We are an independent organization and economic association.
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.
Explore materials about our international activities with and together with our partners.
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.
Här hittar du de senaste artiklarna, spaningarna inom denna kategori.
When the Unexpected arts and science forum is staged in early June, one of the tracks will be values-driven innovation. But what do values really have to do with innovation?
When the second edition of Unexpected takes place on June 4, the innovation capacity of cultural and creative industries (KKN) will be highlighted.
A 3D animated avatar speaking sign language in a theater set and a circus tent that can be traveled in record time.
In the world of circus, we see creative and often surprising numbers performed by skilled performers in a sometimes startling context.
On June 4, it's time again for Unexpected — an international innovation forum where art, science, business, creative industries and philosophy come together to shape the future.
Forty participants from all over Europe gathered in Lund to launch ekip, a major policy project for the development of innovation ecosystems in the cultural and creative industries.
Since spring 2023, Lund is part of GIID, The Global Institute on Innovation District, through Future by Lund.
Future by Lund has chosen to organize the work in portfolios to create the movement or transformation of an area larger than individual organizations, individuals or projects.
Future by Lund has served as an innovation platform for over ten years and over the years a collection of tools, methods and models has become a basic philosophy.
Over the years, Future by Lund has developed methods to show movements in an innovation ecosystem.
Many people can think of contributing their time to create inspiring common places in the Lund Innovation District.
How do we practice green transition and how can culture be used as a test bed for innovation?
Partners from across Europe are working together to develop the platform ekip to develop policy recommendations for innovation with the cultural and creative industries.
We need to be active in the EU's innovation efforts and cultivate the specific characteristics of our district from an international perspective.
What do footballers in Malmö FF's academies, international workforce who apply to Lund to work and students who become entrepreneurs or innovators have in common?
The March 2024 OECD/OPSI newsletter presents the LIEPT model, which was developed in Lund by Lund University and Future by Lund.
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.
When Lund Innovation District was analyzed through a survey conducted by Future by Lund and Parlametric, the results indicated that Lund is a relatively equal and inclusive place for innovation.
Many of today's challenges are so complex that they must be solved through the joint efforts of several actors.
There are many metrics that show how companies change and develop — but how do you follow the development of a whole system of innovation actors, for example in Lund?
At a time of great change, it is important that society finds effective ways to work to meet new challenges.
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.
We warmly invite innovation stakeholders and actors, business leaders, council and university representatives, and Future by Lund members to an afternoon talk about Lund Innovation District (LID).
After Future by Lund's relaunch in January 2023, the association is now starting to pick up the pace, both through what we do together with our partners and members and through new projects.
Lund Innovation District is a global innovation ecosystem that brings together world-class research, entrepreneurship, and collaboration within walking distance.
Sometimes the work that several actors do together is the basis for a site to become a strong node within an area.
Now it's time to summarize the work of the platforms.
In the spring, the City of Barcelona hosted REACT (Economic Reactivation Conference) which is a gigantic annual open discussion on Barcelona's economic future.
The medical ultrasound, Bluetooth, the artificial kidney, the bicycle helmet from Hövding and the water-saving shower are all innovations that were all born in Lund.
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!
Using human rights as a starting point not only affects the work of municipalities so that people are better off, but it can also promote the emergence of innovations that people want to use.
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”.
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.
