LUIS can help LU Students and particularly Researchers with grants, patent applications, and business development.

(As a student, first start through their counterparts at VentureLab)

Available Funding

< 15 000 Test

Investment to carry out an early assessment of an idea, work on market analysis, novelty assessment or communication.

< 300 000 Verification

The Verification for Growth programme aims to verify and validate research-based business concepts and establish the most suitable strategy for further commercialisation. Examples of activities:

- Needs analysis for customer

- Verification of production method

- Analysis of regulatory or legal requirements

- Technical verification that aims to minimise project risk

- Costs of patents and/or trademark protection

< 300 000 Accelerator

Investment to help companies that have clear growth potential with operational reinforcement to accelerate the path to the market.

+ Equity:

Additionally, LUIS has a separate early stage equity investment arm that typically seeks to own 10-20% for up to a 250,000 Sek investment.

This comes with a plethora of other benefits such as legal help, business support, networks, and more.

As well as the three types of financial support and proprietary capital, LU Innovation System also helps find external investors who can provide financial backing to projects and companies.

Lund Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Map