Academic Innovation Dalarna AID

The project's goal is to identify and utilize new knowledge-based innovative ideas, from academia and research as well as individuals. Interaction and collaboration between academia and business will increase and Dalarna will be strengthened as an innovative region.

Targeted activities will capture innovative ideas at Dalarna University for further development. The project will also support advanced innovation. Innovation competitions will stimulate new ideas that are developed into companies and an annual innovation week will stimulate and highlight innovation in Dalarna.

Activities of the project

  • Generate broad interest in innovation and encourage more people to develop their ideas.
  • Capture academic innovative ideas from researchers, staff and students at Dalarna University.
  • Encourage more innovative ideas from students by organizing for example open forums and workshops for idea development.
  • Annual "Innovation Challenge" together with the University where students solve problems and challenges identified by the public sector or business.
  • Involve researchers, staff and students from academia in business-related activities.
  • Support innovators and entrepreneurs in the development of advanced innovations (Deep Tech) that can address key societal challenges with new and hard-to-copy solutions.
  • Innovation Days - an annual open event to promote Dalarna as an active and attractive region with innovative companies. Four days filled with seminars, future explorations, engaging conversations, workshops and opportunities for new meaningful meetings.
  • Two innovation competitions per year are designed to spark people's creativity and encourage them to describe an idea they have, as the first step towards realization. The aim is to stimulate new innovative ideas that can lead to new businesses or innovative renewal in existing SMEs.
  • Develop a joint strategy for structured collaboration between Dalarna University and Dalarna Science Park that formalizes cooperation even after the end of the project.

Brief facts about the project

Project period: January 2023 - December 2025

Project owner: Dalarna Science Park

Total budget: SEK 13 029 577

Funders: ERDF, Region Dalarna, Borlänge Municipality, Falu Municipality, Dalarna Science Park through partners.

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