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The starting point of the innovation platform was an idea to open the city as a test bed.
We are a lot of partners who work together and develop together.
Organizations and companies that are members of Future by Lund.
We are developing how many can innovate together.
Explore the portfolios in our five innovation areas.
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Here we collect studies and reports related to the innovation platform.
IoT Sweden's board was in Skåne — and took the opportunity to visit Veberöd to see Smart Villages' work on connecting sensors to create benefits for society and citizens.
In the FLOW project, several actors have worked together to make a fan-shaped sensor that measures the direction and speed of passers-by through a combination of four radar sensors from Acconeer.
A forum where art, science, business, creative industries and philosophy come together to shape the future.
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For almost two years, the joint work has been ongoing to understand the capacity for innovation that we have together in Lund.
2023 was Ideon's 40th birthday — and at the same time it took the opportunity to reorganize the business.
Lund was once Sweden's first city for human rights.
Five years of work on the electric road in Lund are now coming to an end. Evolution Road has removed the rails from Getingvägen and now the final report is to be delivered to the Swedish Transport Administration.
Welcome to the seventh afternoon Talk in Lund Innovation District!
In several of the Lund Innovation Districts arrangements, various stakeholders have pointed to a need for a common narrative, increased cooperation, coordination and an increased holistic approach.
A new and exciting collaboration has recently been launched between Lund University, Future by Lund, the Ministry of Culture of Kosovo, UN Habitat and the cultural organization Anibar.
Many of today's challenges are so complex that they must be solved through the joint efforts of several actors.
Now is the time to focus on the human dimension, to establish more entry environments and spaces and create a common image of the area's value offering.
Kristina Eneroth, Pia Kinhult and Anders Almgren from LID's steering group explained the ideas of an innovation district and led the discussions.
At the end of 2022/23, Future by Lund transitioned from being a project with Lund Municipality as the principal to operating as an economic association.
Do you want to know more about what an innovation district is and how Lund works with its innovation district?
About ten years ago, Vinnova launched innovation platforms in six Swedish cities — and Future by Lund is one of them.
Lund Innovation District is a place of innovation and creativity, with a playful spirit that fosters experimentation and growth.
Lund Innovation District is a global innovation ecosystem that brings together world-class research, entrepreneurship, and collaboration within walking distance.
During September and October, Future by Lund will conduct a survey on the Lund Innovation District.
In Lund there are science parks such as Medicon Village, Ideon and Science Village, a highly ranked university, MAX IV and ESS, a municipality working on climate neutrality.
During the year, Future by Lund has joined The Global Institute on Innovation Districts (GIID), an international association for cities working on the development of their innovation districts.
What climate-safe, tasty and healthy food will we eat in the future and how will it be produced, grown and packaged in a more sustainable way?
More and more opportunities are being created for monitoring water quality using sensors, which is why the water network WIN Water highlighted a number of players from the industry at its latest meeting.
In the spring, the City of Barcelona hosted REACT (Economic Reactivation Conference) which is a gigantic annual open discussion on Barcelona's economic future.
Lund has long been a special and open playground for innovative ideas. Many groundbreaking ideas have already been born here. The city is characterized by knowledge, researchers, students, a special sense of humor and a permissive atmosphere - a really good backdrop for a culture of innovation!
Ten years ago, Vinnova invested in innovation platforms in some Swedish cities — Borås, Gothenburg, Kiruna, Lund, Stockholm and eventually Umeå.
Introducing our member coordinator Åsa Grunning who “looks forward to working with people, organisations and companies with an interest in Lund and the development that exists here”.
From 21 to 23 March, Sweden's Innovation Parliament will attend Ideon in Lund. At that time, 400 guests are expected to be on site while around 5,000 people from around the world follow parts of the event digitally.
Future by Lund is a membership organisation where universities, municipalities and business have a platform to work together.
At Future by Lund's association meeting at the end of November 2022, the first board of directors of the newly formed economic association was elected.
The innovation platform Future by Lund started in 2012 as a Vinnova-funded project with the municipality of Lund as the principal.
Once upon a time, MAX III was housed in the apparatus hall in Maskinhuset at LTH. Now this is the site of LTH's Makerspace X-Lab, which is a workshop, a space for co-working and an innovation environment.
In September, the Lund New Enterprise Centre (LNC) and parts of their network visited research facilities such as CERN and ESRF-EBS in Switzerland and France.
It started with fifteen holiday internships ten years ago. This summer 164 young people were registered for Summer Holiday Contractors in Lund.