VINNOVA – Sweden’s Innovation Agency

VINNOVA, the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems, invests in research and strengthens Sweden’s innovative capacity for competitiveness, sustainable development and growth.

VINNOVA’s efforts range from programmes for R&D projects in small companies and at universities, to long-term development of strong research and innovation environments that attract R&D investment and expertise from around the world.

Our efforts are based on cooperation and co-financing with industry, academia and the public sector.

FP7 - Seventh Framework Programme

VINNOVA has the national responsibility for providing information and advice on the EU's Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. Get in touch with any of our contact persons, National Contact Point, NCP, to learn more about funding opportunities within the Framework Programme.

Innovation in India

On 25 October, TAFTIE, the European Network of Innovation Agencies, organised in cooperation with VINNOVA a seminar on "Innovation in India: key trends and implications for Europe" in Brussels. During the seminar the new TAFTIE-report "Innovation Hot Spots in India" was presented.

Future healthcare and Information society themes in Cutting Edge

VINNOVA has identified four challenges that will serve as drivers of innovation and sustainable growth. Two of these; Future healthcare and Information Society 3.0 are presented in this issue of Cutting Edge, VINNOVA's international magazine.

Researcher profiles filmed by Folke Rydén

Filmmaker Folke Rydén has produced some fascinating profiles of researchers in various fields.

Researcher´s mobility - Euraxess

Interested in doing research in Sweden? Find out how on the Euraxess website.

Researcher's Mobility Portal Sweden

Publications by VINNOVA

Each year VINNOVA publishes a large number of reports and other publications. They are all free to download from our website.

Go to the publications

Recommended publications

Challenge-driven Innovation

Published: 2011
Category: Om VINNOVA

Life Science companies in Sweden

In many countries today, life science is considered a critical foundation of long-term innovation and growth in industry and society. The life science industry is an important segment with economic and political significance for today’s Swedish society.

Author: Anna Sandström - VINNOVA and Tage Dolk & Benny Dolk - Addendi AB
Published: 2011
Category: Bioteknik, Hälsa

Gender across the Board

This book may inspire those who have considered starting up development work for increased innovation capacity and gender equality but who, for one reason or another, have not yet realised their aims.

Author: Ulrika Lorentzi
Published: 2011
Category: Arbetsorganisation och ledning, Innovationssystem, Forsknings- och innovationsmiljöer, Genus