INNOVATION IN MIND – European Innovation Conference is arranged by Lund university and Region Skåne in close cooperation with generous and devoted partners brought together by their interest in the innovation forefront.
About Lund University
Lund university was founded in 1666. Today it is an international centre for research and education that has approximately 38,000 students, making it the largest universty in Scandinavia. Lund University is respected as one of the best universities in Sweden.
Lund has an excellent academic reputation with a large number of visiting professors and international students. More information here
About Region Skåne
Skåne is the southernmost region of Sweden.
“Region Skåne” is a regional public body responsible for health, medical and dental services, and will also have responsibility for future issues.
Main Partners:
VINNOVA – The Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems
VINNOVA is a State authority that aims to promote growth and prosperity throughout Sweden. Its particular area of responsibility comprises innovations linked to research and development. Its tasks are to fund the needs-driven research required by a competitive business and industrial sector and a flourishing society, and to strengthen the networks that are such a necessary part of this work. More information here
Innovationsbron AB
Innovationsbron focuses on turning research and innovation into business. The vision is for Sweden to become an international leader in commercialising research-related business ideas.
Innovationsbron supports researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs in translating their ideas into business. Innovationsbron’s role is to act market complementary and its efforts are focused on projects and companies in the very early stages of development. More information here
Official Airline
SAS
The SAS Group is the Official Airline for INNOVATION IN MIND and offers you a special discount. Save up to 20 % on your ticket and the same time earn EuroBonus points. Go to Registration & Info for more information.
Hosting City:
City of Lund
Lund is a meeting place for people and their ideas, knowledge and creativity. In this thousand-year old city centre, the Lund Cathedral, the University building, the Art Gallery and the city's many museums exist in harmony together with buzzing market squares, shops, departments stores and well-frequented cafes and restaurants.
In Lund you will find a vibrant mix of students, scientist, cultural workers, employees, entrepreneurs, traders, ordinary Lund residents and visitors from around the world. Together they make Lund the City of Ideas. And we welcome you too! More information here
Partners:
CPMR – The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions
Being located along Europe’s shoreline brings both advantages and specific
difficulties, so some 160 Regions have come together to form CPMR. They represent 28 countries and more than 190 million people. They work together to ensure that EU institutions and national governments take account of their common interests, and cooperate on practical projects in order to enhance their assets. More information here
ESSS – European Spallation Source Scandinavia
Building the European Spallation Source, a world-leading materials research centre in Lund, Sweden. More information here
ALMI Företagspartner AB
ALMI’s task is to promote the development of competitive small and medium-sized businesses as well as to stimulate new enterprise with the aim of creating growth and innovation in Swedish business life. ALMI is owned by the state and is the parent company of a group of 19 subsidiaries, which are 51 per cent owned by the parent company. More information here
Sparbanken Finn Framtidsstiftelse
Sparbanken Finn Framtidsstiftelse was founded in 2005 with the aim to support regional, future-oriented projects within Sparbanken Finn's geographical area of operations. Framtidsstiftelsen supports projects within the following areas: children and youth, education and research, culture and enterprising. More information here
Ideon Science Park
Ideon Science Park is Sweden's and one of Europe's most successful meeting places for visionaries, entrepreneurs and for venture capital. More innovations are developed into profitable businesses here than anywhere else in the country. And they grow more quickly than in other science parks both in Sweden and abroad. This is where many global leaders in the fields of mobile telephony, IT, life science and cleantech have started their journey. More information here
Epsilon
With 1 100 employees and another 2 500 consultants in different networks, Epsilon is one of Sweden’s leading consultancies in technology and systems development. Epsilons view of consulting is to strive to be the best, to offer their customers cutting edge solutions from a broad range of expertise. Epsilon creates solutions that empower their customers and co-workers, helping them grow. Not just in the short term, but throughout the complete lifecycle chain. More information here
mm3 Mobile Channel
mm3 Mobile Channel AB offers market leading services for mobile marketing.In close cooperation with our customers and their advertizing agencies we design campaigns that entirely or in part communicate with the consumers via their mobile phones. We take full responsibility for the technology behind the campaigns.We are quickly off the starting blocks through our advanced platform for deployment of mobile campaigns. We also offer professional advice to our partners and customers about the possibilities with mobile marketing. More information here
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