RISE Research Institutes of Sweden is a group of research and technology organizations (RTOs) which in global co-operation with academia, enterprise.

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden is a group of research and technology organizations (RTOs) which in global co-operation with academia, enterprise and society creates value, growth and competitiveness through research excellence and innovation.

The RISE Group's innovations drive growth and support the transition to sustainable development in the whole society.

RISE consists of four corporate groups which are wholly or partly owned by the Swedish state: SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Swedish ICT, Swerea and Innventia.

RISE Holding is the Swedish state’s holding company for ownership of the RTOs of RISE. RISE Holding’s task is to gather, develop and renew the RTOs of RISE into an internationally competitive and efficient Swedish force for industrial research and innovation.

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Who are RISE?

RISE RTOs offer Contract research for industry. More than half

of RISE RTO revenue comes from the business sector.

High participation in national Strategic Innovation Agendas and in EU Framework Programmes

Test beds and demonstration facilities available for industry and academy

Support for small and medium enterprise, SME. The RISE RTOs assists SMEs in solving technical problems, coaching innovation processes and their participation in EU research programmes.

Cooperation with universities – education, exam papers, graduate and PhD studies.

Facts Non-profit, Ltd-liability companies Net sales (2012): SEK 2,6 billion Employees (2012): 2 184

Female 34%, Male 66 % Base funding (SK-medel): SEK 473 million RTOs cover all of Sweden, presence in

Denmark, Norway, France and UK.

Mission To represent the Swedish Government

as the owner of the RISE RTOs To promote development of RTOs

to contribute significantly to strengthening the sustainable competitiveness of industry

Activities Dialogue with industry and co-owners Governance of RTO network Allocation of funds to RTOs Representing RTO sector Branding and Internationalization Impact assessment of RTOs

Funding

RISE Holding RISE Research Institutes

Swedish Government

R&D and innovation with focus on sustainable solutions!

Automation and Industrial Processes Biorefining/Bioenergy and New biomaterials Built Environment e-Health Energy ICT Services, Technologies and Methods Internet and Telecom Life Science Quality of Life Materials Sciences Mobility Risk, Safety, Security Pulp, Paper and Packaging - Technology and Processes Product and Production engineering Transportation

Swedish Government

• Energy• ICT• Life Science• Risk, Safety, Security• Built Environment• Transportation

• ICT Services, Technologies and Methods

• E-Health• Sustainable Mobility• Smart Energy• SME Development• Internet and Telecom• User Experience and Quality of Life• Automation and Industrial Processes• Security

• Materials Sciences• Process technology• Product engineering• Production engineering

• Pulp & Paper Technology and Processes

• Packaging solutions• Biorefining/Bioenergy• New biomaterials

Swedish Government

Glafo

JTI

SIK

SMP

SICS Swedish ICT

Interactive Institute Swedish ICT

Viktoria Swedish ICT

Acreo Swedish ICT

SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden

Swedish ICT Research

Swerea IVF

Swerea MEFOS

Swerea SICOMP

Swerea SWECAST

Swerea KIMAB

Swerea Innventia

March 2013

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden Holding

PFI AS, Norway

SP A/S, Danmark

ASTA

CBI

SP Process Development

SICS East Swedish ICT

Institut de la Corrosion, France

Innventia UK, UK

LignoBoost Demo

SICS Swedish ICT Västerås