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.
Sajid Alvi
In this video we meet Sajid Alvi. His research focuses on developing new materials for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries, with the goal of improving energy storage, increasing performance, and supporting more sustainable energy systems.
Driven by personal experience and supported by Chalmers’ collaborative and interdisciplinary environment through Chalmers Entrepreneurial Fellowship, Sajid is working to turn research into solutions that can contribute to a more resilient and accessible energy future.
Florian Morati
At Chalmers University of Technology, entrepreneurship often starts with curiosity and the ambition to explore new frontiers. In this video we meet Florian Morati.
His work focuses on DNA as a medium for data storage – an emerging field with the potential to dramatically change how we store and manage information. By encoding digital data into DNA molecules, it may become possible to store vast amounts of information in extremely small volumes, while reducing the energy demands of traditional data centers.
Supported by the Chalmers innovation ecosystem and as one of the first fellows in Chalmers Entrepreneurial Fellowship, Florian is working to bring this research closer to real-world applications.
Discover how curiosity, research, and entrepreneurship are shaping the future of data storage.
Deliphan Mahenthiran
In this video we meet Deliphan Mahenthiran who is one of the first fellows in Chalmers Entrepreneurial Fellowship.
His work focuses on developing fuel cell systems for drone applications, with the aim of enabling faster and more reliable delivery of critical supplies – particularly in remote or hard-to-reach areas.
Building on years of research and supported by Chalmers’ infrastructure and collaborative environment, Deliphan is working to bring this technology from prototype to market.
Learn how research, technology, and entrepreneurship come together to shape the future of logistics.
Devdatt Dubashi
At Chalmers University of Technology, entrepreneurship often emerges from the intersection of research and real-world challenges. In this episode of Entrepreneurial Minds, we meet Devdatt Dubashi, Co-founder of Embedl.
His work focuses on one of the key challenges of modern technology: how to make artificial intelligence more energy-efficient and sustainable. By combining expertise in machine learning with research in energy-efficient computing, Embedl is developing solutions that reduce the resource demands of AI.
Rooted in the Chalmers innovation ecosystem, Devdatt’s journey shows how academic research can evolve into global impact.
Watch the film to learn how AI, sustainability, and entrepreneurship come together.
Ebba Sandbecker
Meet Ebba Sandbecker, Co-founder, CCO and Business Developer at LayerLogic.With a background in engineering and innovation, Ebba works at the intersection of research, business development, and industrial application. Through LayerLogic, she is helping develop advanced software that enables companies to unlock the potential of additive manufacturing—from complex design to practical production.
In this episode of Entrepreneurial Minds, Ebba reflects on the journey from idea to venture, the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, and how entrepreneurship can help bring new technologies from research environments into real-world use.
Henrik Olausson
For logical reasons, entrepreneurship often stem from real-world challenges that need solving. In this interview, Henrik Olausson shares the journey from recognizing a hidden waste of resources to building the company Palats.
As large organizations store furniture and construction materials for future reuse, many items tend to remain unused – only to eventually be discarded all togehther. Through a digital platform aimed towards companies and organisations – Palats aims to make reuse of things just as easy as it is to buy new.
Thanks to the supportive innovation environment at Chalmers, Henrik and the team at Palats are working to make circular ways of working practical in everyday operations – demonstrating how digital infrastructure can become a key enabler for reducing waste by making better use of resources that already exist.
Here, Henrik explains how his entrepreneurial journey can help drive transition toward a more circular economy.
Kinga Grenda
At Chalmers, innovation is driven by both curiosity and purpose. In this interview, Kinga Grenda shares her journey from researcher to entrepreneur, where a passion for chemistry and a commitment to protecting artworks and cultural heritage led to a breakthrough solution against air pollution.
Rooted in Swedish materials research and developed in close dialogue with conservators, her technology captures and visualizes harmful pollutants in the air – a powerful example of how science and entrepreneurship can come together to solve challenges that are urgent today, not tomorrow.
Karen Williams Middleton
With a background in engineering and a lifelong passion for orienteering, Karen Williams Middleton, professor in Entrepreneurship and Strategy at Chalmers, brings a unique perspective to entrepreneurial education – one that combines exploration, persistence, and curiosity.
In both orienteering and entrepreneurship, there is no single path to success. It’s about knowing your tools, understanding your strengths – and finding your own way forward.
Saba Atefyekta
Behind every breakthrough lies courage – to dream big, to take risks, and to turn research into real impact. In this interview, Saba Atefyekta, PhD, Sales Director and Co-Founder of Amferia, shares her journey from researcher at Chalmers to entrepreneur tackling one of the world’s greatest health challenges: antibiotic resistance.
With passion, persistence, and purpose, she shows how science, innovation, and entrepreneurship come together to create solutions that save lives.
Mats Lundqvist
At Chalmers, entrepreneurship is part of who we are – a culture built on passion, curiosity, and the drive to make a difference. In this interview, Mats Lundqvist, Vice President of Utilization, Innovation and Lifelong Learning and Co-Founder of Chalmers School of Entrepreneurship, reflects on how Chalmers has helped shape Gothenburg into a thriving innovation hub, and how we continue to nurture people and ideas that create sustainable impact far beyond campus.
