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LU Innovation

Venture studio

Lund · Pre-Seed–Seed · 34 people tracked

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LU Innovation supports students and researchers at Lund University through the early phases of turning ideas and research results into ventures, offering tailored guidance across an explore-verify-realise process. It runs seminars, networks, and scholarship opportunities to help academic research create real-world impact. The affiliated LU Ventures co-builds companies with Lund University researchers, focusing on academic spin-outs across the university's diverse research areas.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
HQ
Lund, SE
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Grants
Founded
1994
Tracked investments
53

Team · 34 people

from the firm's website
Christine Widstrand· CEOin

CEO of LU Ventures, handling partnership inquiries.

Adila Malik· Incubator manager – VentureLab by LU Innovation
Alma Dupovac· Finance Managerin

Finance Manager at LU Ventures.

Anders Ruland· Innovation developer – software, Innovation development team lead
Annika Lindstöm· Innovation developer – students
Cecilia Jädert· Innovation developer – life science & LUCC
Eddie Thordarson· Venture Builderin

Handles dealflow and portfolio inquiries in life science at LU Ventures.

Eleonor Åsander Frostner· Communications officer – ATMP Path2Patient
Emma Lundsten· Marketing Managerin

Marketing Manager handling communications at LU Ventures.

Fredrik Edman· Patent Advisor

Patent expert at LU Innovation offering support on intellectual property rights.

Fredrik Engfeldt· Legal advisor

Legal adviser at LU Innovation providing general legal advice.

Göran Asketorp· Patent advisor (available Wednesdays)
Johan Alling· Funding & financial tools
Karsten Deppert· Innovation developer – students, Campus Helsingborg
Kennet Henningsson

Contact for Innovation Office South at Blekinge Institute of Technology.

Lars Persson· Senior Advisorin

Senior Advisor at LU Ventures.

Lars Svensson· Innovation developer – life science
Lisa Evyr· Innovation developer – tech
Magnus Gäfvert· Innovation developer – tech
Matilda Uddenäs· Innovation developer – students
Nicolas Arriagada· Innovation developer – students
Patrik Persson· Venture Builderin

Venture Builder focused on the Tech & Deep Tech area at LU Ventures.

Pauline Stoltz

Contact for Innovation Office South at Kristianstad University.

Per Antonsson· Venture Builderin

Venture Builder focused on the Life Science area at LU Ventures.

Per Mercke· Patent Advisor

Patent expert at LU Innovation offering support on intellectual property rights.

Peter Franck· Innovation developer – green tech
Rickard Sjöström· Venture Builderin

Handles dealflow and portfolio inquiries in tech at LU Ventures.

Sophie Hydén Picasso· Innovation developer – humanities, social sciences and social innovations

Contact for the Science for Society project at LU Innovation.

Thomas Rundqvist· Innovation developer – materials and production engineering

What they invest in

from 47 of 53 portfolio companies

Deep Tech ×18Biotech ×17Healthtech ×15Hardware ×12Medical Devices ×11AI & Machine Learning ×9Digital Health ×5SaaS ×5

HQs:Sweden×24Germany×1United States×1

Investments · 53 tracked

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Abarceo Pharmaabarceo.com

Abarceo Pharma is a pre-clinical stage biotech developing a small molecule platform targeting mitochondrial dysfunction via the VDAC1 protein, with an initial focus on treatments for Type 2 Diabetes.

BiotechDeep Tech

Claes Wollheim(Founder (Prof., MD))Albert Salehi(Founder (Associate Prof.))

Adonel Therapeutics AB

Injectable, electrically conductive and bioresorbable polymer

Aligned Bioalignedbio.com

Aligned Bio develops a customizable nanowire sensing platform for single-molecule detection, supporting optical, electrochemical, and electrical sensors.

BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices

Co-investorsMist VenturesAlmi Invest

Alixlabsalixlabs.comin𝕏

AlixLabs develops Atomic Layer Etch (ALE) equipment for semiconductor manufacturing, including its Atomic Pitch Splitting (APS) technology that replaces multiple patterning steps with a single process to lower the cost of producing leading-edge chips.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Co-investorsAlmi InvestIndustrifondenNavigare VenturesFORWARD.one

ApoGlyxapoglyx.comin

ApoGlyx develops first-in-class therapies based on aquaporin inhibitors, targeting inflammatory diseases such as acute pancreatitis.

