LU Innovation

🌟 See you in Stockholm! We’re heading North, together with 11 startups started by researchers and students at Lund University – all with ideas and innovations to solve current challenges! These innovators will be onsite at TECHARENA to meet, partners, investors and learn from each other, alongside Annika Lindström and Nicolas Arriagada from LU Innovation and Patrik Persson from LU Ventures. 🪲 BeetleSense AB - AI-powered pest detection for forest health 📡 Waveium - disrupts the wireless technology tool chain. 🍷 Journy - Building the bridge to sustainable and transparent winemaking 🤖 Awra - Develop tailored AI solutions to streamline operations for small to medium-sized businesses in underserved industries. 🎮 QuestDrop - From passive to active engagement 🚲 SensoryWind Wind - Bring natural wind and immersive experience to cyclists at the gym. 🌊 Kravi Analytics - Revolutionising ocean surveillance 💡 Nordfyr - Energy harvesting bike lights 📚 Studyplan - Our course planning tool simplifies student life, giving companies unique insights to find the perfect candidate. 🔬 TrackPaw Scientific AB- Provide solutions for automated monitoring of preclinical research to accelerate drug development through improved data quality, workflows, and animal welfare. 🛡️ Gaetir - Phishing Ends Here See you there!

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LU Holding is now LU Ventures! Thank you to everyone who joined in on celebrating a new chapter with us! 🔥

A big thank you to all the participants of our new INSIGHTS programme! Over the past months, we've piloted this initiative to help researchers and masters students transform academic insights into real-world innovations in a structured way. In the final session, we had the privilege of hearing Professor Yvonne Lundberg Giwercman, who talked about her innovation journey to create a test that helps to better assess hormone treatment during IVF, to increase the chances of pregnancy while reducing the risk of side effects – now being commercialised as the spinoff Dx4Life. The sessions were lead by Innovation Developers Cecilia Jädert Widblom and Annika Lindström and supported by Savannah Gillblad. A big thank you to all participants and our partners at Uppsala University Innovation for their support in structuring the programme. And thank you to our first group of participants, the dedication and creativity shown by the group have been very inspiring: Natalie Koudelova, Tolulope Olalekan, Hanne W., Tulus Imaro, Kar Yan Su, Shahram Parvaneh, among others. The next round kicks off in autumn 2025! If you're interested in turning research into impact, stay tuned for registration details. 📅 📸 : Johan Person

🧠 Can VR make dementia care more informed and empathetic? Maria Hedin and Joakim Eriksson at The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University developed a VR-based dementia simulator to enhance understanding of dementia, which is now being commercialised by DeAnima.se. The tool provides healthcare professionals and family caregivers first-person insight into the daily experiences of individuals with dementia. Here are the highlights: - The immersive VR technology enables users to experience the challenges of cognitive disorders directly. - Developed in direct collaboration with healthcare professionals and family caregivers, with ongoing implementation in multiple municipal healthcare training programs - Developed in tight collaboration with LU Innovation, with Innovation Developers Sophie Hydén Picasso, and Nicolas Arriagada, among others, supporting the process. Through this technology, caregivers and healthcare workers can better understand and respond to the needs of individuals with dementia, leading to improved quality of care and patient dignity. ❤️ Read about the team’s journey and learnings, in this article published in LTH-nytt, The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University’s alumni magazine.

Vi vill tipsa om några aktuella utlysningar för projekt inom life science och hälsa: Forte - Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare har en årlig utlysning av projektbidrag ska bidra till ökad kunskap inom Fortes områden hälsa, arbetsliv och välfärd. Totalt avsätts omkring 345 miljoner kronor för åren 2026–2028. Utlysningen stänger 27 februari 2025 klockan 14:00. https://lnkd.in/dnRJ5w7s Novo Nordisk Foundation Distinguished Innovator Grant. Projekten ska påskynda kommersialiseringen av forskningsresultat och utvecklingen av ny teknik inom hållbarhet eller hälsa. Nordiskt scope. Stänger 13 mars kl 14:00. https://lnkd.in/emrcUYFG Novo Nordisk Foundation Pioneer Innovator Grant. Även här ska projekten påskynda kommersialiseringen av forskningsresultat och utvecklingen av ny teknik inom hållbarhet eller hälsa. Nordiskt scope. Stänger 13 mars kl 14:00. https://lnkd.in/gS84fkaa Vinnova Internationellt samarbete för hälsoinnovation IHI Call 10. Öppnar i morgon, stänger 23 april. https://lnkd.in/g2WGDrwp Vinnova Internationellt aktörsdrivet samarbete för hälsoinnovation IHI Call 9 Öppnar i morgon, stänger 29 april. https://lnkd.in/gmMGc8sB Medtech4Health Implementering av medicinteknik inom vård och omsorg. Öppnar 20 januari, stänger 27 mars. https://lnkd.in/gkWWaheG Vinnova Internationella samarbeten för att utveckla nya terapier för sällsynta sjukdomar. Stänger 13 februari kl 14:00. https://lnkd.in/gDdDfvED Vinnova Internationellt samarbete inom farmakogenomik i precisionsmedicin. Stänger 25 februari kl 14:00. https://lnkd.in/ghqrwhvu

