Entrepreneurship and innovation

Chalmers’ ambition is clear: we want to be the best in the world among entrepreneurial universities. Every day, groundbreaking discoveries and initiatives take place here – and they inspire more people to achieve more, for the benefit of society.

At Chalmers, entrepreneurial action is not a separate track – it is a mindset that permeates our research, education, how we create impact, and how we collaborate with society. We see entrepreneurship as the ability to identify opportunities, take initiative, and create value – whether that happens in a lab, a startup, a classroom, or in collaboration with industry.

Infra­struc­ture for innovation

Innovation requires more than ideas – it requires resources, envi­ron­ments, and networks. At Chalmers, we provide a strong research environment: advanced lab­o­ra­to­ries, testbeds, and creative col­lab­o­ra­tion arenas where academia, industry, and society meet.

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Entre­pre­neur­ial Minds

Behind every idea, there’s a person. Entre­pre­neur­ial Minds is a film series high­light­ing the people who drive Chalmers’ innovation and entre­pre­neur­ial ecosystem forward – researchers, students, alumni, and staff who dare to think differently and make a difference. Here, you’ll meet the voices behind the innovations – from research labs to societal impact.

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Chalmers Entre­pre­neur­ial Fellowship – From ground­break­ing research to tomorrow’s technology companies

The Chalmers Entre­pre­neur­ial Fellowship is a one-year program that gives early-career researchers with cutting-edge results the opportunity to fully focus on trans­form­ing their research into innovations with significant commercial and societal potential. The program offers a unique combination of research infra­struc­ture, business development support, and entre­pre­neur­ial expertise—a springboard for bringing research ideas into reality.

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Support for students, researchers and partners

Whether you want to develop entrepreneurial skills during your studies, have an idea or research results with the potential to create societal benefit, or want to collaborate on innovation, testbeds, or shared challenges, you will find the right place at Chalmers.

At Chalmers, students, researchers, and teachers receive support in developing business ideas and research-based entrepreneurship. Research from Chalmers does not remain within the university, but is turned into real benefit for society, often through our close collaboration with industry and the business sector.

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Meet the people

Behind every idea is a person. Meet the people who are driving Chalmers’ innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem forward.

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Being competent in entre­pre­neur­ship isn't just about founding companies

In his doctoral thesis, Martin Stockhaus challenges the traditional idea that an entre­pre­neur­ial career is defined solely by founding a business. Instead, the research explores how entre­pre­neur­ial com­pe­ten­cies are applied across a variety of roles, revealing diverse career paths for individuals trained in Venture Creation Programs (VCPs). By broadening the definition of entre­pre­neur­ial careers, the thesis highlights the value these individuals bring to a range of pro­fes­sional contexts, beyond just startups.

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Chalmers Impact Award

Chalmers impact award is intended to encourage researchers to actively work with utilization of their research for societal impact and to make these efforts visible within both academia and society in general.

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The canary in the coal mine – his research predicts future resistance threats

Antibiotic resistance is a growing global threat to public health and modern medicine. In Johan Bengtsson-Palme’s research group, efforts are focused on identifying new forms of resistance to prevent them from spreading in society. 

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