Vinnova is a government agency that will help enhance the growth and prosperity throughout the country. They share their goal with many, but their way to go work it is very much their own.

VINNOVA's particular area of responsibility is the innovations linked to research and development - that is innovative, successful products, services or processes with a scientific basis. Their tasks are to fund the needs-driven research as a competitive business sector and a prosperous society, and to strengthen the networks needed around the work.

SEB is one of Europe’s leading banks. Their success builds on innovative thinking, an international presence and strong, long-term relationships. And has done so for more than 150 years. They focus on companies and private customers with exacting requirements. And they promise them an enriching relationship. SEB changes constantly to adapt to new times, markets and people. SEB makes life easier, in all its phases. They have always strived to make a contribution to society.

As one of the first law firms in Sweden, Wistrand has acquired formidable expertise in business law. Wistrand works exclusively with active legal problem solving for the private and public businesses and offers qualified advice in all business law areas.

Are you a student at KTH and want to learn mor about entrepreneurship? INDEK offers five different courses; "Entrepreneurship", "Ideation - Creating a Business Idea", "Planning - Developing a Venture", "Execution - Running your own Company" and "Growth - Managing Your Firm".

SSE Business Lab are Stockholm School of Ecomomic's (SSE) business incubator. They help students and employees of SSE to start and develop new businesses. They offer inspiring activities, advice, a network of experts, contact with funders, practical training and an inspiring environment for your first office. SSE Businss Lab offers a incubator spot to the winner of EIC in 2010, do not miss this chance!

Open Entrepreneurship is an open platform for knowledge sharing and collaboration between entrepreneurs, innovators, companies, business leaders, students, universities, and scientists. Their mission is to inspire the future entrepreneurs of the world, by organizing the world's open knowledge on entrepreneurship and innovation. Open Entrepreneurship are filming all of EIC's events.

Excitera is a student-driven, non-profit entrepreneurship association. The association are working to create an interest in entrepreneurship and commercialization of research, and facilitate contact between business people, academics and students.

The association has four parallel projects, of which Excitera Innovation Challenge is one of them. The easiest way to share the excited activity is to visit the events which the association organizes.

Are you a researcher or student at KTH and have an idea that you believe is commercially interesting? Then KTH Innovation your first stop on the way! They offer assistance in the development of innovation, intellectual property issues, business development, early-stage financing and more.

To take an idea or research results to market requires commitment, time and money. To help in this innovation process KTH Innovation offers to help. By coming to KTH Innovation you can get advice and access to a large network that can facilitate the process of realizing your ideas.