Mareld wins Innovatum Science Park Award

The regional winners have been crowned in Sweden's largest business idea competition Venture Cup. The winner of our Innovatum Science Park Award went to Mareld, whose technology streamlines testing processes in the food industry. Mareld received a total of three awards and is on to the Swedish final later this fall.

- We are extremely grateful to have won the Innovatum Science Park Award! We are very much looking forward to benefiting from the network, expertise and lessons learned that Innovatum has to offer. I have a feeling that we can achieve great things together," says Viktor Wiren, co-founder of Mareld.

Reduces test time up to 89%

All food consumed by humans has to undergo numerous tests that ensure the quality of the products. Today, the process is time-consuming and for a dairy producing 55,000 liters of milk per hour, or a packaging producer producing 82 tons of material per hour, every minute and hour matters.

Mareld, led by Viktor Wiren and Gustav Palm, has developed technology that can predict results after just 8 hours, reducing testing time by up to 89%.

Receives SEK 10,000 and a place in the incubator

As the winner of the Innovatum Science Park Award, Mareld will receive SEK 10,000. They are also offered a place in Innovatum Science Park's incubator where they will receive business development support from coaches who have made startup journeys themselves, help with contacts, networks, financing issues and a lot more.

- Mareld are truly worthy winners! We award the prize to recognize entrepreneurs who develop smart innovations with the potential to have a positive impact on society. We also want to highlight the help that is available to us in Trollhättan. Especially for startups in sustainable industry where we can offer large networks and a unique test and demo environment through the Production Technology Center, says incubator manager Eivind Vogel-Rödin.