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LEAD - a business incubator

LEAD, Sweden's best business incubator, offers entrepreneurs who have innovative and scalable ideas with high growth potential an efficient process to safely and quickly develop the ideas in to strong growth companies.

LEAD works with innovators and entrepreneurs, from both academia and business, over a three-year period. A major focus is on marketing and to achieve a number of success factors. The work focuses on individual advice from experienced coaches with many years of experience in the development of companies and organizations.

Read more on LEADs webpage.

Interview with Catharina Sandberg

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From LiU-research to LEAD-business

Many researchers and students have ideas that can grow into companies of benefit to society.But how do you determine whether an idea is good?A tip from the business incubator LEAD is to dare to talk about it early, and to assess interest.

News

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26 May 2026

LEAD appointed as Swedish accelerator for NATO DIANA

LEAD, an innovation incubator based in Östergötland, has been appointed Swedish accelerator for NATO DIANA – NATO’s innovation programme for the development of new technologies with both civilian and military applications.

16 April 2025

Magnus Klofsten – Professor of brilliant ideas

Thousands of business ideas and innovations have passed Magnus Klofsten during his more than 30 years as a researcher in innovation and entrepreneurship. LiU has been involved in many success stories in Swedish industry.
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24 July 2024

LiU alumni help the industry save energy – and money

He left a high-paid job in the gas and oil industry in India for a master’s programme at LiU. Sajid Athikkay does not regret his U-turn. He now runs a company in Linköping that helps industries track and save energy.
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13 February 2024

Innovative semiconductor research from LiU to Silicon Valley

LiU alumnus and doctoral student Ivan Martinovic swapped Swedish winter for a warmer climate and headed for Silicon Valley.  He represents the LEAD company Polar Light Technologies in Berkeley SkyDeck’s sought-after accelerator programme.

18 November 2022

Saving forests with AI

Attacks by beetles destroy huge areas of forest every year, costing several billion Swedish crowns. LiU alumnus Markus Drugge wants to do something about this. His company, Arboair, uses AI-driven image analysis to improve sustainability in forestry.
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11 August 2022

Bioengineered cornea can restore sight to the blind and visually impaired

LiU-researchers have developed an implant made of collagen protein from pig’s skin, which resembles the human cornea. In a pilot study, the implant restored vision to 20 people with diseased corneas.

Contact us

Contact

Stefan Asplund
+46 708-45 78 60
stefan.asplund@lead.se

Magnus Krogh
+46 764 - 06 04 05
magnus.krogh@lead.se

Address

Phone: +46 11 12 58 50

Laxholmstorget 3
SE-602 21 Norrköping

Address

Phone +46 13 21 01 10

Teknikringen 7
583 30 Linköping
Sweden

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