Vinnova
Vinnova is one of the largest donors to research at the University. Vinnova is a government agency that supports research and innovation in ten areas:
- Sustainable industry
- Sustainable food systems
- Sustainable mobility
- Sustainable precision health
- Sustainable community building
- Digital transformation
- Ecosystems for innovative companies
- Skills supply
- Public sector and civil society
- Future areas
Funding granted in the past five years:
- 2021: SEK 56 million
- 2020: SEK 48 million
- 2019: SEK 51 million
- 2018: SEK 40 million
- 2017: SEK 43 million
The figures are from Uppsala University’s annual report for 2021.
Examples of research funded by Vinnova
Cleaner air on the bus could soon be a reality
During the corona pandemic, most people who had a choice steered away from travelling by bus. We hav...
Diagnoses and drugs tailored for every patient
Precision medicine based on molecular diagnostics is now being widely introduced in Swedish healthca...
New competence centre to assist with large-scale data processing
There is a growing need to use supercomputers for modelling or data processing for use in high perfo...
