Technology in the service of humanity

Welcome to the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) – a meeting place for Sweden’s future for more than 100 years. IVA brings together expertise and experience from around 1,300 Fellows and 250 companies. Together, we build bridges between academia, business and politics, supporting humanity’s capacity to contribute positively to society through the engineering and economic sciences. You are invited to learn about, and take part in, our work.

Articles & reports

News

IVA’s Great Gold Medal 2025: Carl-Henric Svanberg "

Tuesday 21 October 2025

IVA’s Great Gold Medal 2025: Carl-Henric Svanberg

For decades, Carl-Henric Svanberg has stood at the helm of some of Sweden’s – and the world’s – most successful industrial companies. With a rare blend of technical insight, business acumen and strong communication, he has helped shape Assa Abloy, Ericsson, BP and Volvo into global market leaders.

IVA’s Great Gold Medal 2025: Carl-Henric Svanberg

Articles

IVA’s Gold Medal 2025: Mats Danielsson "

Tuesday 21 October 2025

IVA’s Gold Medal 2025: Mats Danielsson

With a background from CERN and Berkeley, Mats Danielsson has successfully combined cutting-edge research with technical innovation and entrepreneurship. Today he is a leading researcher and entrepreneur in medical imaging, whose work has had a strong impact both nationally and internationally – in healthcare as well as in industry.

IVA’s Gold Medal 2025: Mats Danielsson

Articles

IVA’s Gold Medal 2025: Helena Hedblom "

Tuesday 21 October 2025

IVA’s Gold Medal 2025: Helena Hedblom

Throughout her career, Helena Hedblom has made a remarkable contribution to the mining industry and is today one of the most influential leaders in Swedish business. With a background in materials engineering, she has risen from Head of Research to CEO of Epiroc AB – reshaping Sweden’s mining sector.

IVA’s Gold Medal 2025: Helena Hedblom

Articles

IVA’s Gold Medal 2025: Daniel Stenberg "

Tuesday 21 October 2025

IVA’s Gold Medal 2025: Daniel Stenberg

From Huddinge to the Moon. Through his work with open-source software, Daniel Stenberg has built a technological foundation that quite literally reaches into space. With curl, he has created a tool that has become an indispensable part of digital communication – not only on Earth, but also between our planet and other celestial bodies.

IVA’s Gold Medal 2025: Daniel Stenberg

Articles

Report: Sweden's position in 48 strategically important technologies"

Monday 29 September 2025

Report: Sweden's position in 48 strategically important technologies

In the report "Sweden’s Competitiveness and Investment Priorities" IVA presents a new, data-driven analysis that maps Sweden's position in 48 strategically important technologies – crucial to our future prosperity, economic resilience, and national security.

Report: Sweden's position in 48 strategically important technologies

Swedish Futures

Reports

Global Outlook: Asia #2"

Monday 15 September 2025

Global Outlook: Asia #2

Technology has now globally gained a prominent place in national economic policymaking. Innovation is something to protect; access to technologies such as high-end chips is something to contest.

Global Outlook: Asia #2

Technology has now globally gained a prominent place in national economic policymaking. Innovation is something to protect; access to technologies such as high-end chips is something to contest.

Swedish Futures

Digitalisation

Research & Innovation

Global Outlook

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IVA's 106th Annual Meeting Festivities

Many thanks to all fellows and friends of IVA who contributed to the festivities during this year's Annual Meeting - an evening to celebrate the art of engineering sciences!

IVA's 106th Annual Meeting Festivities

Many thanks to all fellows and friends of IVA who contributed to the festivities during this year's Annual Meeting - an evening to celebrate the art of engineering sciences!

Events

October

Public Trust in Science – Safeguarding Academic Freedom and Objectivity

Thursday den 23 October 2025

17:30- 19:30 CEST

IVA Konferenscenter Grev Turegatan 16, Stockholm

Research & Innovation

Public Trust in Science – Safeguarding Academic Freedom and Objectivity

December

IVA North Seminar in Kiruna: Space and AI

Thursday den 04 December 2025

16:00- 17:30 CET

Bengt Hultqvists väg 1, Kiruna

IVA North Seminar in Kiruna: Space and AI

Swedish Futures

A vision for Sweden as a country of technology and innovation by 2035.

Swedish Futures

A vision for Sweden as a country of technology and innovation by 2035.

Sylvia Schwaag Serger outdoors in white shirt with crossed arms

Meet IVA's President

Gain insights from Professor Sylvia Schwaag Serger’s perspectives on current issues shaping our future, along with the President’s contributions to recent publications and other engagements.

Meet IVA's President

Gain insights from Professor Sylvia Schwaag Serger’s perspectives on current issues shaping our future, along with the President’s contributions to recent publications and other engagements.

Fellows of IVA

IVA has around 1,300 elected Swedish and international Fellows, divided into 12 Divisions in various fields of technology and economics. See who they are here!

IVA’s Business Executives Council

The Business Executives Council roots IVA in the business community, making it an essential part of the Academy. Through their activities, the 250 or so member companies make a strong contribution to the development of the Academy.