Have an idea you want to develop?
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Have an idea you want to develop?
Have an idea you want to develop? Lu innovation system | LUnd university Have an idea you want to develop? LU Innovation System is the hub for innovation and commercialisation at Lund University. We help researchers and students to convert research results into successful new products, services or methods on the market. We do this by providing important contacts, business development, advice on patents, legal and contract issues, funding, and more. Our aim is for knowledge from the University to contribute to the creation of jobs and growth, while helping valuable innovations to benefit society more quickly. We also have good contact with established companies and organisations that are interested in close collaboration with academia. These contacts give access to unique expertise and new opportunities to develop their business. LU Innovation System supports all the universities in the region. LU Innovation System can invest in and support companies through the holding company LU Innovation System AB. www.innovation.lu.se LU Innovation System: Researchers & students Idea Benefit to society Business opportunities www.innovation.lu.se A year at LU Innovation System: New ideas from researchers 110 New ideas from students 130 Projects that received grants 80 Companies founded 15 Meeting forums 15 Educational activities 15 Our portfolio companies: A1M Pharma / Acconeer / Acousourt / Applied Geomatics Sweden / B Venture / B!BBInstruments / Bioactive Polymers / Bioprocess Control Sweden / Carponovum / Cognibotics / Concellae / CTrap / EfficaxEnergy / Fieldly / Finja Five / Gasporox / Glo / Hydrogene / Idogen / Intenz Biosciences / ISET / Jojnts / Lumito / Minervax / OptiFreeze / Phenoliv / Picology / Qumat Sol Technologies Voltaics / / Speximo Qunano / / Spiideo SARomics / Take Biostructures Good Care / Senzagen / Communications / Techmentum / Thylabisco / Trafvid / ViscoSense / Ximantis / Zemission www.innovation.lu.se What LU Innovation System can offer: Business development – Support and advice – Market and IP screening (general mapping of the market, competition and patent situation) Financial support to: – Test your idea – Verify your idea – Accelerate your idea Intellectual property rights & legal matters – Patents and licensing – Trademarks, copyright and design – Business intelligence – Contracts Commercialisation – Company formation – Licensing – Investment Contacts – Contacts and networks in industry – Forums: AIMDay, Round Table, Almedalen etc – Help with research applications Educational activities – Inspirational lectures with guest speakers and PhD courses www.innovation.lu.se Have an idea you’d like to discuss? Contact us with a brief description of your idea and make an appointment with one of our business developers, who will help you decide how to proceed. Together we will assess the idea’s potential and determine whether we can help to develop it. All discussions are naturally confidential. We are also happy to visit you/your department to talk about how you and your colleagues can take advantage of the help offered by LU Innovation System to develop your ideas. If you have any other questions, you are always welcome to contact us at: [email protected] 046 - 222 11 11 www.innovation.lu.se LU Innovation System Sölvegatan 16 SE-221 00 Lund Follow us: @Innovation_LU LinkedIn Lund university Box 117 SE-221 00 Lund +46 46 222 00 00 www.lu.se J Is there a need? J Who might your customers be? J Is it possible to protect your idea? J Meet our business developers J Discuss the idea J What possibilities are there? J Development of the concept J Verify concept and poss. prototype JMarketing strategies J Funding to develop the idea Sustain able plan? Intellectual property rights Legal assistance Funding for idea verification Is there a need? Test your idea Is the business viable? innovation.lu.se Benefit to society Licensing deal Form company Idea development: Bergström & Co. Lund Financial support: LU Innovation System can provide financial support for the development of your idea. If you want to develop an idea: ---------------------------------------------TEST > support to gain an early indication of an idea’s market potential Up to SEK 15 000 VERIFICATION > to verify the commercial potential of a project at an early stage Up to SEK 300 000 If you want to start / have started a company: --------------------------------------------------------------ACCELERATOR > to give start-up companies capacity to reach the market Up to SEK 300 000 INVESTMENT Investments are available through Lund University’s holding company LU Innovation System AB. Up to SEK 500 000 All grants are applied for and used in consultation with your business developer at LU Innovation System. Investment takes place through the holding company. Support for collaboration VERIFICATION FOR COLLABORATION > facilitating collaborative projects with industry/the public sector at an early stage Up to SEK 150 000 www.innovation.lu.se