At Chalmers, entrepreneurial action is not a separate track – it is a mindset that permeates our research, education, how we create impact, and how we collaborate with society. We see entrepreneurship as the ability to identify opportunities, take initiative, and create value – whether that happens in a lab, a startup, a classroom, or in collaboration with industry.
A unique ecosystem for ideas that become reality
Through a world-unique innovation system where research, business development, and investments come together, Chalmers offers an environment in which ideas can grow into solutions with real societal benefit. Here, a wide range of actors share the mission of taking groundbreaking research all the way from the lab to the market.
Entrepreneurship as a driving force for the future
Our students and researchers combine curiosity with experience to solve complex problems. Chalmers School of Entrepreneurship brings together education and research through entrepreneurship, enabling us to create value for society by developing new and innovative ideas.
What does entrepreneurship at Chalmers mean in practise?
Support for students, researchers and partners
Whether you want to develop entrepreneurial skills during your studies, have an idea or research results with the potential to create societal benefit, or want to collaborate on innovation, testbeds, or shared challenges, you will find the right place at Chalmers.
At Chalmers, students, researchers, and teachers receive support in developing business ideas and research-based entrepreneurship. Research from Chalmers does not remain within the university, but is turned into real benefit for society, often through our close collaboration with industry and the business sector.
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Entrepreneurial voices
Meet the people
Behind every idea is a person. Meet the people who are driving Chalmers’ innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem forward.
The canary in the coal mine – his research predicts future resistance threats
Antibiotic resistance is a growing global threat to public health and modern medicine. In Johan Bengtsson-Palme’s research group, efforts are focused on identifying new forms of resistance to prevent them from spreading in society.
Entrepreneurial Minds - the people behind the innovations
Behind every idea, there’s a person. Entrepreneurial Minds is a film series highlighting the people who drive Chalmers’ innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem forward – researchers, students, alumni, and staff who dare to think differently and make a difference. Here, you’ll meet the voices behind the innovations – from research labs to societal impact.
Chalmers Impact Award
Chalmers impact award is intended to encourage researchers to actively work with utilization of their research for societal impact and to make these efforts visible within both academia and society in general.
Being competent in entrepreneurship isn't just about founding companies
In his doctoral thesis, Martin Stockhaus challenges the traditional idea that an entrepreneurial career is defined solely by founding a business. Instead, the research explores how entrepreneurial competencies are applied across a variety of roles, revealing diverse career paths for individuals trained in Venture Creation Programs (VCPs). By broadening the definition of entrepreneurial careers, the thesis highlights the value these individuals bring to a range of professional contexts, beyond just startups.