Meet Chalmers' new Entrepreneurial Fellows

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Andreas Gillgren, Ula von Mentzer, Fabio Freitag, Arpita Chari and Nitish Kumar are Chalmers' Entrepreneurial Fellows for 2026/2027. Photo: Carl Malmer.

Five promising innovators have been named Chalmers' Entrepreneurial Fellows for the coming academic year.

Click on each Fellow’s name to read more about their research and their hopes for the coming year.

  • One-year programme for postdocs and recent PhDs with groundbreaking research results

  • Participants develop their innovations towards commercialisation without needing to start a company immediately

  • Includes financial support for salary costs, funding for technology-related costs such as infrastructure and materials (up to SEK 500,000), and intellectual property expenses (up to SEK 100,000)

  • Individual coaching and guidance from Chalmers Next Labs, Chalmers Ventures and experienced mentors

  • The goal is to create new research-based startups with growth potential. Upon incorporation, an investment of SEK 1 million is provided by Chalmers Ventures

  • The programme strengthens Chalmers’ deep tech ecosystem and creates new entrepreneurial career paths for young researchers

Charlotte Emlind Vahul
  • Advisor, University Executive Office, Chalmers Operations Support