18 research projects on this year’s 100-list from IVA are linked to Chalmers. Among them are projects working on green energy and deep tech, new battery materials, wind power as a driving force, carbon capture, water purification combined with hydrogen production, graphene for bacterial detection, and various AI solutions.
On November 12, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) presents this year’s 100-list featuring research projects assessed to have significant potential for practical application through commercialization, business and method development, or societal impact. This year’s list focuses on innovation through interdisciplinary approaches and addresses topics such as society and welfare, infrastructure, deep tech, smart industry, circular economy, resource and energy efficiency, green and blue industries, as well as new business models. In total, there are 93 projects on the list, with 18 connected to Chalmers.
“Sweden has outstanding research with great potential to improve the world through new technology. The high quality of the research has made it particularly challenging for IVA’s selection committee to choose the most promising research projects for this year’s 100-list,” says Sylvia Schwaag Serger, professor and CEO of IVA.
IVA’s assessment groups primarily look at the potential for business development, innovation, and societal benefit in the research.
“Being selected for IVA’s 100-list is not only a recognition of our innovation capacity but also proof of our ability to transform complex challenges into concrete solutions that have a real impact on society and our future development,” says Mats Lundqvist, Vice President for utilization, innovation and lifelong learning at Chalmers.
About IVA’s 100-list
The 100-list is produced by IVA’s Research2Business (R2B), which aims to make Sweden a leader in transforming academic research in technical and economic sciences into innovation and competitiveness in the business sector. IVA’s 100-list was launched in connection with IVA’s 100th anniversary in 2019, hence the name. The selection committee consists of over 60 qualified individuals from IVA’s broad network of representatives from academia, industry, and public sector. IVA’s R2B operates in collaboration with Vinnova, Sting, the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV), Voima Ventures, the KK Foundation, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, the Association of Swedish Engineering Industries, and Sweden’s higher education institutes.
Chalmers on the 100-list
Here you can see a list of the projects connected to Chalmers and/or Chalmers Ventures that are on this year’s list. Follow this link to read more about each project on IVA’s website.
- Infininode, Bhavishya Goel, Computer Science and Engineering
- aktor-e: smart and sustainable industrial robot control, Constantin Cronrath, Electrical Engineering
- SmartBrain – Batteries with dynamic reconfiguration, Albert Skegro, Quan Ouyang, Changfu Zou, Torsten Wik, Electrical Engineering
- AI and smart sensors for advanced battery management: Towards safer, cheaper, and greener solutions, Changfu Zou, Yizhou Zhang, Xiaolei Bian, Torsten Wik, Electrical Engineering
- EPD-Berg – Process and Environmental Platform for a Sustainable Raw Material Production, Gauti Asbjörnsson, Industrial and Materials Science
- Viktlösa batterier, Leif Asp, Industrial and Materials Science
- KORALL – En ny metod för koldioxidinfångning, Hugo Boccara, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Vattenrening och vätgas från återvunnen slipmull, Thomas Ottink, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Metals from the waste back to the batteries via green chemical approach, Martina Petranikova, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Turning waste into sweet taste, Cecilia Geijer, Life sciences
- Wind-assisted ship propulsion for commercial vessels, Heng Zhu, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences
- Peckiiless: Breath-Based Glucose Monitoring Revolution, Marzyeh Advand, Microtechnology and Nanoscience
- Elektrisk ström som läkande kraft, Maria Asplund, Microtechnology and Nanoscience
- Kvantbegränsade mikrovågsförstärkare, Hampus Renberg Nilsson, Microtechnology and Nanoscience
- Graphene biosensors for speedy detection of pathogens, August Yurgens, Microtechnology and Nanoscience
- Balansen mellan flexibel förnybar vattenkraft och levande sjöar och vattendrag, Hanna Ek Fälth, Space, Earth and Environment
- Koldioxidinfångning utan dyr och energikrävande gasseparation – Kemcyklisk förbränning, Anders Lyngfelt, Space, Earth and Environment
- Strategier för ökad cirkularitet hos träförädlande industri (CirkuTrä), Mirka Kans, Technology Management and Economics