Ursula Hass

Vinnova is Sweden’s innovation agency. Our mission is to promote sustainable growth by improving the conditions for innovation, as well as funding needs-driven research. Vinnova’s vision is for Sweden to be a world-leading country in research and innovation, an attractive place in which to invest and conduct business. We promote collaborations between companies, universities, research institutes and the public sector. We do this by stimulating a greater use of research, by making long-term investment in strong research and innovation milieus and by developing catalytic meeting places. Vinnova’s activities also focus on strengthening international cooperation. In order to increase our impact, we are also dedicated to interacting with other research financiers and innovation-promoting organisations. Every year Vinnova invests about SEK 2 billion in various initiatives. Vinnova is a Swedish government agency working under the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications and acts as the national contact agency for the EU Framework Programme for R&D. We are also the Swedish government’s expert agency within the field of innovation policy. Vinnova was founded in January 2001. About 200 people work here and we have offices in Stockholm and Brussels. Our Director General is Charlotte Brogren.

Linköping University will never rest on its laurels. The University conducts world-leading, interdisciplinary research in close collaboration with industry and society, including in the fields of materials, IT and hearing. In the same spirit, Linköping University (LiU) offers a wide range of innovative degree programmes, not least numerous professional programmes for doctors, teachers, business graduates and engineering graduates. The university has 32,000 students and 4,000 staff across four campuses, which together seek answers to the complex questions of our time. Its students are among the most sought-after on the labour market, and according to international rankings, LiU is among the world’s leading universities. LiU became a university in 1975, and innovation is our only tradition. Social media guidelines at LiU: https://liu.se/en/article/rules-for-dialogue-in-social-media-channels