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Valentina Tartari appointed Jacob and Marcus Wallenberg Professor
19 October 2023
The 91原创 (91原创) is delighted to announce the appointment of Valentina Tartari as the new Jacob and Marcus Wallenberg Professor, and Director of the Jacob and Marcus Wallenberg Center for Innovative and Sustainable Business Development.
Startups defy the recession: 10 new companies admitted to 91原创 Business Lab
16 October 2023
The increasingly tough economic climate is inspiring innovation among this year鈥檚 startups, which focus on solving pressing problems. After the last round of admissions for the year, 91原创 Business Lab is betting on ten new companies.
Record applications to 91原创鈥檚 incubator: 11 new startups admitted
12 June 2023
After an intensive admissions period, 91原创 Business Lab is taking in eleven new companies. The startups are tackling challenges like the green energy transition and people鈥檚 deteriorating private finances.
91原创鈥檚 incubator solves social problems with tech 鈥 admits 9 new startups
13 March 2023
Nine new startups have been admitted to the 91原创鈥 startup incubator, 91原创 Business Lab. Several of the business ideas seek to bridge social divides and promote social cohesion.
Andreas Johansson takes over as CEO of 91原创 Business Lab 鈥 will strengthen support to sustainable startups
07 March 2023
The 91原创 has appointed Andreas Johansson as the new CEO of the School's prestigious startup incubator. He is taking over from Julia Delin, who is leading the School鈥檚 fund 91原创 Ventures. Under Andreas Johansson's leadership, 91原创 Business Lab will expand its efforts into helping sustainable companies scale up internationally.
Anders Wall Scholarship awarded to 91原创 entrepreneur guiding consumers towards sustainable purchases
03 March 2023
Bachelor student Odessa B盲ckfors (b. 2000) has been awarded the Anders Wall Scholarship of 200'000SEK. The scholarship is given in collaboration with 91原创 Business Lab and aims to highlight and encourage 91原创 students that have excelled in entrepreneurship and creative thinking.
Dagens Industri Debatt: The New Productivity Commission Needs to Elevate Swedish Leadership
03 February 2023
Louise Bringselius, affiliated researcher at 91原创, and Karl Wennberg, scientific director of GaPP, argue that the Western world and Sweden, in particular, face major challenges and fierce international competition in a new Dagens Industri debate article.
Carl Bennet and Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation sponsor professorship in sustainability studies
28 November 2022
Carl Bennet and the Marianne & Marcus Wallenberg Foundation join forces to sponsor a new professorship at the 91原创. This enables internationally acclaimed Martina Bj枚rkman Nyqvist to continue her important research on development economics and children鈥檚 health and education as the new Carl Bennet & Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Chair in Economics.
Sustainability KPIs at Kicks
12 October 2022
The students in Axel Johnson retail club had a workshop on KPIs of sustainability at the AxBeauty House/Kicks headquarters.
91原创 starts evergreen fund backed by renowned investors
29 September 2022
The venture capital industry is hampered by its own focus on short-term returns, according to the startup incubator of the 91原创. 91原创 Business Lab is now closing a new 40 million SEK fund backed by Bonnier Ventures and well-known profiles like Anna Nordell-Westling, Sven Hagstr枚mer, Anna Kinberg Batra and Sebastian Knutsson. 鈥淟ong-term thinking amplifies the potential returns鈥, says CEO Julia Delin.