Innovation and entrepreneurship
Lund University is an innovative university. For more than 300 years, Lund researchers have made discoveries that have opened new doors for millions of people around the world and have had a major impact on the outside world.
Lund University's knowledge and research should benefit society. One way to achieve this is through innovation – when research leads to new ways of working, methods, processes, services or products that create value. It can make a difference to people's lives, but also contribute to sustainable development and growth.
One of the best-known innovations from Lund is ultrasound diagnostics, which is now a standard examination method in hospitals around the world.
Other examples include the artificial kidney, which makes life easier for dialysis patients around the world, and Bluetooth technology, which is used in millions of products every day.
More examples of innovations from Lund
Innovation support services at the University
The University's innovation activities provide support and help to students and researchers with ideas and research findings that can be developed into a product, service or method that solves a real problem in society. Every year, our innovation office – LU Innovation – encounters hundreds of new ideas from students and researchers who want to make a difference.
More about the University's innovation support services
An innovative atmosphere
Lund has a long history of promoting and developing new ideas and businesses. The University has several strong innovation environments and collaborates extensively with universities and colleges, industry and public stakeholders.
Innovation environments at the University
Research and education in entrepreneurship and innovation
Research and education in the field of entrepreneurship and innovation is one of the University's strengths.
The Sten K. Johnson Centre for Entrepreneurship
The Sten K. Johnson Centre conducts world-class research on entrepreneurial phenomena in a variety of contexts.
The Centre also provides entrepreneurship education to an interdisciplinary, international audience through an action-oriented teaching approach.
Sten K. Johnson Centre's webpages – lusem.lu.se
Centre for Innovation Research – CIRCLE
The interdisciplinary research centre CIRCLE aims to understand and explain how innovation contributes to a good society and can help tackle societal challenges such as economic crises, climate change or an increasingly globalised economy.
Contact information
LU Innovation
Email:
info [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se (info[at]innovation[dot]lu[dot]se)
Website:
LU Innovation
Postal address:
LU Innovation
Lunds universitet
Box 117
221 00 Lund
Visiting address:
Medicon Village, The Spark, Scheeletorget 1