Coronavirus

Innovation and co-creation never stop – but the blog takes a summer break until August 24

Published June 29, 2020 by Lena Bruce in Coronavirus

The first half of 2020 has been challenging, with the world facing an acute common societal dire challenge. Sweden and the world are in the midst of a time of great change and high conversion rates - we are all adapting to a new reality. The...

Silicon Valley more relevant than ever – and the Nordics have an important role to play

Published June 22, 2020 by Henric Johnson in Coronavirus

The last couple of months we have experienced how COVID-19 accelerated the digital transformation of our daily life. We are living bigger parts of our life online. From one week to the other we find ourselves home schooling our kids and working...

Swedish-Korean research collaboration on Covid-19

Published June 18, 2020 by Anders Hektor in Coronavirus

Sweden and Korea are together seeking collaborations for research that address Covid-19 related issues. A call for proposals for research collaboration is open (until 25 august) in Sweden and Korea, with the aim of exploring direct measures that...

Brazil and European Union working together against Covid-19

Published June 3, 2020 by Jacob Paulsen in Brasília

Partnership between researchers will cover ongoing actions in the areas of diagnosis, treatment and development of vaccines against the disease. The cooperation is the result of the Brazil-European Union (EU) Sector Dialogue “Fostering Twinning...

Ambassador Jakob Hallgren at KEY Platform 2020. Photo by author

Ambassador Jakob Hallgren at KEY Platform 2020. Photo by author

KEY Platform 2020: Sharing Swedish values on Science and Innovation post corona

Published June 3, 2020 by Anders Hektor in Coronavirus

The Corona virus could not stop the opening of K.E.Y. Platform 2020, a signature event of Money Today, an influential economic newspapers in Korea, instead it only added more value on the topic “Post Pandemonium: Advent of a Surrogate...

Swedish research and innovation initiatives related to Covid-19

Published June 1, 2020 by Lena Bruce in Coronavirus

The global outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic carries extraordinary challenges. People, societies, industries and the economy are all together affected by the pandemic in one way or another. Every now and then a crisis can also bring opportunities...

Giving wings to talent – how IIT Bombay is supporting made-in-India Covid-19 solutions

Published May 29, 2020 by Fanny Von Heland in Coronavirus

The outbreak of Covid-19 has affected every sector in society and the way of battling the virus varies between governments, industries and academia. What everyone seems to agree upon is the need to support R&D initiatives - nationally and...