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The industry organisation for Sweden’s incubators and science parks

Swedish Incubators & Science Parks (SISP) is the trade organisation for Sweden’s incubators and science parks. Its members represent regional innovation environments across the country. Swedish Incubators & Science Parks supports growth-oriented, innovative companies, as well as established industries and the public sector, to develop a sustainable society through innovation. Several members also run business angel networks and seed capital funds to invest in early stages.

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Member offer Swedish Incubators & Science Parks

  • To be involved in the development of the incubator and science park industry and to be aware of the latest industry news.
  • Training offers and thematic meetings with evolving processes.
  • Preferential participation fee in the annual industry conference Swedish Innovation Riksdag.
  • Subscribe to Swedish Incubators & Science Park’s internal newsletter with the latest news from the industry.
  • Contacts and gateways to a unique national network of incubators and science parks.
  • Opportunity to participate in organised meetings for the exchange of experience and knowledge in the SISP national network of incubators and science parks.
  • Opportunity to participate in peer reviews to strengthen and develop your own organisation.
  • Opportunity to engage in influential and developmental dialogues with policy makers and stakeholders.
  • Opportunity to participate in joint industry development projects.
  • Opportunity to contribute to national tasks such as collaboration with national authorities that strengthen your organisation and measure the value created by incubators and science parks.
What is an incubator?

An incubator offers a dynamic process for the development of people, business and companies, providing entrepreneurs with active and customised management support, financial, technical and commercial networks, and a creative growth environment with associated office services. The incubator can be a tool to create strong new companies that develop new ideas and new technologies. As a result, it can help create new jobs, act as a foundation for companies in high-growth sectors, which in the future will generate jobs and business renewal.

What is a science park?

Science parks are stimulating and stimulating environments that offer infrastructure, networking and business development to knowledge-intensive growth companies. A science park can be described as a meeting place for people, ideas, knowledge and creativity, and often provides a platform for major innovation and development projects. The science park is often closely linked to a neighbouring university or college.

Membership

Membership of the association can be granted to incubators and science parks, both established and those under development. Applications for membership are sent to the Board of Directors, which has the Association’s mandate to approve or reject the application.

The Governing Board has the right to revise membership if necessary.

Full member

A full membership can be granted to organisations that meet a certain set of criteria consistent with the IASP definition of science parks (STP) and/or the NBIA definition of business incubators.

Associate Member

Associate membership can be granted to organisations working in the same field as the other members, but with a structure that does not follow the full set of criteria. Instead, an associate member must be considered to bring new value to a science park function or a business incubator as well as to co-operate with one or more geographically close members of the association.

Associate members have the right to attend and express their opinion at meetings of the association. However, they do not have the right to participate in the decision-making of the association.

New science parks and business incubators that do not yet fulfil the full set of criteria can be offered associate membership until they do.

Becoming a member

To apply for membership, please contact the CEO of Swedish Incubators & Science Parks. Please include the following information in your application:

  • A description of the activities
  • A description of the purpose and objectives of the activity
  • Information on organisation and ownership structure
  • Information on how the activity is financed
  • Links to colleges and universities

The information serves as a basis for approving or rejecting the application, taking into account the association’s statutes.

Contact person

Stina Lantz

CEO Swedish Incubators & Science Parks

stina.lantz@sisp.se

+46 (0)73 532 38 80

Membership fee

Membership of Swedish Incubators & Science Parks costs SEK 35,000 per year. Of this, SEK 500 is a fee to the association, which is VAT-free. The remaining SEK 34,500 is a service cost that is subject to 25% VAT.