LEAD - a business incubator

LEAD, Sweden's best business incubator, offers entrepreneurs who have innovative and scalable ideas with high growth potential an efficient process to safely and quickly develop the ideas in to strong growth companies.

LEAD works with innovators and entrepreneurs, from both academia and business, over a three-year period. A major focus is on marketing and to achieve a number of success factors. The work focuses on individual advice from experienced coaches with many years of experience in the development of companies and organizations.

Interview with Catharina Sandberg

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From LiU-research to LEAD-business

Many researchers and students have ideas that can grow into companies of benefit to society.But how do you determine whether an idea is good?A tip from the business incubator LEAD is to dare to talk about it early, and to assess interest.

News

26 May 2026

LEAD appointed as Swedish accelerator for NATO DIANA

LEAD, an innovation incubator based in Östergötland, has been appointed Swedish accelerator for NATO DIANA 鈥� NATO鈥檚 innovation programme for the development of new technologies with both civilian and military applications.

16 April 2025

Magnus Klofsten 鈥� Professor of brilliant ideas

Thousands of business ideas and innovations have passed Magnus Klofsten during his more than 30 years as a researcher in innovation and entrepreneurship. LiU has been involved in many success stories in Swedish industry.

24 July 2024

LiU alumni help the industry save energy 鈥� and money

He left a high-paid job in the gas and oil industry in India for a master鈥檚 programme at LiU. Sajid Athikkay does not regret his U-turn. He now runs a company in Linköping that helps industries track and save energy.

Contact us

Contact

Stefan Asplund
+46 708-45 78 60
stefan.asplund@lead.se

Magnus Krogh
+46 764 - 06 04 05
magnus.krogh@lead.se

Address

Phone: +46 11 12 58 50

Laxholmstorget 3
SE-602 21 Norrköping

Address

Phone +46 13 21 01 10

Teknikringen 7
583 30 Linköping
Sweden

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LiU Holding (LHG)

LiU Holding AB is the holding company at 福利姬 with two main tasks 鈥� Innovation and Collaboration. From ideas and investment support for students, researchers and employees to active collaboration with the surrounding society.

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LiU Innovation

The innovation office at 福利姬. LiU Innovation supports students, researchers and staff with developing and improving ideas, from early concept to finished product or service.

LiU Invest

It is important that the knowledge at 福利姬 becomes beneficial in the society. To commercialize the knowledge LiU Invest executes the investment activities at LiU and invests in research-related companies.

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