As a science park, we play an active role in innovating society. We connect academia, industry, entrepreneurs, and the public sector – building strong networks and creating opportunities. Through our platforms, projects, and events, we engage a broad range of individuals and companies, helping to strengthen the innovation capacity and long term competitiveness of both Linköping and Sweden. We’ve gathered our reflections and results from 2025 in our first progress report.
In 2025, Linköping strengthened its position as tech hub. Linköping Science Park contributed to an increased business growth and fostered a more dynamic innovation climate through a record number of business engagement.
Through clusters, test environments and strategic connections, we strengthened technology transfer and empowered more companies to transform new technology into business faster.
Investments in deeptech, AI and security boosted innovative power and international awareness. At the same time, our talent initiatives broadened participation and enhanced digital competence for more groups. In conclusion, 2025 shows a science park driving transformation and competitiveness in practice.
Some highlights 2025
- The launch of Defense Hub Sweden.
- Hosting Aerospace Cluster Sweden – East node.
- Facilitating the ICapital Innovation Fund within Linköping municipality.
- Our IoT cluster, IoT World, has expanded nationwide with regional nodes in Sweden.
- Progress in digitalization through clusters and skills initiatives.
- 6940 visitors at our events.
- 551 supported companies in 2025. We’ve increased by 100 every year since 2023.
- We ran or took part in 30 different projects.
Looking ahead to 2026 and beyond
Looking ahead, Linköping Science Park will contribute to a growing Linköping with a strong business sector and more people in employment by strengthening the region’s innovation and transformation capacity and further positioning Linköping as a leading tech hub with increased attractiveness and international relevance.
We will accelerate technology transfer and diffusion so that more companies can turn AI, IoT, cybersecurity and advanced digitalisation into real products, services and business growth. By reinforcing our strategic platforms – IndX, IoT World, Cyberly, AI Öst as well as ACS East Node and Defense Hub Sweden – we will scale demand-driven initiatives and increase the number of national and international collaborations.
At the same time, we will broaden participation through talent and skills programmes for new target groups and lifelong learning. We will strengthen the scaleup support in East Sweden by a closer collaboration with regional actors. Finally, we will secure long-term delivery capacity through striving for stable funding, strategic collaborations and a strong organisation towards 2030.
Our efforts and outcomes from 2025 are brought together in our progress report, showing progress and the impact we’ve created for our community – both in a local and international context.