BiotechHealthtech

Co-investorsAlmi Invest

Asgard Therapeuticsasgardthx.comin𝕏

Asgard Therapeutics is a biotech company developing cancer immunotherapies using direct cell reprogramming and gene therapy, with a lead program (AT-108) built as an off-the-shelf gene therapy.

BiotechHealthtech

Co-investorsIndustrifondenNovo HoldingsBoehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund

Aventera Antibodiesaventeraantibodies.com

Aventera Antibodies is a preclinical biotech developing a first-in-class precision immunotherapy — an engineered monoclonal antibody — against invasive Group A Streptococcal (iGAS) infections, with first-in-human trials planned for 2028.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechLund, SE

Arman Izadi(CEO & Founder)inPontus Nordenfelt(Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board, Board of Directors, Founder)inCaitriona Grönberg(Head of Preclinical)inLena Wester Rosenlöf(Head of CMC)in

Beammwavebeammwave.comin

BeammWave develops fully digital mmWave beamforming technology and radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) for 5G applications, adaptable across smartphones, fixed wireless access CPE, and base stations.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Co-investorsAlmi Invest

Bifrost Securitybifrostsec.comin

Bifrost is a container security platform that generates and enforces per-container runtime protection profiles and correlates known CVEs against actual runtime behaviour to prioritise which vulnerabilities matter.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper Tools

Bionamicbionamic.ioin

Bionamic provides a spreadsheet-based platform for annotating and profiling antibody and molecule developability, turning raw sequences into workbook records with features like numbering, PTM motifs, CDR ranges, and developability predictions (immunogenicity, solubility, aggregation propensity).

AI & Machine LearningBiotechSaaS

Bookboost ABbookboost.ioin

Bookboost provides a customer data platform and guest communication tools for hotels and hospitality groups, unifying data from PMS, booking engines, and OTA channels into single guest profiles.

Marketing TechSaaSTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsVendep Capital

CanaryBitcanarybit.euin𝕏

CanaryBit provides end-to-end data protection and governance software for AI operations and cloud infrastructure, using confidential computing and Trusted Execution Environments to enable secure, compliant B2B data collaboration.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurity

CarpoNovumcarponovum.comin

CarpoNovum develops the C-REX family of surgical devices, including an anastomotic ring and catheter system, to create colorectal anastomosis without stapling or compression during laparoscopic, robotic, and open surgeries.

HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Cell Inventcellinvent.com

Cell Invent develops human Alzheimer's disease models from reprogrammed patient cells and uses them to build phenotype-based screening methods for drug discovery and development.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtech

Cogniboticscognibotics.comin

Cognibotics develops cognitive robotics technology, including robot hardware, control algorithms, calibration and compensation tools, and a real-time robot programming language (Juliet) with a virtual machine (Romeo).

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareRobotics

Co-investorsFairpoint Capital

Corsmedcorsmed.comin

Corsmed develops an MRI simulator that generates physics-based images replicating real scanner output as users adjust parameters such as sequence, hardware, anatomy, and pathology, aimed at MRI education and training for students, radiographers, and healthcare practitioners.

EdTechHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsBig Pi Ventures

Cyclicorcyclicor.se

Cyclicor is a deeptech material science company developing isocyanate-free and biobased polyurethanes.

Circular EconomyDeep TechNew Materials

Dx4Lifedx4life.org

Dx4Life develops a genetic swab test that identifies a biomarker to guide the choice of hormone treatment for patients undergoing IVF, delivering results in under an hour.

BiotechDigital HealthFemTech

Yvonne Lundberg Giwercman(Founder & CEO)

Elonroad ABelonroad.comin

Elonroad develops conductive charging systems for electric vehicles that charge while driving or parked, using electrified road tracks and road sensor data.

CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsBring VenturesButterfly Ventures

Fieldlyfieldly.comin𝕏

Fieldly is a digital project management tool for construction and installation companies (electrical, HVAC, telecom, groundwork), letting them track projects, finances, and status in real time via web and app.

Construction TechPropTechSaaS

Gaetirgaetir.com
Gedea Biotechgedeabiotech.com

Gedea Biotech is a Swedish life science company in women's health developing pHyph, an antibiotic-free treatment for bacterial vaginosis and other vaginal infections.

