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Space launch for KTH startup porkchop
Published Jan 13, 2022Matija Milenovic and Victor Gonzales started the spacetech company porkchop as KTH students. Now, their nanosatellite propulsion system is in orbit after a ride into space on SpaceX Falcon 9.
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Get publicity for your research
KTH researchers Anna Kramers, Gyözö Gidofalvi and Can Yang made IVA's 100-list 2020. Published Jan 12, 2022Increase the publicity around your research, your credibility as a researcher, and your contacts with the business community. The application to IVA's 100 list is open until 28 February.
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Map idea wins Future Campus Challenge
Published Dec 14, 2021The results are in! The winner of Future Campus Challenge, the competition for new ideas for KTH campus, is Gustaf Törner and KTH Maps, a solution that will make it easier to find a place to study on ...
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Twenty teams join the KTH Innovation pre-incubator program
Published Nov 23, 2021From electric boats to savings apps for young adults - here's Batch 14 in the KTH Innovation pre-incubator program!
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Shape our future campus! Vote in Future Campus Challenge.
Published Nov 23, 2021In September, KTH Innovation and Akademiska Hus announced a competition to find new ideas that can create a better campus for all of us. Now, we have selected our five finalists, and you can help vote...
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Mentors gave confidence boost for commercialization
Lauren McKee and Amparo Jimenez Quero are two of the researchers that got an industry mentor in the KTH Innovation Mentor program. Published Nov 15, 2021Hi Lauren McKee and Amparo Jimenez Quero. You are two of the researchers who have participated in the KTH Innovation Mentor program, which is now open for application again. Why do you think someone s...
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Increasing gender equality in funding programs
Andning Med with founder Petra Szeszula is one of the teams to get funding in the VFT1 program. The funding enabled them to develop a functioning prototype. Published Oct 20, 2021Who gets access to funding is an important issue for increasing gender equality in the innovation field. By working actively with the issue, KTH Innovation has increased the proportion of women who ta...
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New hot spot for innovation at KTH
At Teknikringen 1, there is plenty of space for those who want to develop an idea or create impact with their research to sit down and start working. Published Oct 05, 2021The doors to the new meeting place for innovation and entrepreneurship at KTH are open! Here at Teknikringen 1, home to KTH Innovation, people from all over the world gather to create solutions to glo...
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Mentorship motivating students
KTH students Safae Berrahmoune and Hiba Adem are the founders of DYAMO. In July, they won one million SEK in investment in Breakit's competition SHIFT. Published Sep 23, 2021In July, KTH students Hiba Adem and Safae Berrahmoune won one million SEK in investment. Now, they launch their mentor app DYAMO to get more students to stay in school. In five years, their want every...
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They want to help the body rebuild itself
The core of their innovation is 3D printed scaffolds for soft tissue engineering. In the future, these scaffolds are meant to be implanted in the body help it heal itself. Photo: Patrik Lundmark Published Sep 06, 2021Imagine a world where your body can regenerate itself. That is the vision of Akira Science, a spinoff founded by a group of researchers at KTH and Sannio University.
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Eight innovations creating future jobs in Sweden
Bicky Chakraborty Entrepreneur Program was founded after a donation from Bicky Chakraborty, founder of Elite Hotels. The program aims to contribute to growth and prosperity in Sweden by supporting innovations from KTH. Published May 20, 2021Supporting people from KTH whose innovations can create jobs and prosperity in Sweden is the purpose of the Bicky Chakraborty Entrepreneur Program. Among those admitted to the program this year are th...
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New innovations in carbohydrate standards for life science research
Together, Amparo Jiménez Quero and Lauren McKee are founding the company MycOligo with the aim to make the purchase of highly characterised and pure fungal carbohydrate standards more accessible for the scientific and biomedical communities. Published May 19, 2021Have you ever felt frustrated when you buy something that turns out not to be exactly what you expect? Imagine how annoying it is when your purchase is an expensive chemical standard, and you have to ...
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12 innovative KTH startups get Vinnova funding
Milan Pishnemaz has gotten funding for his startup Cruitmed, and Hiba Adem and Safae Berrahmoune for their startup DYAMO. Published Apr 19, 2021Twelve startups from KTH get a share in the 50 million SEK Vinnova funding initiative Innovative startups. The solutions include birch bark rubber, services to help companies understand their sustaina...
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From robots to new materials: 18 KTH startups join the pre-incubator program
Published Apr 01, 2021Over 50% want to actively contribute to sustainable development, and a third have been founded by KTH researchers. Among the ideas are an autonomous robot that delivers food, 3D-printed implants, musi...
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KTH's Innovation model spreads worldwide
The KTH Innovation Readiness Level Model was inspired by NASA's Technology Readiness Levels. Published Mar 23, 2021Over one hundred organizations worldwide use KTH Innovation’s model for idea development, the KTH Innovation Readiness Level Model. Now, a Creative Commons license will make the model even more access...
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Renowned names form innovation award committee
The 2021 members of the award committee are the KTH President Sigbritt Karlsson, investor Klaus Hommels, KTH alum Paulina Modlitba, business angel Jane Walerud and KTH professor Stefan Ståhl. Published Mar 08, 2021Leading investors, the President of KTH, a professor who has founded seven companies, and innovative KTH alums form the award committee that in June will chose the first recipient of the KTH Innovatio...
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Kick off for the KTH Innovation mentor program
KTH researcher Lauren McKee's research focuses on complex carbohydrates and the proteins that break them down or bind to them. This spring, she will work together with a mentor. Photo by Salla Koskela Published Feb 17, 2021The KTH Innovation mentor program is now up and running. At the kick off in February, seventeen teams founded by students and researchers at KTH met their mentors on Zoom, marking the beginning of a s...
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Five reasons for KTH researchers to join the KTH Innovation pre-incubator program
Published Feb 16, 2021Working on your research and a commercialization project at the same time can seem daunting. But with support from KTH Innovation and a spot in the KTH Innovation pre-incubator program it’s proven to ...
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New innovation award celebrates entrepreneurs who have taken on big challenges
Daniel Ek is one of Sweden’s most influential entrepreneurs. Mathias Uhlén has successfully worked with industrial applications of his research. Photo: Spotify/ Alessandro Bellini. Published Feb 15, 2021Creativity, grit and courage are at the center of a new innovation award that KTH Royal Institute of Technology is launching today. The aim of the award is to celebrate people from KTH who, with their...
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Univid wants to become the best at online events
Univid founders Erik Skogetun and Jonathan Rintala studied Industrial engineering and management and Computer Science at KTH. Published Feb 10, 2021Meet the KTH students who will make digital events fun for real. Jonathan Rintala and Erik Skogetun started Univid to make their education better online and offline, but when the pandemic hit, they re...
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