PowerPoint-presentation - STUNS

Uppsala

Uppsala in Europe




STUNS

The foundation for cooperation between the
universities in Uppsala, the business sector
and the community


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Uppsala County Administrative Board

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Uppsala University

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SLU
–

the Swedish University of Agricultural


Sciences

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the Municipality of Uppsala

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the County Council of Uppsala

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the Chamber of Commerce for Uppsala


County



Uppsala



University Main Building



Research in figures

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3,600 teachers and researchers

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550 professors

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5,000 academic publications per year

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3,000 international collaborative


research agreements

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2,000 doctoral students

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300 doctorates every year

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75 licentiate degrees every year

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50% of research is funded


by external sources



ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Examples of areas of

strength:


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conflict management

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the advancement of


democracy

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law

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learning

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behavioural science

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labour studies

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religion

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psychology

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languages

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growth, and welfare



MEDICINE AND PHARMACY

Examples of areas of strength:


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drug development

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neuroscience

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infectious diseases

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resistance to antibiotics

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epidemiology

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clinical inflammation studies

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cancer

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diabetes

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molecular biology

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genomics

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tumour biology

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caring studies




SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Examples of areas of strength:


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energy

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materials science

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evolutionary biology

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biological diversity

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biotechnology

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information technology

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genomics

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theoretical physics




EDUCATION

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40,000 undergraduate and
postgraduate students

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50 programmes for beginners

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50 master programmes

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1,800 single
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subject courses

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4,200 undergraduate and

postgraduate degrees every year

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2,000 doctoral students

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Lifelong learning through continuing

and

mid
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career education


Broad course offerings from undergraduate

to doctoral level in nine faculties.



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Energy systems


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Information technology


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Chemical engineering


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Engineering physics


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Engineering physics, materials and design


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Systems in technology and society


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Environmental and systems engineering


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Molecular biotechnology





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Materials science


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Information technology


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Energy


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Mathematics and computing science


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Biotechnology


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Genomics


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Biological diversity/evolutionary biology


Civil engineering programs and research priorities

Civ engineering prog.

Research priorities



Financing

Income by source 2009. Total 4,754 mSEK



SOCIETAL NEEDS AND SCIENTIFIC
PROGRESS



INNOVATION SYSTEM


A system like an ecological system with
interactions between different actors to
produce emergent behaviour that is
highly adaptive to circumstances and
opportunities.


What is Uppsala Universitie
´
s contribution
to the innovation system in Uppsala?



CONTRIBUTION TO THE INNOVATION
SYSTEM IN UPPSALA FROM UPPSALA
UNIVERSITY

INNOVATION SYSTEM

Research

Education

School of

entrepreneurship

UU Innovation

Patent office

Holding company



THE KNOWLEDGE TRIANGLE

BUSINESS

RESEARCH

EDUCATION

ARENA

FOR

INTERACTION


INNOVATIONS





INTERACTION WITH SOCIETY

SOCIETY

SOCIETY

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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE TRIANGLE
IN THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF UU INNOVATION

AND INTERACTION WITH INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH

CONTRACT RESEARCH

SERVICES

AIMDay

CONFERENCES/MEETINGS

DIPLOMA WORKS

MENTOR PROGRAMS

CONTRACT EDUCATION

BUSINESS PROJECTS

INDUSTRIAL TEACHERS

STUDY VISITS

PATENT GUIDANCE

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

COMMERCIAL VERIFICATIONS

LICENSING (UU HOLDING)

PATENTING (PATENT OFFICE)

START
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UPS (UU HOLDING)

INNOVATION GRANTS

INNOVATIONS AWARDS



Excellent track record in start
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up of
new companies from research at
Uppsala University


Biomedical AB (cellodlingssystem, cancervaccin/genterapi)

AB Decipher Genetic (analysteknik rättsmedicin)

Academicum Utbildning & Bemanning AB (ingångar till
arbetslivet)

Acumem AB (optimeringsverktyg för programmering)

Alimenta Medical AB (medicinsk teknik)

Atlas Antibodies (antikroppar)

Beactica AB (läkemedelsutveckling)

BioArctic Neuroscience AB (immunterapi)

BioConcept AB (läkemedelsutveckling)

Bioimics (nya antibiotika)

Careit
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SelfhelpOnline Solutions AB (psykologiska
självhjälpsprogram)

ChromoGenics AB (elektrokrom folie och smarta fönster)

Convertus AB (maskinöversättning och automatisk
språkgranskning)

Current Power Sweden AB (undervattenströmkraft)

Dilafor AB (läkemedelsteknik)

Dirac Research AB (signalbehandling för audiosystem)

Doxa AB (dental
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och ortopedikeramer)

Duocort AB (läkemedelsberedning)

ImInt AB (bildbehandling)

Integrated Antennas AB (antennlösningar)

Intersecta AB (regional utveckling)

Intologic AB (visuellt konfigureringsverktyg)




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Lidds AB (läkemedelsberedning)

Modpro AB (diagnostik och läkemedel)

NanoLogica AB (nanoporösa material)

NanoSpace AB (mikrosystem för rymdtillämpningar)

Naturvatten i Roslagen AB (limnologiska
fältundersökningar)

Nova Diamant AB (diamantverktyg)

Olink Bioscience (bioteknik)

Olink Genomic (bioteknik)

Oncolog AB (kvalitetssäkring av strålbehandling)

OptiMobile AB (telekommunikation)

Orexo AB (läkemedelsberedning)

ParAllele Bioscience, Inc (läkemedelsberedning)

Piezomotor AB (mikromotorer)

Primateria AB (ytteknik)

PSD Insight AB (mät
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och analysutrustning)

Quantovir AB (cancerdiagnostik)

Ridgeview Instruments AB (markörer för PET
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teknik)



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Rolling Optics AB (3D
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optik)

Rotundus AB (robotik/övervakningsrobotar)

Seabased AB (vågkraft)

Societas Archaeologica Upsaliensis (arkeologiska
undersökningar)

Solibro AB (tunnfilmsolceller)

Springlife AB (arbetshälsa)

Termira AB (biomaterial)

Trade Extensions (e
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handel, nätauktion)

Transcutan AB (medicinsk teknik)

Trendethnography AB (etnografisk konsumentanalys)

Uppsala Imanet (PET
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teknik)

WeatherTech Scandinavia AB (vindenergiforskning).

Vertical Wind AB (vindkraft)

ÅSTC Aerospace AB (mikrosystem för
rymdtillämpningar)