Lindholmen Science Park continues to grow

There is continued strong influx of businesses to Lindholmen Science Park. During the past year, the number of companies increased from 275 to 311, and over 18,700 people are now active in the area.

Lindholmen Science Park continues to grow with more businesses and new buildings. The last two companies about to move here are Saab AB and Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions. Both have previous activities in the area and have chosen to co-locate more activities in new, larger premises.

- Lindholmen is a vibrant international environment where there is a large amount of future projects and meetings at various venues. We see that companies value the interaction between knowledge-intensive companies, university and society. More companies within IT, transport and media come here, and Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg strengthen their presence with a series of new initiatives, such as Software Center and a new Visual Arena, says Anita Bengtson, Manager Corporate Communications at Lindholmen Science Park.

Facts about Lindholmen Science Park:

• The number of employees in companies at Lindholmen  9 745   2010: 9 000
• Total number of companies  311   2010: 275           
• Total number of students  9 026   2010: 9 000
• Total number of employees and students  18 745   2010: 18 000