Visit from Belgian LimburgWEDNESDAY 8TH OF MAY 2013 HELENA LJUSBERG; LU INNOVATION SYSTEM

Outline of presentation

• Lund University

• Professor's Privilege and Innovation Support in Sweden

• Three examples of spinout companies from Lund University

Lund University in numbers• Founded in 1666• 47 000 students • 7 200 employees

- 820 professors- 4 030 lecturers/researchers and doctoral students

• Turnover EUR 750 million – 1/3 education, 2/3 research

A comprehensive university – 8 faculties• Medicine• Engineering• Science• Social Sciences• Humanities and Theology• Economics and Management• Law• Fine and Performing Arts

(Music, Theatre, Fine Art)

One university – multiple campusesLund – main campusMalmöArt AcademyAcademy of MusicTheatre AcademySkåne University Hospital

HelsingborgCampus Helsingborg

LjungbyhedSchool of Aviation

Sweden’s most international university• Exchange students (individuals)

outgoing 1 100incoming 1 900

• Non-exchange international students: 3 700

• 680 partner universities in 50 countries worldwide

Strong research areas

• Risk and safety management• Synchrotron radiation

research• Laser spectroscopy• Climate and environment• Quaternary geology• Biodiversity• Animal migration patterns

• Materials science and nanotechnology

• Automatic control• E-science• Manufacturing

engineering• IT and mobile

communications• Food• Transport and logistics

Strong research areas

• Cancer• Epidemiology• Neuroscience and

neurodegenerative diseases• Stem cells• Health and ageing• Bioimaging• Diabetes

• Cognitive science• Linguistics• Music education• Economic history• Economic demography• Innovation and

entrepreneurship• Middle Eastern studies

An entrepreneurial university• Integration of entrepreneurial

perspectives into Master’sprogrammes and graduate schools

• IKS – joint innovation officefor all HE institutions in southernSweden

• The Science Park – 290 companies, the majority of which have their origins in research from Lund University

Outline of presentation• Lund University

• Professor's Privilege and Innovation Support in Sweden

• Three examples of spinout companies from Lund University

Professor's Privilege

In Sweden, the Professor's privilege gives university faculty the right to own inventions from publicly funded research.

Academic Entrepreneur

Lund University Innovation System

”By ensuring research from Lund University is utilised, LU Innovation System will contribute to increased growth in Sweden.”

Publications

Commissioned education

Commissioned research

Collaboration with industry

Venture creation

Research utilisation

Innovation Invention

Public funded Innovation support to Researcher at Lund University

Researcher atLund

University

LU Inno.LU Inno. AB

VINNOVA - Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems - invests around 2 billion SEK per year.

Spinout Company

LU Innovation System in figures

During 2012 LU Innovation System generated:• 104 ideas• 70 projects• 22 patents• 16 companies• 6 company equity

Innovation outcomes since 1999• Investments in over 60 new

research companies

• Over 2 000 full-time equivalent jobs

• Over SEK 600 million in tax revenue

LU Innovation System AB- 40 start-ups

Outline of presentation• Lund University

• Professor's Privilege and Innovation Support in Sweden

• Three examples of spinout companies from Lund University

Thylabisco AB

Per-Åke AlbertssonCharlotte Erlanson-Albertsson

Research result:Plant cell membranes retard fat digestion and induce satiety.

Support from LU Innovation - early phase

• Patent and IP advice• Useful networks• Advice on business development• Help with grant applications

Support from LU Innovation AB - later phase

• Investments• Company formation and licensing agreements.• Administrative and legal support

June 15th, 2011

” Thylabisco AB has licensed all patent rights for the new appetite suppressant ingredient "thylakoider" to Greenleaf Medical AB.”

The NutrAward (2013) for best new functional ingredient was presented to Greenleaf Medical AB for its all-natural, spinach extract called “Appethyl”.

A1M PharmaA1M Pharma'svision is to improve women's health by developing tools for the effective prediction and diagnosis of the disease as well as a cure for preeclampsia.

• Raised 40 MSEK for preclinical development.

• Listed in April 2013 on ”Aktietorget”.

Probation Labs Sweden ABProbe Drum delivers data with higher resolution, better repeatability and higher precision than traditional methods.

Fields of Application;• Protein stability• Enzymatic kinetics• Ligand bindning

Contact Information:helena.ljusberg@innovation.lu.sePhone; +46 46 2221277Mobil; +46 703 49 49 85