 2024Last Updated: 27 November 2024
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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.

Articles
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
Articles
Published: 16 February 2024Last Updated: 16 February 2024

Report: Increased need for metals and minerals – strategies, conflicts of objectives and interests

Sweden needs a new mineral strategy to manage the increased extraction of metals and minerals that the transition to a fossil-free and sustainable society entails. The strategy needs to take the increased demands as a starting point and manage the conflicts of objectives and interests that these entail. Not least, communities with mining operations need to be better compensated than they currently are. This is concluded in this report, which is the third of four from IVA's project Roadmap for Metals and Minerals.

Energy & Resources
Reports
Published: 21 May 2024Last Updated: 06 December 2024

Report: Circular flows to meet increased demand for metals and minerals

Waste is used too little as a resource to contribute to sustainable and secure access to critical metals and minerals. This is one of the conclusions of a new report that emphasizes the importance of developing circular systems, as the major societal challenges cannot be solved solely by increased use of primary resources from mining.

Energy & Resources
Reports
Published: 20 March 2024Last Updated: 06 December 2024
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"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
Articles
Published: 12 March 2024Last Updated: 02 April 2024
Delegation outdoors in Palo Alto

IVA's Gold Medal 2024: Bo Normark

Bo Normark is the civil engineer who has made electrification his trademark. For over 50 years, he has worked to develop the technical and political solutions required to build the sustainable energy systems of the future.

Articles
Published: 10 September 2024Last Updated: 11 September 2024

Why a Swedish quantum agenda?

A race is under way in quantum technology, a field of research and innovation that is predicted to revolutionise the future development of computers, secure communications and a more efficient energy supply. Several Swedish research bodies have now drawn up an agenda setting out how Sweden can secure its place on the technological train. Per Delsing has been involved in this work.

Research & Innovation
Spotlight articles
Published: 28 March 2023Last Updated: 28 June 2023
Inside of a quantum computer

IVA’s Gold Medal 2022: Victoria van Camp – an innovator for sustainable industry

Victoria van Camp, who holds a Master’s in mechanical engineering and a PhD in machine elements, is a business leader from Kalix whose career has seen her become an inspirational powerhouse in the drive to transform Swedish industry for a sustainable future.

Articles
Published: 22 September 2022Last Updated: 28 June 2023
HM The King presents the Gold Medal to Victoria van Camp

"Research2Business is concrete evidence of IVA’s relevance"

Research utilisation and collaboration are part of Luleå University of Technology’s DNA. That’s why IVA’s Research2Business project fits the university’s Vice-Chancellor, Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn, like a glove.

Research & Innovation
Articles
Published: 22 February 2021Last Updated: 29 June 2023

Conditions for new nuclear power

The government wants to invest heavily in new nuclear power in order to achieve the climate goals and transition to a fossil-free society. But what are the conditions for building new reactors in Sweden in the near future? What is technically possible and what will it take to convince people to invest? More facts and less opinion are needed here to make wise decisions, says Fellow of IVA and former CEO of Vattenfall Lars G Josefsson.

Energy & Resources
Spotlight articles
Published: 24 November 2022Last Updated: 28 June 2023