- The establishment is based on that Swedish high-tech start-ups with great potential for development should have effective access to international growth markets. It is important, especially in these times, to build and strengthen bridges to emerging markets such as the U.S. and make concrete progress. This is a concrete and operational offer with a strong abutment in San Diego, says the CEO of the Innovation Bridge Peter Strömbäck (picture at start page).

The operation is called Acceleratus and is a unique opportunity for Swedish growth companies to have access and contact with relevant market employees and establish a physical presence in the U.S. In the same way as the business incubator LEAD operates their company, the corporations will be offered personalized coaching according to the organization's needs, office space and access to industry-specific networking and events.

- USA is naturally a very interesting market for Swedish start-ups. Not only for its size but also in cultural and linguistic terms, and the industrial infrastructure is very similar to the Swedish, says Tomas Hagenfeldt from LEAD, who is responsible for Acceleratus in place.

Acceleratus office is located in San Diego among firms such as Salk Institute, QualComm and others. San Diego is one of the most expansive high-tech regions in the U.S. Access to venture capital is good and the region is strongly profiled towards the industries of microelectronics, medical technology, biotechnology and defense. Moreover, the distance is not far to Silicon Valley where the leading companies in the world in the software industry are located.

The investment is a part of the work carried out by the Innovation Bridge to commercialize and create new and growing businesses of Swedish research and ideas with high knowledge content.

Innovation Bridge AB - New business from research and innovation. The Innovation Bridge is in the early stages of development with the commercialization of research and knowledge-related business ideas through consulting, project and business development activities, leadership development, incubators and early financing.
We finance and develop incubators so that these become our business environment which creates new Swedish growth focused companies. The Innovation Bridge vision is that Swedish incubators will be the most efficient operators to create new business from Swedish research and development.

LEAD is a business incubator that supports the development of innovative, unique and growth-oriented companies through a structured process and customized coaching. The business is owned by Linköping University and is also financed by Norrköping’s and Linköping’s Municipality and the Innovation Bridge.

                                                                                Cecilia Helland