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From insight to impact

Turn research or ideas into new products, methods or services

What we do

LU Innovation guides students and researchers through the initial phases of exploring and verifying your idea. LU Ventures builds companies together with researchers at Lund University.

The innovation process

For Lund University students and researchers: Get tailored support to match your unique innovation journey. Here's the process at a glance.

1. Explore

We explore your research or ideas, and together pinpoint the next steps.

2. Verify

Together, we verify market potential, tech, and IP. Apply for grants to test your idea.

3. Realise

If you wish to pursue the idea, we help you identify the best path forward.
Want to get started? Book a meeting with our innovation developers.

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The VALIDATE programme

Do you have a project or startup that you've already tested a bit and where you've had initial customer contact? Looking for ways to further develop your idea? Then VALIDATE is the programme for you! Apply on or before March 18, 2025.

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Future Innovations Award

In 2025, seven winners will share SEK 1,050,000 and receive support to advance their projects. Applications open March 5, 2025.

News & innovation stories

Innovationsutvecklaren Annika Lindström
16 Jan 2025 | News

Don't fall in love with your own idea

Annika Lindström, innovation developer at LU Innovation, gives advice to aspiring entrepreneurs.
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15 Jan 2025 | News

Sustainable construction: How fungi research at Lund University could revolutionise infrastructure repair

Researchers at Lund University are investigating an innovative solution: using fungi to mend concrete.
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4 Dec 2024 | News

New initiative to strengthen Sweden's startups and scaleups

Sweden Startup Nation launches as a new initiative to support the country's startups and scaleups through data-driven insights and analysis.
PluvioFlow software
25 Nov 2024 | News

PluvioFlow wants to increase societies’ resilience to floods: appoints new CEO and launches pilot program

PluvioFlow, a pioneering technology company specializing in flood modeling, announces the appointment of Jonatan Green Brzezinski as its new CEO.
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5 Sep 2024 | News

Innovative system for teaching preschool maths receives SEK 3.8 million in proof-of-concept funding from Wallenberg Launchpad (WALP)

The Magical Garden is a pedagogical system for preschool mathematics created around a digital learning-through-play game.
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