BiotechFemTechHealthtechLund, SE

Julie Waras Brogren(CEO)

Homepalhomepal.sein

Homepal is a data analytics platform for the real estate/property management industry, giving organizations access to up-to-date property data and 270+ standardized industry metrics to identify issues and improve net operating income.

Data & InfrastructurePropTechSaaS

Co-investorsMist Ventures

Inceptroninceptron.ioin𝕏

Inceptron provides a platform for deploying, optimizing, and scaling AI models in production, offering compiler-driven performance optimization and inference infrastructure for machine learning teams.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools

Steffen Malkowsky(Founder)in

Co-investors42CAPInsiders VenturesDreamcraft

Intuiintui.aiin

Intui (IntuiCell AB) develops software modeled on the instinctive, data-free learning of living creatures, describing it as "first generation genuine intelligence." The company positions its technology as an alternative to conventional data-set and training-based approaches to artificial intelligence.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechStockholm, SE

Joint Academyjointacademy.com

Joint Academy is an AI-powered virtual care platform for musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, offering AI-augmented clinical workflows, a real-world MSK patient database, and evidence-based treatment tools.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsWalking Ventures

Labbot Analyticslabbot.bioin

Labbot builds the DMAP platform, an active biophysical reactor that runs continuous, high-density protein characterization to measure conformational and colloidal stability, aggregation, and phase separation under manufacturing-relevant stresses.

BiotechDeep TechHardware

LucentWavelucentwave.eu

LucentWave develops signal processing technology based on neuroscience research that extracts more information from data while reducing energy consumption.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechLund, SE

Kaan Kesgin(Founder and CTO)Henrik Jörntell(Founder)Bogdan Tudosoiu(CEO)

BoardBengt Lindoff(Board Member)

MedBeatmedbeat.sein

MedBeat is a Swedish healthcare provider offering a long-term ECG (Holter) referral service that clinics can use from their own practice; patients record their heart activity for up to 7 days using a wireless, waterproof ECG device and clinical physiology specialists interpret the data and deliver a report within a week.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Medvascmedvasc.sein

MedVasc develops the Solutio catheter, a medical device that delivers local anesthesia from inside the vein through a single injection prior to thermal ablation of varicose veins, aiming to reduce patient pain and improve clinician efficiency.

HealthtechMedical Devices

Michael Åkesson(Founder)

Microdentifymicrodentify.com

Microdentify develops AI-powered forensic technology that analyzes environmental DNA to trace criminal suspects and contraband to specific locations, serving law enforcement and security organizations.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechLund, SE

Bo Lundqvist

MinervaXminervax.comin

MinervaX is a clinical-stage biotech company developing a prophylactic vaccine against Group B Streptococcus, with a lead candidate (AlpN GBS) in clinical trials for use in pregnancy and older adults.

BiotechHealthtech

Co-investorsAdjuvant CapitalIndustrifondenOrbiMedPureos BioventuresSanofi VenturesSunstone Capital+1 more

Mireca Medicinesmireca.eu

Mireca Medicines is a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing proprietary cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-analog drug products and drug delivery technologies for diseases caused by cGMP dysregulation affecting protein kinase G (PKG).

BiotechMedical DevicesTübingen, DE

MxWavesmxwaves.com
NodeX Cloudnodexcloud.io

NodeX Cloud develops decentralized cloud storage infrastructure secured with post-quantum cryptography (Kyber1024/ML-KEM) and Reed-Solomon erasure coding, offering an S3-compatible API and EU data sovereignty.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityQuantum ComputingMalmö, SE

Nordampsnordamps.comin

NordAmps designs, manufactures, and sells high-frequency circuits based on a patented vertical nanowire transistor technology that integrates III-V compound semiconductor materials on standard silicon wafers.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Jan Andersson(CEO)

Co-investorsButterfly Ventures

NRATIVnrativ.se
PlexiGene AB

Gene therapy for epileptic seizures

PluvioFlowpluvioflow.com
RECCAN Diagnosticsreccandiagnostics.com

Reccan develops a blood test for the early detection of pancreatic cancer, offering a non-invasive screening method.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Redgroveredgroveir.com

Redgrove develops infrared camera sensors using nanomaterials and advanced antenna designs for applications in defense, security, driver assistance, and emissions monitoring.

