Innovative power for Sweden
Our vision is to create innovative power that leads to significant positive impact on society and competitiveness – we do this by leading complex collaborations. Lindholmen Science Park AB is jointly owned by the City of Gothenburg and the business community. Hand in hand, owners and partners have, for more than 25 years, together invested and purposefully developed a modern and inspiring innovation environment for several of Sweden's leading projects that span between research and experimental development.
Our mission
Lindholmen Science Park AB works to strengthen Sweden's competitiveness, without any profit of its own. This is done by successfully developing, initiating and facilitating qualified collaboration through projects and program activities in two dimensions:
• to accelerate the innovation and research ecosystem regionally, nationally and internationally.
• to stimulate the development of the innovative collaboration environment in the Lindholmen area.
Lindholmen Science Park's operations put people at the center. Both in terms of employees and partners, but also as end users and citizens.
We offer a neutral development environment where actors from business, academia and society can work together to drive major research and development projects. For more than 25 years, we have been involved in creating successful collaborations and new knowledge. Here there is room and space for new networks, new expertise and new opportunities for development and growth. We know that strong ideas come from collaboration.
Our owners & partners
Lindholmen Science Park AB was founded in 2000 by Chalmers University of Technology and the City of Gothenburg. Today, the City of Gothenburg, together with Swedish business, is our owner. Chalmers remains a strategic partner and important financier, as is the Västra Götaland Region, the University of Gothenburg and the Swedish Transport Administration, as well as Vinnova, the Swedish Energy Agency and Formas. As a neutral enabler, we have over time developed into a national resource for increased Swedish innovation.
Business plan 2026
Lindholmen Science Park continues develop its ability to contribute to and strengthen Sweden's innovative power by being relevant, and gradually increasing its presence in national and international contexts.
"Lindholmen Science Park runs several of Sweden's leading projects that span research and experimental development. With our roots in the Lindholmen Innovation District, we today collaborate in an arena without geographical boundaries. Based on societal challenges and a shared need for new knowledge, we accelerate the possibilities for new solutions, which in the long term creates increased growth and innovative power for Sweden."
Our expertise
Based on the needs of today's society, we run various activities in collaborative projects, the lessons learned from which in turn develop us as a knowledge node. With offices in both Gothenburg and Stockholm and partner networks throughout Sweden, we bring together stakeholders, initiate and lead projects that span research and experimental development, and disseminate insights and new knowledge.
Transport accounts for a large part of all projects – mobility for people and goods is therefore summarized as the pinnacle of the company and the ecosystem. At the same time, a broad knowledge base and unique experiences have been built up in several areas such as ICT, AI, media and visualization, where we also run several successful projects.
Our roots
In the 1980s, Gothenburg was in one of its deepest crises ever. The shipyard crisis had led to almost 20,000 people losing their jobs and the shipyards on Lindholmen stood empty.
25 years ago, the City of Gothenburg and Chalmers joined forces and Lindholmen Science Park AB was formed. Lindholmen Science Park then became synonymous with the emergence of a knowledge-intensive innovation cluster in Gothenburg, thanks to joint and targeted efforts and investments from the City of Gothenburg, the Västra Götaland Region, academia with Chalmers and Gothenburg University, and the international business community.
Over the years, our company has gone from a local initiative to a national resource, running several of Sweden's leading projects spanning research and experimental development.
Lindholmen Innovation District
In parallel with the development of the company Lindholmen Science Park AB, the Lindholmen area has continued to develop into a true innovation district in Gothenburg, with approximately 400 companies, schools, housing, services, culture and an infrastructure that ties the area even closer to the city center.
Lindholmen's innovation district is Gothenburg's most knowledge-intensive and expansive area, and today around 30,000 people spend their time here every day. In five years, that number is expected to double. These include students, researchers, high school students, residents, entrepreneurs, employees at international companies and national authorities, hotel guests and curious visitors.
