Innovative power for Sweden
Lindholmen Science Park AB is jointly owned by Chalmers University of Technology, the City of Gothenburg and the business community. For 25 years, owners and partners have worked together to invest and purposefully develop a modern and inspiring innovation environment for several of Sweden’s leading development projects.
Our vision
Lindholmen Science Park AB strives toward the vision to create innovative power by leading complex collaborations that lead to significant positive impact on society and competitiveness.
We provide a neutral development environment where players from the business community, academia and society, together can conduct major research and development projects. For 25 years, we have been involved in creating successful collaborations and new knowledge. We offer space for new networks, new expertise and new opportunities to develop and grow. We understand that strong ideas are born from collaboration.
Our mission
Without private gain, Lindholmen Science Park AB shall, successfully develop, initiate, lead and facilitate qualified collaboration spanning basic research, industrial research and experimental development through project and program activities in two dimensions:
- to accelerate the research and innovation ecosystem regionally, nationally and internationally.
- to stimulate the development of the innovative collaboration environment in the Lindholmen Innovation District.
Our owners and partners
Lindholmen Science Park AB was founded in 2000 by Chalmers University of Technology and the City of Gothenburg, which are now our owners, together with the business community. Strategic partners include Region Västra Götaland, the University of Gothenburg, the Swedish Transport Administration, Vinnova and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency. Acting as a neutral enabler, we have over time grown into a national resource for greater Swedish innovative power.
"Lindholmen Science Park is driving several of Sweden's leading development projects, with a focus on future mobility for people and goods, as well as AI and media. Starting from societal challenges and a shared need for new knowledge, we are accelerating opportunities to develop new solutions, thereby helping to generate long-term growth and innovative power for Sweden."
Our expertise
Based on the needs of today’s society, we pursue various activities in partnering projects, and the lessons learnt from these collaborations help in turn to develop us as a knowledge hub. We gather together stakeholders, initiate and lead projects, and spread insights and new knowledge.
More than half of all projects concern transportation — we therefore summarize the company’s focus as mobility for people and goods. In parallel, we have accumulated an extensive knowledge bank and unique experience in several areas, including ICT, AI, media and visualization, where we are also conducting several successful projects.
Our roots
In the 1980s, Gothenburg was experiencing one of its deepest crises ever. The crisis in the shipbuilding industry resulted in almost 20,000 redundancies and the Lindholmen shipyards stood empty.
Working together, and with a shared vision, the City of Gothenburg, Region Västra Götaland, academia from Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg, as well as the international business community, have invested in and purposefully developed this exciting innovation environment. This resulted in the creation of the Lindholmen concept, which since its formation 25 years ago has evolved from a local initiative into a national resource, an epicenter for development, innovation and collaboration.
Area in development
Lindholmen Innovation District has become the most knowledge-intensive and expansive area in Gothenburg. Some 30,000 people now spend time here every day. This figure is expected to double over the next five years. These are students, researchers, high school pupils, residents, entrepreneurs, employees from international companies and national authorities, hotel guests and curious visitors.