Deep TechDefense TechHardware

SAGA Diagnosticssagadiagnostics.com

SAGA Diagnostics develops Pathlight, a blood-based, tumor-informed multi-cancer test for detecting molecular residual disease (MRD) using whole-genome sequencing and personalized multiplex digital PCR assays to track circulating tumor DNA.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital Health

Co-investorsFSGHadean VenturesSciety

Sinntaxissinntaxis.com

Sinntaxis is a pharmaceutical company developing mGluR5 negative allosteric modulators as a drug therapy to restore brain function and support recovery after stroke and brain injury.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechLund, SE

Tadeusz Wieloch(Founder & CEO)

SitiSolv ABthirstcooler.com

ThirstCooler is a patented medical device that uses dry-cold technology to relieve severe thirst in patients under fluid restriction, primarily in intensive care, heart failure, and dialysis settings.

HealthtechMedical Devices

Jenny Svensson(Co-Founder, Intensive Care Specialist Nurse)Mia Hylén(Co-Founder, CMO, PhD Intensive Care Specialist Nurse)David Wensbo Posaric(Co-Founder, CTO PhD)Carl-Johan Gustafson(CEO)

Spec-Imagingspec-imaging.com

Spec-Imaging develops inline optical measurement systems for spectral analysis, color measurement, and particle sizing in industrial liquids, offering reagent-free, real-time process monitoring.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware

Stairway Medicalstairwaymedical.comin𝕏

Stairway Medical develops STAIRWAY, a medical device that keeps the upper airway open during procedural sedation by maintaining the jaws in a stable position, reducing the risk of hypoxia and respiratory arrest.

HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Suturionsuturion.comin𝕏

Based on the domain and cited literature, the company appears related to surgical wound closure and laparotomy/hernia prevention, but the captured page provides no usable descriptive statement about the company itself.

Medical Devices

Trackpaw Scientifictrackpaw.sein

Trackpaw develops hands-free, non-invasive monitoring systems that continuously track health parameters such as weight, activity, and respiration of research mice in group-housed settings.

BiotechHardwareIoT

Co-investorsIndustrifonden

Uman Senseumansense.sein

Uman Sense is a medical technology company and a spin-off from Lund University that develops Stroke Alarm, a wearable device that monitors for stroke symptoms around the clock and notifies designated contacts by SMS when a stroke is suspected.

Digital HealthHardwareMedical Devices

Cecilia Belfrage(CEO & Founder)Johan Wassélius(CSO & Founder)Petter Ericson(CTO & Founder)

VivoProtectvivoprotect.se

VivoProtect develops beneficial bacteria products for professional growers to improve crop health, nutrient uptake, germination, and post-harvest shelf life.

AgTechBiotechFoodTech

Voice Printvoiceprint.se

Voice Print provides forensic speaker comparison, speech and audio analysis, and expert witness testimony for Swedish authorities, combining clinical speech-language pathology assessment with acoustic signal analysis and machine learning.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechGovTechLund, SE

Waveiumwaveium.ioin

Waveium provides cloud-based wireless propagation simulation through a single API, computing the radio channel across 0.5–30 GHz from rough environment sketches such as CAD files, coordinates, addresses, or point clouds.

Deep TechDeveloper ToolsSaaSMalmö, SE

Xenergicxenergic.com

Xenergic develops low-power, high-speed on-chip SRAM memory IP that chip designers integrate into their SoCs.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsLund, SE

Co-investorsMist Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has LU Innovation made?
LU Innovation has 53 tracked investments.
What stage does LU Innovation invest at?
LU Innovation invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What sectors does LU Innovation focus on?
LU Innovation focuses on Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Digital Health, Impact & Social Good, Medical Devices, Sector Agnostic.
Where is LU Innovation located?
LU Innovation is headquartered in Lund, SE.
Does LU Innovation lead rounds?
LU Innovation typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does LU Innovation co-invest with?
LU Innovation most often shares deals with Industrifonden, Mist Ventures, Butterfly Ventures, among 20 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

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NABC - how to test and present your idea, by LU Innovation

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How to use the Strategic sustainability analysis developed by Lund University Innovation.

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Innovation at Lund University - an introduction for PhD students at the Faculty of Medicine

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