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Research2Business (R2B)

With its Research2Business (R2B) project IVA wants to support Sweden’s efforts to become a leader in turning academic research into innovation and competitiveness in business and industry. The goal is to strengthen and increase collaboration between university research and businesses to mutually benefit all actors. R2B is responsible for, among other things, compiling IVA’s 100-list, which will be published for the sixth time in 2024, and organizing the annual R2B Summit.

Research & Innovation
Projects & programmes
Published: 29 June 2023Last Updated: 29 June 2023

Projects and programmes

IVA believes in humanity’s capacity to contribute positively to society through the engineering and economic sciences. We run a number of projects and programmes, both short and long-term, with the ambition of promoting social development through knowledge and common sense.

Published: 27 June 2023Last Updated: 27 June 2023

IVA’s 100 List 2024: Sweden’s Most Promising Research Projects

A simple hair test for early cancer detection, a healthy sugar substitute, and a rapid test for tuberculosis. These are some of the research projects selected for this year’s 100 List, focusing on innovation through interdisciplinary research, compiled by IVA. All research projects are considered to have great potential to benefit society.

Research & Innovation
Articles
Published: 12 November 2024Last Updated: 22 November 2024
Person Crossing Laser Beams Into Sky

IVA's President: some thoughts on dual use

Europe is ramping up its defense investments. This is, of course, a response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the radically altered geopolitical stance of the White House. Europe can no longer rely on the United States to guarantee its security.

Words from the President
Published: 03 June 2025Last Updated: 23 June 2025

Sweden a potential front-runner in AI

AI is fundamentally transforming how we work, produce and create value. However, while the technology is advancing at an exponential pace, changes in productivity and societal structures are occurring much more slowly. In this shift, Stanford professor Erik Brynjolfsson sees Sweden as a potential front-runner.

Digitalisation
Articles
Published: 13 June 2025Last Updated: 25 June 2025
Close-up: Erik Brynjolfsson in stage light

Anne L'Huillier, Gerteric Lindquist, Bo Normark and Xiaodong Zou are awarded IVA's Gold Medals 2024

The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) awards this year's gold medals to Anne L'Huillier, Gerteric Lindquist, Bo Normark and Xiaodong Zou. They receive the award for their outstanding contributions to technology, economics, business and society. IVA's Gold Medal has been awarded since 1921.

Articles
Published: 10 September 2024Last Updated: 11 September 2024

The John and Margaretha Aspegren Scholarship

In 2004, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) established the John and Margaretha Aspegren Memorial Foundation to promote a better understanding between engineering sciences and the humanities.

Published: 01 October 2024Last Updated: 01 October 2024
Scholarship award ceremony at the City Hall

Smart Industry competition

The Smart Industry Business Competition recognises and rewards companies that take advantage of the opportunities offered by digitalisation in a smart and innovative way with clear results. The aim is to stimulate the digital and sustainable transformation of SMEs by highlighting best practice. The business competition has been held annually by IVA since 2016.

Digitalisation
Published: 27 June 2023Last Updated: 27 June 2023

IVA’s memorial tributes

Each year the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) produces a booklet commemorating a person whose scientific, engineering, economic or industrial achievements were of significant benefit to the society of his or her day.

Publications
Published: 27 June 2023Last Updated: 27 June 2023

IVA’s Great Gold Medal 2022: Lars Samuelson – a Swedish nano pioneer

IVA’s Great Gold Medal is awarded to Lars Samuelson – the pioneer who has made a name for himself as one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Articles
Published: 22 September 2022Last Updated: 28 June 2023

IVA’s Gold Medal 2023: Anders Blom

Engineer Anders Blom has been decisive for Sweden's ability to maintain its position as one of the world's most prominent aviation nations, through more than 40 years of work in Swedish aviation. Not least by his contribution to building the strategic innovation program that has given Sweden a place at the table when it comes to international cooperation in the aviation industry.

