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IVA's 100 List 2023: Swedish innovations with great potential

A new environmentally friendly light source that can complement and in some cases replace LED lights, automatic AI monitoring of train tracks and an innovative solution for sampling in case of sepsis. These are examples of some of the research projects that have been selected for this year's 100 list.

Published: 10 May 2023Last Updated: 29 June 2023

New list: research projects with high potential for business and societal benefit

The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) is now presenting this year's 100 list of research projects deemed to have great potential to benefit through commercialization, business and method development or societal impact. The focus is on technology in the service of humanity.

Published: 10 May 2022Last Updated: 29 June 2023

IVA project expands collaboration between South Korea and Sweden

On 19-20 April, the 2023 Korea-Sweden R2B Forum will be held in South Korea's capital Seoul, a brand new meeting place for the utilisation and commercialisation of research in collaboration between Sweden's and South Korea's innovation systems. The concept is inspired by IVA's Research2Business initiative and IVA's 100 list, and IVA participates as a partner in the forum.

Published: 16 March 2023Last Updated: 24 May 2024

IVA Fellow Anne L'Huillier awarded Nobel Prize

IVA Fellow Anne L'Huillier is awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Physics “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter”. Anne L'Huillier, Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) since 2012, shares this year's Nobel Prize with Pierre Agostini and Ferenc Krausz.

Published: 03 October 2023Last Updated: 03 October 2023

An evening to celebrate the art of engineering sciences

During IVA's 104th Annual Meeting, more than 600 guests gathered in Stockholm's city hall to celebrate the art of engineering sciences. We welcomed new fellows, awarded gold medals and listened to the President's address Progress in Research and Technology.

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Published: 01 November 2023Last Updated: 07 November 2023

Re-election of Marcus Wallenberg as Chair of IVA and Election of 41 New Fellows

Today, Marcus Wallenberg was re-elected as Chair of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA). Additionally, the Assembly of the Academy elected 41 new Swedish and international fellows – prominent researchers and experts from both the private and public sectors.

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Published: 03 December 2024Last Updated: 03 December 2024

Joakim Nivre granted the Chester Carlson Research Award

Professor Joakim Nivre has been granted the Chester Carlson Research Award of 100,000 SEK for his innovative contributions to computational linguistics, his leadership in the research community, and his commitment to language technology through collaboration. The award has been granted since 1985 to promote scientific research in the field of information science.

Published: 21 January 2025Last Updated: 21 January 2025

IVA's Gold Medal 2024: Gerteric Lindquist

As CEO of the energy technology company NIBE, Gerteric Lindquist has been involved in putting Sweden as an energy technology nation on the world map.

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Published: 10 September 2024Last Updated: 11 September 2024

IVA's Gold Medal 2024: Bo Normark

Bo Normark is the civil engineer who has made electrification his trademark. For over 50 years, he has worked to develop the technical and political solutions required to build the sustainable energy systems of the future.

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Published: 10 September 2024Last Updated: 11 September 2024

Industrial robot performs cello piece composed for IVA by Jacob Mühlrad

Listen and watch as an industrial robot performs a cello piece specially composed for IVA by the world-renowned composer Jacob Mühlrad, in a film recording from the performance at IVA’s Annual Meeting in October. Also, meet the robotics researcher and composer Fredrik Gran, who programmed the cello-playing robot.

Published: 19 December 2024Last Updated: 19 December 2024

AI Pioneer Professor Geoffrey Hinton visited IVA

Last week, Professor Geoffrey Hinton visited Stockholm to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics for his groundbreaking discoveries and advancements in AI development. He also visited the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) for a panel discussion, and gave an exclusive interview to IVA's President. Watch both discussions here.

Published: 16 December 2024Last Updated: 18 December 2024

"Research2Business is concrete evidence of IVA’s relevance"

Research utilisation and collaboration are part of Luleå University of Technology’s DNA. That’s why IVA’s Research2Business project fits the university’s Vice-Chancellor, Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn, like a glove.

Published: 22 February 2021Last Updated: 29 June 2023

Leif Johansson appointed Chair of Swedish Futures

IVA's vision project brings together large parts of Swedish society: business, academia, the social partners, the public sector and representatives from the political sphere. Leif Johansson has been appointed to lead the work alongside IVA's President, Professor Sylvia Schwaag Serger and a high-profile Steering Committee.

Published: 10 February 2026Last Updated: 19 February 2026
Leif Johansson and IVA's CEO

IVA's List for Research Impact

We are now seeking candidates for IVA's List for Research Impact. The IVA List highlights current research projects within the field of engineering sciences, conducted at Swedish universities and research institutes, that show a clear ambition to be commercialised. The research should be ready to generate impact within the foreseeable future. The application period is open from 4 February to 20 February 2026.

Published: 04 February 2026Last Updated: 19 February 2026
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IVA strengthens its ranks with new Fellows

The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) has elected 39 new Fellows, comprising distinguished engineers, economists, researchers, entrepreneurs and leaders from both the private and public sectors. Each brings valuable expertise that will further reinforce the Academy’s work. Here is the full list of new Fellows.

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Published: 02 December 2025Last Updated: 02 December 2025
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IVA’s Gold Medal 2025: Helena Hedblom

Throughout her career, Helena Hedblom has made a remarkable contribution to the mining industry and is today one of the most influential leaders in Swedish business. With a background in materials engineering, she has risen from Head of Research to CEO of Epiroc AB – reshaping Sweden’s mining sector.

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Published: 21 October 2025Last Updated: 21 October 2025
Helena Hedblom

IVA’s Gold Medal 2025: Mats Danielsson

With a background from CERN and Berkeley, Mats Danielsson has successfully combined cutting-edge research with technical innovation and entrepreneurship. Today he is a leading researcher and entrepreneur in medical imaging, whose work has had a strong impact both nationally and internationally – in healthcare as well as in industry.

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Published: 21 October 2025Last Updated: 21 October 2025
Mats Danielsson

IVA’s Great Gold Medal 2025: Carl-Henric Svanberg

For decades, Carl-Henric Svanberg has stood at the helm of some of Sweden’s – and the world’s – most successful industrial companies. With a rare blend of technical insight, business acumen and strong communication, he has helped shape Assa Abloy, Ericsson, BP and Volvo into global market leaders.

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Published: 21 October 2025Last Updated: 21 October 2025
Carl-Henric Svanberg

Dalboskolan vinner E-kampen 2026 – med hållbar innovation i fokus

Klass 9 på Dalboskolan i Vänersborg står som vinnare av årets upplaga av E-kampen. Med företaget Miljövänliga TräGranar har två av eleverna utvecklat dekorativa julgranar av återbrukat trä – en affärsidé som imponerade stort på juryn genom sin kombination av hållbarhet, kreativitet och entreprenörskap.

Published: 01 June 2026Last Updated: 01 June 2026
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Entreprenörskap i skolan

I publikationen Entreprenörskap i skolan – en nyckel till Sveriges framtida konkurrenskraft, lyfter IVA behovet av att utveckla elevers kreativitet, problemlösningsförmåga och handlingskraft redan från tidig ålder.

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Published: 04 August 2026Last Updated: 04 August 2026