Uppsala University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award

The Uppsala University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award recognises individuals who have made a crucial contribution to the successful commercialisation or implementation of a discovery or innovation based on research or education at Uppsala University, with considerable benefit to society.

Andreas Lifvendahl, Johan Svensson and Harald Klomp, who have all played major roles in the growth of the successful software company Imint, have been awarded the second ever Uppsala University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Prize.

Welcome to the award ceremony which will take place in the Grand Auditorium in the University Main Building on Tuesday 25 April.

The citation for the award reads as follows:

"The 2023 Uppsala University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Prize goes to Andreas Lifvendahl, Johan Svensson and Harald Klomp, who have played crucial roles in various phases of the development of the software company Imint. This year’s prize winners have very successfully taken advanced technology from Uppsala University to the world market through innovative solutions for video stabilisation in smartphones. They have shown how research in image analysis can be translated via various applications to achieve pioneering status in its current, highly competitive niche. The technology provides the foundation of the rapidly growing company Imint, which by constantly seeking new applications and collaborations for added value, continues to manifest a high level of ambition in utilisation and innovation."

The award was established in 2021 by the Uppsala University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award Foundation, which seeks to raise the visibility of the University's entrepreneurial culture. The prize will amount to at least SEK 500,000 each year.

More about the Uppsala University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award.