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.
Chalmers offers an ecosystem that supports the entire innovation chain – from idea to impact, from lab to market. Here, researchers and students gain access to tools, guidance, and networks that make it possible to move from theory to reality. Through close collaboration between academia, industry, and society, we support the full innovation process – from early-stage ideas to established companies or implemented solutions.
Resources for innovation
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Business development support: Advice and support in business models, market analysis, and commercialization strategies.
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Testing and demonstration environments: Access to advanced labs and testbeds where ideas can be developed and validated in practice.
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Collaboration support: Opportunities for partnerships with companies, the public sector, and other research actors.
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Education and inspiration: Courses, workshops, and events in entrepreneurship and innovation for both students and researchers.
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Student-driven innovation environments: Entrepreneurial associations, maker spaces, and innovation hubs where students can develop their ideas together.
Key Actors in the innovation system
Together, we create environments where new ideas can grow, develop, and contribute to a sustainable future. Whether you are a student with a budding idea or a researcher with groundbreaking results, the support and resources are in place to help you move forward. Chalmers’ ambition in this area is simple: we want to be the best in the world among entrepreneurial universities.
Want to learn more about how Chalmers can support you on your innovation journey? Contact us or explore our resources below.
From idea to societal benefit – with the Chalmers Innovation Office
The Chalmers Innovation Office is an internal support function that helps researchers and employees transform ideas and research results into societal benefit. The office provides qualified advice and support throughout the innovation process – from early ideas to verification of market potential and onward to implementation. Here you can get help with issues related to utilization, patents, licensing, and other forms of knowledge transfer.
The Innovation Office also offers funding opportunities to test and verify whether your idea has the potential to reach the market. The goal is to give you, as a researcher or employee, the best possible support so that your results can benefit society.
Email: chalmers.innovationskontor@chalmers.se
From Lab to Market – with Chalmers Ventures
Chalmers Ventures takes research and ideas from the lab to successful companies through a unique combination of venture building, investments, and an experienced team with deep expertise in company building, investment, and entrepreneurship. Our different programs and long-term investment model create the conditions for entrepreneurs, researchers, and external idea partners to succeed. As one of the world’s leading university-driven actors, we launch around ten new deep-tech companies every year.
Visit the Chalmers Ventures website
From cutting-edge research to business value – with Chalmers Next Labs
Chalmers Next Labs is an innovation environment that makes it easy for companies, organizations, and societal actors to access Chalmers’ world-leading research and advanced test environments. Through Chalmers Next Labs, you gain access to some of Sweden’s most advanced labs and testbeds in areas such as quantum technology, AI, urban development, health, and security. Here you can develop, test, and validate new technologies and solutions – either independently or in close collaboration with Chalmers researchers.
Visit the Chalmers Next Labs website
From knowledge to sustainability – with Chalmers Industriteknik
Chalmers Industriteknik is a research and development organization, structured as a foundation, focused on innovation for a sustainable society. Their experts work closely with research, academia, and industry to turn research into concrete and sustainable solutions to tomorrow’s challenges. Knowledge and technology are made accessible and transferred to society through direct collaborations with academia, public authorities, and companies.