🏆Innovations are crucial for solving today's challenges. The Future Innovations Award recognises groundbreaking ideas from Lund University with the potential to create future impact. We are so proud of the teams that won the day in the previous edition of the competition. The three teams in the research category with solutions that can create a better tomorrow: 🏅 Magnus Cinthio, Tobias Erlöv, and Isabel Gonçalves have developed a new method using ultrasound to identify patients at high risk for stroke and heart attack and save lives, which is now being commercialised as spinoff Medqus. 🏅 Elisabeth Uhlig and Åsa Håkansson have created beneficial bacterial strains for better cultivation and packaging of leafy greens, that today is being developed as the company VivoProtect AB. 🏅 Kaan Kesgin and Henrik Jörntell presented a brain-inspired innovations in data transmission aimed to push the boundaries of efficient computing, which is being developed as LucentWave. Lund University and Sparbanken Skåne have awarded innovative ideas since 2017 through the awards. In 2025, the competition will distribute over one million SEK among seven winners. Winning teams receive both pitch coaching, support and a monetary award to move their projects forward. Think you have the next big idea? Stay tuned for details about the 2025 competition, which will open March 5!

Congratulations on receiving Sveriges Ingenjörers miljöfonds scholarship for theses that can create new solutions on environmental problems! Today, these extraordinarily creative and hard-working problem solvers met at LTH for a workshops arranged by LU Innovation. Taline Bosiers, Linnea Johansson, Cornelia Hall, Iris B., Klara Engblom, Maja Mårtensson, Erik Pettersson, Greta Wårfors, Janeck Opolka, Xuekai Jiang, Ylva Lorentzon, Gustav André, Uzoma Ibeanu 🇳🇬🇪🇺, Erik Augustini, Elias Pernefors.

Vården måste få rätt förutsättningar för innovation och innovationsarbetet i vården behöver kopplas till resurser som inte konkurrerar med regionernas befintliga budget. Det skriver Siish styrgrupp i dag i en debattartikel i Dagens Medicin. Vi menar att hälso- och sjukvården behöver ett tydligt uppdrag att arbeta med innovation, och ges rätt förutsättningar för genomförandet, för att kunna skapa ett modernt och stabilt vårdsystem som är väl rustat för framtiden.   Våra förslag är att 👉 hälso- och sjukvårdslagen och andra relevanta lagrum uppdateras för att inkludera och tydliggöra mandat för innovation 👉  innovationsarbetet i vården kopplas till resurser som inte konkurrerar med regionernas befintliga budget för den vardagliga driften 👉 vården bygger upp en stark genomförandekapacitet för att kunna driva innovation.    Läs hela debattartikeln här: https://lnkd.in/g9fEU_hX Robin Molander, innovationsläkare, ST-läkare, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Lina Strand Backman, chef för Innovationsplattformen, Västra Götalandsregionen, Jonas Claesson, hälso- och sjukvårdsdirektör, Region Örebro län, Thomas Gunnarsson portföljansvarig Samverkan och samordning, Swelife, Per Ola Kimblad, docent, biträdande förvaltningschef, Skånes universitetssjukhus (Skåne University Hospital), Ann-marie Wennberg Larkö, Sahlgrenska akademin, styrelseordförande för Forska!Sverige, Ann Lindgård, projektledare Siish, Innovationsplattformen, Västra Götalandsregionen, Robert Ring, utvecklingsdirektör, Region Östergötland, Marianne van Rooijen, sjukhusdirektör Akademiska sjukhuset, Region Uppsala, Anna Lefevre Skjöldebrand, Anna L., vd, Swedish Medtech, Lena Strömberg, vd/programdirektör, Medtech4Health #Siish #Innovation #vård #healthtech #sjukvård #digitalhälsa #forskning #eHälsa #medicinteknik Innovationsplattformen VGR, Sahlgrenska Science Park, Forsknings- och innovationskontoret vid University of Gothenburg, LiU Innovation och samverkan, LEAD (Business Incubator), Region Örebro län, Örebro universitet Holding, Inkubera, Innovation Skåne, LU Innovation, SmiLe Venture Hub, Region Västerbotten, Umeå universitet Holding AB, Uminova Innovation, Karolinska University Hospital, KI Innovations AB, Region Uppsala, Uppsala University Innovation, UIC - Uppsala Innovation Centre, Swelife.

🔬 From lab to market: Innovation insights from Professor Rajni Hatti-Kaul, who has founded three companies developing critical solutions - including enzyme products to combat antibiotic resistance and tuberculosis. Her work is particularly vital for developing nations. What does it take to transform groundbreaking research into real-world solutions? Key learnings from her journey: ✨ Innovation isn't just about research - it's about creating practical solutions that address real societal needs 🤝 Success requires diverse expertise - especially experienced business leaders for commercialisation ⏳ The path from idea to market takes time and patience, with funding being a key challenge. Read the full interview and feel free to share your own experiences in the comments. This interview was originally published in LTH Nytt, The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University's alumni magazine.