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To address the unique needs of Sweden's innovative and fast-growing startups and scaleups, a new collaborative initiative called Sweden Startup Nation has been established. This initiative aims to serve as an independent, national knowledge hub that enhances understanding of startups, scaleups, and their ecosystem through comprehensive data collection, analysis, and accessibility. The initiative i

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/new-initiative-strengthen-swedens-startups-and-scaleups - 2026-10-07

Much of the world's infrastructure is made of concrete, which presents a challenge when it cracks and needs repair. Traditional repair methods involve cutting away a large amount of material. Now researchers at Lund University are investigating an innovative solution: using fungi to mend concrete. This groundbreaking research got off the ground with a Sustainable Idea Exploration grant and support

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/sustainable-construction-how-fungi-research-lund-university-could-revolutionise-infrastructure - 2026-10-07

THINK TEAM. Don't strive for perfection, take small steps instead. And dare to ask the really tough questions. Annika Lindström, Innovation Developer at LU Innovation, gives advice to aspiring entrepreneurs. To "succeed" in realising an idea, the most fundamental thing in my eyes is to be truly driven by the desire to solve a problem and create value for an end user or customer.It's easy to fall i

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/dont-fall-love-your-own-idea - 2026-10-07

Trauma surgeon Dr. Gabriel Börner often saw patients suffer from complications after open abdominal surgery. Inspired by evidence that the small-bites technique could significantly reduce these issues, he founded Suturion in 2018. Now Suturion has entered the first commercial production of SutureTOOL™. Resembling an advanced surgical sewing device, SutureTOOL™ enables surgeons to adopt the recomme

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/bench-bedside-suturion-enters-first-commercial-production-suturetooltm - 2026-10-07

“It's an amazing feeling to see your research put to practical use in the real world," explains Magnus Gäfvert, new Innovation Developer at LU Innovation who works with researchers at LTH. After having been co-founder and CEO of the software company Modelon, which is based on LTH research, he has now returned to Lund University. Now he wants to help the next generation of researchers transform the

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/ceo-innovation-developer-magnus-gafvert-coaches-researchers-lth-become-next-generation-innovators - 2026-10-07

A point-of-care test developed by researchers at Lund University is poised to transform fertility treatment protocols globally. The innovation, backed by a clinical study published in Frontiers in Endocrinology, enables rapid identification of optimal hormone treatments for IVF patients, significantly improving success rates while minimising side effects. Led by Professor Yvonne Lundberg Giwercman

https://www.innovation.lu.se/en/article/breakthrough-testing-method-ivf-treatment-shows-38-increase-babies-born - 2026-10-07

Starting November 2023 a new housing portal will be implemented at LU Accommodation. Below you can find updates on several important changes that will be made. Housing application Spring semester 2024: The housing application process for new applicants with an arrival during Spring semester 2024 will use the already existing housing portal. New applicants need to follow the existing instructions o

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/new-housing-portal-lu-accommodation - 2026-10-07

Following a new decision by Lund University, LU Accommodation will update its rental model to a more standardized student accommodation model. Further rental increases due to inflation have been postponed until August 2024. Rental changes 2024 New rental model LU Accommodation will change to an 11 month rental model, where the yearly rent for almost all accommodations* will be distributed over 11

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/rental-changes-january-2024 - 2026-10-07

The application for student housing from August 2024 opened today, 7th May, and applicants are welcome to apply for available housing up until 22 May. At Midnight this morning, Swedish time (CEST), the Housing queue for student applications Autumn 2024 was opened. Shortly after, the first batch of available housing was published.You can now log on to your account and join the queue, and then apply

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/autumn-2024-student-application-open - 2026-10-07

The first round of application for autumn semester accommodation has now closed. LU Accommodation will verify all applications, and then start sending out offers. Offers are projected to be sent out within two weeks. On 23rd May, the application for the first round of available housing for Autumn 2024 was closed. In the next step of the process, the following will happen:LU Accommodation will veri

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/autumn-application-closed-what-happens-now - 2026-10-07

This is an update for everyone having questions regarding the application for the autumn. In short, it’s the first application period we have in our new housing system, it was the first time we randomized the queue time on the first day, and it’s the first time both me and my colleague has been chiefly responsible for the student application process. All of this has meant some people’s priorities

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/update-application-process - 2026-10-07

LU Accommodation has now sent out the first 500 or so housing offers. In the beginning of next week we will send out approximately 250 more. Tenants who have not yet received an offer are urged to seek housing through other means, if they do not have a guarantee. Today (Friday 14 June) approximately 500 housing offers were sent out. At the same time a couple dozen applications were removed from th

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/first-student-housing-offers-sent - 2026-10-07

The second batch of housing for Autumn Semester 2024 has just been published. There are approximately 160 accommodations available in the batch. There are still at least as many Guaranteed applicants in the queue. Today (26. June 2024), the second batch of available housing for Autumn Semester 2024 was published, with approximately 160 rooms and apartments.The batch is open for application up unti

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/second-batch-available-housing-published - 2026-10-07

The third batch of available student housing (34 accommodations) is now open to applications, up until Sunday 21 July. The second batch is still ongoing, with 21 offers still out. Today (17. July), the third batch of available housing for Autumn Semester 2024 was published, with approximately 30 rooms and apartments.The batch is open for application up until Sunday 21. July. Apply for the batchAll

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/third-batch-available-student-housing-published - 2026-10-07

The Fourth batch of available student housing (92 accommodations) is now open to applications, up until Thursday, 8 August. Due to the start of this batch being now in the beginning of August,, these contracts will start from 15 August instead. Today (1 August), the fourth batch of available housing for Autumn Semester 2024 was published, with approximately 92 rooms and apartments.The batch is ope

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/fourth-batch-available-student-housing-published - 2026-10-07

Today two separate batches of available housing were published, one for September and one for remaining accommodations in late August. Please note that response deadlines for August rooms will be very short. Two batchesToday (19 August), the fifth batch of available housing for August 2024 was published, as well as the first batch of housing available from September. These batches have different d

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/september-and-late-august-batches-published - 2026-10-07

The 2nd batch of available accommodations were published on 30 August, deadline 1 September to apply, move-in from 4 September. September batchesToday (30 August), the seventh and eighth batches of available housing for Autumn 2024 were published. These have been separated so that rooms in Helsingborg require a separate application.We are also aiming to send out batches for housing from October so

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/second-september-batches-published - 2026-10-07

Batch #9 was published today. Approximately 20 rooms available from 1st October. October batchToday (9 September), the ninth batch of available housing for Autumn 2024 was published. This housing is available from 1st October. In some cases, the previous tenant may have moved out earlier, so if you are in need of an earlier move-in date, please contact us.If you have already found housing, you are

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/october-batch-published - 2026-10-07

Starting from 25 November 2024, LU Accommodation's reception will be located at Professorsgatan 1. The reception will be closed during the week leading up to the move, but appointments are available. LU Accommodation will be moving their reception and back-office services to Professorsgatan 1. Applicants, tenants and other visitors are welcome to visit the new reception, accessible through the mai

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/lu-accommodations-reception-moving - 2026-10-07

Application for student accommodation for Spring 2025 opened on Wednesday 13 November. All applicants who apply within the first 24 hours get a randomised queue position within their priority group. The Spring Student Accommodation Application for 2025 is now open!Apply now!Make sure to apply as soon as possible. To apply you need to do three things:Register an accountJoin the queueApply for the b

https://www.luaccommodation.lu.se/article/student-accommodation-application-spring-2025-open - 2026-10-07