Many small and medium-sized enterprises in the marine and maritime sectors do not have their own resources for research and development. This may be because they lack access to the right testing environments, research expertise, or the infrastructure needed to test and further develop a solution under real-world conditions.
This results in an unnecessarily long gap between the idea and the market. The Kristineberg Innovation Center addresses this need by bringing together testing facilities, expertise, and collaboration within a relevant marine environment. This gives companies the opportunity to develop and validate their solutions without having to build up the necessary capacity themselves.
The aim is to establish and develop a robust innovation ecosystem for the blue bioeconomy where companies and researchers can develop and validate new solutions.
The goal is to enable more innovations to be tested in real-world environments, further developed, and brought to market—thereby contributing to a more sustainable use of marine resources.
By lowering the barriers to testing and verification, the project creates better conditions for innovation in the marine sector.
This helps to ensure that more solutions can be developed and scaled up, that collaboration between research and industry is strengthened, and that Sweden takes a clearer stance in the blue bioeconomy.
Innovatum Science Park is a partner in the project and contributes expertise in innovation, collaboration, and the development of the blue bioeconomy.
| Project owner | RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB |
| Partners | Chalmers University of Technology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Fyrbodal Municipal Association, Business Region West |
| Funder | The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth, Västra Götaland Region |
| Project duration | October 1, 2025 – October 1, 2028 |
| The role of Innovatum Science Parks | project partner |
