When biochemist Anne Kihlgren worked at Statens Kriminaltekniska Laboratorium (the state forensic science institute and predecessor to the Swedish National Forensic Centre), she got the idea that D...
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Anne finds a new use for DNA tests
Together for a life-friendly, vibrant central district
Linköping's living room – the central district – is being transformed into an even cozier, more attractive and safer place. To get the job done, all relevant actors are on board: the city, property...
A thousand years of innovation and progress
A perfect location, an entrepreneurial spirit, expert knowledge and ground-breaking innovations have shone like a beacon through Linköping's history since the 1100s, and probably earlier than that....
The Eastern main line opens up new possibilities for growth
Linköping is one of the stops for the high-speed railway, Ostlänken or the East Link. This means that the city could be facing the biggest change it has ever experienced. The route is settled,...
Linköping – return of the wanderers
They have circled the globe, travelled to the four corners. They’ve lived in England and Germany, in Stockholm and Piteå. Studied, moved, made a career, started a business and moved again. Now thre...
Linköping supplies global space project
Beyond Gravity played a crucial role in the launch of the James Webb telescope. With a mission from NASA in the US, the Linköping company manufactured the rocket's separation system in one of the...
The LasseMaja Detective Agency – a new whodunit tourist attraction
LasseMajas Deckarhus (sometimes translated to English as The Whodunit Detective Agency) will be a new attraction in the Open-Air museum Gamla (old) Linköping. It will be the first of its kind in...
Anna's research gets visual
Anna Eklöf wanted to apply data visualisation to her research on ecological networks – and combine business with entertainment. After help and support from East Sweden Game, her company Lutra...
100% passion at Dahlboms
They do not call themselves entrepreneurs and they never thought about what kind of restaurant Linköping lacked, or what their ideal guests were longing for. Jonas and Pia Dahlbom simply created th...
Teaching for the future
Chefs, bakers, waiting staff, pastry chefs – hospitality talent is in high demand, but it’s really hard to find. So, in close collaboration with the hospitality sector, Anders Ljungstedts upper...