Ulrika Ringdahl

The Pufendorf IAS (Pufendorfinstitutet) is an inter- and transdisciplinary institute at Lund University where researchers collaborate across all disciplines and faculties. The aim is to be a creative forum, an incubator for new ideas and a springboard for new research initiatives.

CREATE Health is a Strategic Centre for Translational Cancer research mainly located at Medicon Village in Lund. CREATE Health aims to provide individualized and improved therapeutic strategies, based on our ability to determine which patient will benefit from a particular treatment. CREATE Health provides solutions to clinical problems by developing innovative diagnostic and therapeutic ideas , for the benefit of the patients and society. Our approach is translational - It starts from a specific need, identified by our clinical partners. We use novel technological approaches to find the relevant solutions, which can be implemented into the clinic with much shorter lead times. In 2025, CREATE Health Translational Cancer Center received a donation from the Mrs Berta Kamprad’s Cancer Foundation of 420 million SEK. This is the single largest donation to Lund University, since its founding in 1666. The funds are distributed over a five-year period and dedicated to translational cancer research within the L2CancerBridge program. Other main funding has been provided by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and VINNOVA. By integrating clinicians and researchers from Lund University Hospital with researchers from the Faculties of Medicine, Natural Sciences and Engineering using a superbly equipped and integrated “omics” platform, concentrated in a single area, a centre unique in its kind has been created. The vision of CREATE Health is to use an integrative approach to develop novel diagnostics and therapeutics, based on identified markers and molecular signatures and to create a substantial social impact for the patient, through direct application of research for selection of an optimal, individually-based, cancer treatment.

We help entrepreneurs and early-stage companies develop and commercialize new ideas in life science; bringing together bright minds to share powerful ideas. Surrounded by smart and passionate people, as well as the best tools and approaches at your disposal – you’ll take leaps toward creating a business and connecting with the right people and resources. We offer business coaching, access to investor & industry networks, access to labs & instrument as well as a community with colleagues, friends and peers. Come join us!

Media Evolution is a community-owned, non-profit platform for co-creation, knowledge sharing, education and futures-thinking in Malmö, Sweden. For fifteen years, we’ve cared for a community and place for meetings, work and gatherings where we’ve engaged the public sector, academic institutions and more than 150 companies in cross-disciplinary collaborations and exchange of ideas. In our second decade exploring and creating together, our goal is to equip humans and organisations with tools and inspiration to thrive in uncertainty. We aim to help closing intent-to-action gaps in transitions to stay sustainable and resilient and for fostering completely new beginnings.

LU Ventures, previously known as LU Holding, is Lund Universitys dedicated venture builder. We collaborate with researchers to transform cutting-edge discoveries into innovative products and services, bridging the gap between academic research and market applications. Our comprehensive support has nurtured over 140 startups to date, which have collectively raised more than 11.8 billion SEK in venture capital. To learn more about our mission and success stories, please visit our website: https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/lu-ventures