The County of Västerbotten are a strong industrial region with presence of major corporates in areas as Mining, Energy, Forestry and Manufacturing. Heavy investments are now made in the region, for instance in new manufacturing plants, new rail road infrastructure, wind power parks and 5G-technology.
Innovation needs:
Corporates behind these investment are looking for new innovative solutions, product and services covering the areas of Smart Industry, Energy solutions and Cleantech. Solutions including process automation, robotics, simulations, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), predictive analysis and maintenance , digital twins, smart sensors, energy storage, fast charging, smart grid, electrified mobility and renewable energy solutions. innovative plattforms based on the idea of sharing and circular economy is also of interest.
To increase the pace of innovation, economic growth and at the same time meeting the challenges the world and the society is facing due to climate change and other challenges in the global economy, it's necessary to establish tighter bonds between innovative - fast moving startups and large corporates.