LU Innovation System THE LINK BETWEEN BUSINESS AND ACADEMIA

”Innovation is the process of creating and delivering new customer value in the marketplace.”

- Curtis Carlson founder and CEO, SRI International

What defines an Innovation ?

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Why Innovate when all is great?

Innovation at Lund University TRADITION SINCE 1666

“Every day Gambro products save, sustain and improve the lives of patients in all parts of the world.” •  Developed 1946 •  Founded 1964 •  7 500 employees •  Turnover ca. € 300 million

“We pioneered new approaches to accessing, managing, and interacting with data.” •  Founded in 1993 •  1 000 employees •  25 000 customers •  100 countries •  Turnover ca. € 200 million

“Bluetooth wireless technology is simple, secure and everywhere. It enables wireless connections between a huge variety of devices.” •  Invented in 1994 •  Used by over 15 000

companies world wide

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» 110 Ideas (104) (79)

» 60 Projects (70) (55)

» 27 Patents (22) (23)

» 14 Companies (16) (16)

»  5 Investments (6) (8)

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“A nanotechnology company of next generation.” •  Develops energy-saving

LED from nano-wires •  Founded 2005 •  Raised SEK 350 million in

venture capital •  Established in Lund and

California

“Develops efficient algorithms for rendering of 3D objects on computer screens.” •  Founded 2007 •  Acquired by Intel in 2008 •  Intel development

department in Lund 2009