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Mäter effekterna av kemikalie-cocktail i dricksvatten

Tiotusentals kemiska ämnen kan leta sig in i vårt dricksvatten. Med en ny analysmetod, utvecklad på Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, kan den samlade toxiska effekten av både kända och okända ämnen mätas. Nu utvecklas tekniken vidare i företaget BioCell Analytica som fanns med på IVAs 100-lista 2022.

Research & Innovation
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Published: 28 November 2024Last Updated: 28 November 2024

Debatt: Stärk Europas konkurrenskraft

I dag presenteras en rapport med rekommendationer för EU:s nuvarande och kommande ramprogram för forskning och innovation. Detta program, som omfattar över 100 miljarder euro under en sjuårsperiod, är världens största sammanhållna instrument för forskning och innovation, skriver Sylvia Schwaag Serger, professor och vd IVA och Antti Vasara, vd VTT, Finlands teknologiska forskningscentral på Di Debatt.

Research & Innovation
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Published: 16 October 2024Last Updated: 16 October 2024
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Henrik Runnemalm tilldelas Thulinmedalj i guld

Flyg- och rymdtekniska Föreningen och Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien (IVA) tilldelar Henrik Runnemalm, forskningschef GKN Aerospace, 2025 års Thulinmedalj i guld till för hans utomordentligt förtjänstfulla insatser för flygteknisk verksamhet i Sverige och internationellt.

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Published: 14 May 2025Last Updated: 14 May 2025
Leende i halvfigur och närbild medaljen

Bror Tonsjö prisas för smart digitalisering

Den mekaniska verkstaden Bror Tonsjö vinner företagstävlingen Smart industri 2021. Företaget har målmedvetet digitaliserat hela sin verksamhet med en tydlig målbild: mer effektiva, flexibla och visuella processer. Företagen Swegreen och Vinden föräras med hedersomnämnande.

Digitalisation
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Published: 24 February 2022Last Updated: 22 February 2023
Clas Tengström, vd för Bror Tonsjö, och medarbetare under prisutdelningen på IVA i Stockholm.

Intraprenörskap

Intraprenörskap, eller förnyelsekraften i etablerade företag, är avgörande för att företag ska utvecklas och överleva. Forskning visar att företag med ett fungerande intraprenörskap är mer lönsamma och växer snabbare än andra.

Entrepreneurship
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Published: 08 August 2021Last Updated: 22 December 2022

Debatt: AI- och robotikboom kräver social innovation

Vi står mitt i en ultrasnabb och disruptiv teknikutveckling som är fundamentalt annorlunda än allt vi tidigare upplevt. Men det är inte den nya tekniken vi ska frukta. När världen förändras snabbt med AI, robotik och automatisering är Sveriges största risk att vi inte hänger med i omställningen, skriver IVAs vd Sylvia Schwaag Serger på Di Debatt idag.

Digitalisation
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Swedish Futures
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Published: 08 January 2026Last Updated: 08 January 2026
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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.

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Published: 21 October 2025Last Updated: 21 October 2025
Helena Hedblom

Re-election of Marcus Wallenberg as Chair of IVA and Election of 41 New Fellows

Today, Marcus Wallenberg was re-elected as Chair of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA). Additionally, the Assembly of the Academy elected 41 new Swedish and international fellows – prominent researchers and experts from both the private and public sectors.

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Published: 03 December 2024Last Updated: 03 December 2024

IVA's 100 List 2023: Swedish innovations with great potential

A new environmentally friendly light source that can complement and in some cases replace LED lights, automatic AI monitoring of train tracks and an innovative solution for sampling in case of sepsis. These are examples of some of the research projects that have been selected for this year's 100 list.

Research & Innovation
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Published: 10 May 2023Last Updated: 29 June 2023

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.

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Published: 21 October 2025Last Updated: 21 October 2025
Mats Danielsson

IVA project expands collaboration between South Korea and Sweden

On 19-20 April, the 2023 Korea-Sweden R2B Forum will be held in South Korea's capital Seoul, a brand new meeting place for the utilisation and commercialisation of research in collaboration between Sweden's and South Korea's innovation systems. The concept is inspired by IVA's Research2Business initiative and IVA's 100 list, and IVA participates as a partner in the forum.

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Entrepreneurship
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Published: 16 March 2023Last Updated: 24 May 2024

2025 Hans Werthén Scholars

Ten young researchers and students residing in Sweden have been awarded this year's scholarships from the Hans Werthén Foundation, for studies and research abroad. The scholarships are granted with the aim of giving young academics the opportunity to develop in other countries and return with new knowledge and experience that can benefit Sweden.

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Published: 18 June 2025Last Updated: 25 June 2025
Group photo of scholarship holders outdoors

Joakim Nivre granted the Chester Carlson Research Award

Professor Joakim Nivre has been granted the Chester Carlson Research Award of 100,000 SEK for his innovative contributions to computational linguistics, his leadership in the research community, and his commitment to language technology through collaboration. The award has been granted since 1985 to promote scientific research in the field of information science.

Digitalisation
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Published: 21 January 2025Last Updated: 21 January 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.

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Published: 21 October 2025Last Updated: 21 October 2025
Carl-Henric Svanberg

AI Pioneer Professor Geoffrey Hinton visited IVA

Last week, Professor Geoffrey Hinton visited Stockholm to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics for his groundbreaking discoveries and advancements in AI development. He also visited the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) for a panel discussion, and gave an exclusive interview to IVA's President. Watch both discussions here.

Digitalisation
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Published: 16 December 2024Last Updated: 18 December 2024

Minalyze awarded for smart digitalization of the mining industry

Minalyze wins IVA's Smart Industry 2023 Business Competition. The company has developed advanced digital technologies as a basis for a world-unique offering that strengthens the mining industry's ability to collect and visualize geological data.

Digitalisation
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Published: 11 October 2023Last Updated: 23 May 2024

"Sweden and the EU need to invest more in AI"

In order for Sweden to be able to maintain its competitiveness in the future, we need to invest more in AI development and innovation. This insight was reinforced for IVA's Chair Marcus Wallenberg, who led IVA's delegation trip to Silicon Valley, where around thirty people from industry, startups, investors, academia and the public sector participated, in the presence of The Crown Princess and Prince Daniel, as well as Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell.

Digitalisation
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Entrepreneurship
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Published: 12 March 2024Last Updated: 02 April 2024
Delegation outdoors in Palo Alto

A Tribute to the Memory of Victor & Erna Hasselblad

The images of man's first steps on the moon in 1969 are among the most iconic in the history of photography. The moment was immortalized with a "Hasselblad", a Swedish technical innovation whose name subsequently became more or less synonymous with the concept of the world's best camera.

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Published: 03 November 2023Last Updated: 07 November 2023

An evening to celebrate the art of engineering sciences

During IVA's 104th Annual Meeting, more than 600 guests gathered in Stockholm's city hall to celebrate the art of engineering sciences. We welcomed new fellows, awarded gold medals and listened to the President's address Progress in Research and Technology.

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Published: 01 November 2023Last Updated: 07 November 2023

Royal Technology Mission to the Netherlands

Last week, the 2024 Royal Technology Mission (RTM) to the Netherlands was carried out. The delegation, led by HM The King and IVA's Chair Marcus Wallenberg, consisted of leading representatives from academia, business and the public sector in Sweden. The focus of the trip was AI, quantum technology and cybersecurity.

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Published: 20 May 2024Last Updated: 24 May 2024