Articles
Published: 26 September 2023Last Updated: 26 September 2023

Anders Ynnerman and Jonas Unger recieve the Chester Carlson Research Award

Researchers Anders Ynnerman and Jonas Unger recieve the Chester Carlson Research Award of 50,000 Swedish Kronor each for their contributions to research in visualization and computer graphics. The prize has been awarded since 1985 to promote scientific research in the field of information science.

Research & Innovation
Articles
Published: 29 August 2023Last Updated: 29 August 2023

Resource Effectiveness and the Circular Economy

The Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation should be given responsibility to establish a national strategy to make Sweden a world leader in resource effectiveness and circularity. This is one of the messages communicated in this final report from a project of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA).

Energy & Resources
Reports
Published: 31 March 2020Last Updated: 28 June 2023

IVAs yttrande över betänkandet "AI-kommissionens Färdplan för Sverige"

Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien (IVA) delar den av AI-kommissionen föreslagna, linjen med kraftfulla, strategiska satsningar på forskning, innovation och kompetensutveckling, såväl på kort som medellång och lång sikt.

Digitalisation
Research & Innovation
Referral responses
Published: 04 June 2025Last Updated: 10 June 2025
kretskort med bokstäverna AI

IVAs vd - om USAs techsektor

Hastighet. Beräkningskraft. Finansiering. Efter att ha tillbringat en vecka på amerikanska västkusten och mött företrädare från techsektorn är det dessa tre ord jag bär med mig hem till Europa och Sverige.

Words from the President
Published: 11 March 2025Last Updated: 26 May 2025

IVAs yttrande över delbetänkandet "Skatteincitament för forskning och utveckling"

Yttrande över delbetänkandet Skatteincitament för forskning och utveckling – En översyn av FoU-avdraget och expertskattereglerna (SOU 2025:3). IVA välkomnar delbetänkandets förslag till ändringar i FoU-avdraget i syfte att öka företagens investeringar i FoU, samt förslag till ändringar i expertskattereglerna i syfte att stärka Sveriges attraktionskraft.

Research & Innovation
Referral responses
Published: 09 May 2025Last Updated: 09 May 2025
kvinna som håller forskningsinstrument

Norden kan leda den gröna omställningen

De nordiska länderna har alla förutsättningar att ta en ledande roll i det globala arbetet med att ställa om till en fossilfri industri. Det var huvudbudskapet på en internationell konferens som lockade politiker, industriledare och forskare från flera länder till IVA i juni för att diskutera Nordens och Europas roll i den gröna omställningen.

Energy & Resources
Articles
Published: 01 July 2024Last Updated: 01 July 2024
pubblikbild från konferensen

Satsning på digitalisering av svensk industri växlar upp

I januari växlar satsningen på forsknings- och innovationsprogrammet Avancerad Digitalisering upp. Med nästan dubblade anslag från forskningsmyndigheten Vinnova kommer minst en miljard per år satsas för att driva på den digitala omställningen av svensk industri. Ett nödvändigt steg om Sverige ska hänga med omvärlden. Det säger Pontus de Laval, programmets ordförande som också är IVA-ledamot.

Research & Innovation
Spotlight articles
Published: 22 December 2023Last Updated: 22 December 2023

Sex IVA-ledamöter i regeringens AI-kommission

Nu tillsätter regeringen en nationell kommission för att stärka Sveriges konkurrenskraft inom AI. Det är ett samhällsomvälvande teknikfält där Sverige kan spela en viktig roll, säger Carl-Henric Svanberg, ledare för kommissionen som bland annat rymmer ytterligare fem IVA-ledamöter.

Digitalisation
Articles
Published: 11 December 2023Last Updated: 11 December 2023

Analys av hjärnvågor ger säkrare arbetsplatser

Mahdi Davari tog steget från forskning till företag. Nu söker InnoBrain riskkapital för att minska risker i industrin med hjälp av automatisk analys av hjärnvågor. Målet är att rädda liv.

Entrepreneurship
Research & Innovation
Articles
Published: 24 June 2024Last Updated: 24 June 2024