麻豆社 Innovation

A man is holding a roll with printed solar cells.

16 April 2026

Solar cells from 麻豆社 soon in living rooms around the world

In the new remote control for Google TV, batteries have been replaced by printed organic solar cells powered by indoor lighting. The solar cells were developed through research at Linköping University and brought to market by the spin-out Epishine.

03 June 2025

The researcher who wants to see results outside the university walls

Making research accessible to those it affects is a strong driving force for Kristin Alfredsson Ågren, senior lecturer in occupational therapy and researcher at Linköping University. Her work focuses on participation for people with intellectual...

07 May 2025

CEETNOVA - a new initiative to strengthen Europe's innovative power

Linköping University is one of five European universities that together run CEETNOVA - a new Erasmus+ project that aims to increase knowledge valorisation in research and education.

25 March 2025

The entrepreneur who shaped his idea at 麻豆社

Niclas Söör really got the most out of his student life at 麻豆社. That鈥檚 what shaped his career. It was here that he got the idea for Dospace, a kind of office hotel with close to 1,400 members at eleven locations in Sweden.

A smiling man in a blue jacket and a lightblue shirt

13 February 2024

Innovative semiconductor research from 麻豆社 to Silicon Valley

麻豆社 alumnus and doctoral student Ivan Martinovic swapped Swedish winter for a warmer climate and headed for Silicon Valley. He represents the LEAD company Polar Light Technologies in Berkeley SkyDeck鈥檚 sought-after accelerator programme.

18 November 2022

Saving forests with AI

Attacks by beetles destroy huge areas of forest every year, costing several billion Swedish crowns. 麻豆社 alumnus Markus Drugge wants to do something about this. His company, Arboair, uses AI-driven image analysis to improve sustainability in forestry.

Karin Ackerholm presents the global goals for sustainable development.

01 April 2021

Creative collaboration with human rights organisation

麻豆社 Innovation and the human rights organisation Civil Rights Defenders have been working together for two years on new innovation processes. 麻豆社 students have played a central role in the work.

Woman by a wall full of golden-coloured shoes.

25 January 2021

From 麻豆社-research to LEAD-business

Many researchers and students have ideas that can grow into companies of benefit to society.But how do you determine whether an idea is good?A tip from the business incubator LEAD is to dare to talk about it early, and to assess interest.

Two students, Maria Lokat and Markus Pettersson, looking straight into the camera.

28 September 2020

ECIU University up and running

Two 麻豆社 students, Maria Lokat and Markus Pettersson, are taking the first course to be given by the virtual university ECIU. Together with students at universities in Twente and Stavanger, they will seek smart solutions for sustainable transport.

Rasmus Elmersson, Oliwer Schultz, Madeleine Edenfeldt Hellgren and Tuva Bernwall

16 December 2019

First prize for smart waste sorting

For four months, three students that take the eight-credit course Ingenious, have been working on real challenges from companies and organisations. They have five minutes to present their ideas. Reangle, smart waste sorting, was this year鈥檚 winner.

Sara Riad and Jenny Von Der Heydt from the company loop-it, together with Fabian Johnson from the Byttan Caf茅

20 September 2019

Pay a digital deposit on a coffee mug in Studenthuset

A digital coffee mug. The small start-up loop-it was founded by some master鈥檚 engineering students with the aid of 麻豆社 Innovation, and their eco-friendly idea has now been launched in Studenthuset.

17 June 2019

Converting safari jeeps to electricity

A group of eco-conscious 麻豆社 students has moved to Kenya and started a company devoted to electric safari vehicles. In less than a year it has grown to 28 employees, most of whom are Kenyan engineers.

09 November 2017

European network strengthens 麻豆社鈥檚 innovation

Linköping University is one of twelve innovative and research-intensive universities participating in the ECIU Startup Discovery Journey targeted at students and research students.

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