Graphene Goes to Work in Sweden

Science Parks play an important role in bridging the knowledge gap between researchers and companies. In this paper, Johanneberg Science Park in Sweden exemplifies how a Science Park in collaboration with other stakeholders can help making the new super-material graphene a driving force in tomorrows economy by capitalising on large existing projects such as EUs Graphene Flagship, and public innovation support.\nThe Swedish Graphene Strategic Innovation Programme is a multi-annual nationally funded programme aiming to make Sweden a leading country for commercial applications of graphene. Johanneberg Science Park in Gothenburg, Sweden, together with Chalmers Industrial Technology and several other industrial and academic organisations will address the knowledge gap by bringing SMEs, large companies and researchers together, providing IPR and business intelligence, arranging workshops and training sessions, including entrepreneurship training, ultimately to create a Graphene Open Arena for Innovation.