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Welcome to KTH Innovation #itallstartshere

We welcome everyone who has an idea to develop, an exciting research result, is curious about innovation and entrepreneurship, or wants to contribute to innovation at KTH. 

Since 2007, we have met over 4000 teams with new ideas and developed an internationally recognized innovation support process.

KTH Innovation is characterized by a combination of creativity and process orientation. We aim to inspire to entrepreneurship at KTH, and we are particularly good at supporting ideas based on advanced, research-based technology, so-called deeptech.

Our support is open to all teams led by students, researchers and employees at KTH.

You can contact us at any time. We welcome new ideas all year round!

The best time to try is here at KTH. 

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Visit us at Teknikringen 1 

Sundar Pichai and Danica Kragic in conversaton on stage

This is Teknikringen 1

Teknikringen 1 is open for everyone every weekday from 07.30-16.30. Here, you will find:

  • Plenty of space to work or develop your idea
  • Makerspace, production studio, and co-working space
  • Frequent events, workshops and plenty of opportunities to meet others interested in innovation

Image: Google's CEO Sundar Pichai and KTH professor Danica Kragic at Teknikringen 1, spring 2023.

Innovations from KTH

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KTH Innovation in numbers

  • KTH Innovation meets over 400 teams with new ideas every year. Around 30% is deeptech; ideas based on advanced technology and research.
  • In 2024, 25 % of Sweden's most innovative and promising tech companies (NyTeknik), and 30 % of current research with potential to create value (IVA) came from KTH. 
  • Over 85% of the teams we support want to contribute to sustainable development.
  • We have helped start over 450 companies that together have raised over 8 billion Swedish crowns.
  • We work actively for increased equality within the innovation system. Around 40 % of the teams we support have at least one female founder.

Innovations from KTH

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William Ferreira Andrén has further developed the Rolling spiked microspheres technology. Photo: Patrik Lundmark, KTH Innovation

Entrepreneurship scholarship for more effective skin cream

This year, the KTH Innovation & Stockholms Grosshandelssocietet Entrepreneurship scholarship goes to KTH student William Ferreira Andrén. His company has developed a new technology that greatly improv...

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Vishnu Rajanikanth, Head of CampX and Kajsa Karlsson, Senior Innovation Manager at CampX shared Volvo Group's offer for startups.

Opening doors to industry - perspectives from Volvo Group

How can an industry-leading corporation create opportunities for startups? Volvo Group’s Vishnu Rajanikanth, Kajsa Karlsson, and Claes Nordenberg share how they work with innovation.

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Michael Malkoch showing off a glued fracture on a skeleton
Michael Malkoch is professor at KTH and founder of Biomedical Bonding.

A sticky solution to broken bones

Soon, you might be able to mend bone fractures with glue. At Greenhouse Labs on KTH Campus, KTH spinoff Biomedical Bonding is developing a new solution: an adhesive to fix complex bone fractures. KTH ...

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The KTH spinoff in the midst of Silicon Valley's AI rush

SuperAnnotate, an alumni company from KTH Innovation Launch is one of Silicon Valley’s fastest growing AI startups, finishing 2024 with raising 36 million dollars. We checked in with founder Vahan Pet...

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