Centers, major initiatives and testbeds

Östergötland hosts a number of research centers, major initiatives, and testbed environments that sup port collaboration between academia, industry, and the public sector.

Examples of such initiatives and environments in Östergötland

Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability (WISE)

Enabling sustainable technologies with positive impact on our society by understanding, creating, and controlling complex materials.

Advanced Functional Materials

Advanced Functional Materials (AFM) is an interdisciplinary effort in high-quality material research at Linköping University. The aim is to promote groundbreaking research in materials science and contribute to the world’s transition towards a sustainable future.

Wallenberg Wood Science Center

Wallenberg Wood Science Center (WWSC) is a research center with a focus on new materials from trees. The center creates knowledge and builds competence to form the basis for an innovative and sustainable future value creation from forest raw materials.

Center for Materials Science

Center for Materials Science (KMAT) is a multidisciplinary research center gathering experts to advance material research and applications. Work spans composites, nanomaterials, organic and functional materials, supported by experimental research, theoretical modelling, and AI-driven simulations. Applications include energy storage, bioelectronics, semiconductors, and printed electronics.

Printed Electronics Arena

Printed Electronics Arena enables testing and demon stration of printed and organic electronics, while the Innovative Materials Arena provides guidance to advanced equipment and collaboration opportunities.

Laboratory of Organic Electronics

Laboratory of Organic Electronics (LOE) includes clean room, surface physics, and printed electronics facilities used for synthesis, characterization, and manufacturing of organic and hybrid materials.