Last week’s Loop Lunch!
We started off with some live music, performed by Christian Sundewall from Musik i Syd AB, who played the Ukrainian national anthem on the cello. This was followed by a sharp and inspiring trend analysis by Charlotte Sjödell, senior lecturer … Read More
Lund University plays a vital role in creating a knowledge environment with modern and developed opportunities for teaching, research and external engagement in Science Village. At our latest Loop Lunch we had Lund University Science Village Office team, Musik i … Read More
It is no coincidence that several well-known brands are currently making new investments in the Lund area.
According to Petter Magnusson Hartman, CEO of Medicon Village, this is partly due to Brunnshög’s infrastructure and the cutting edge research facilities (European Spallation Source … Read More
The establishment in Lund and Science Village feels like a natural step, says Oatly’s global innovation manager Sofia Ehlde.
World-leading expertise in plant breeding and unique instruments for studying materials down to nano level at MAX IV and European Spallation Source (ESS) – … Read More
Present from the start – how does the business sector build the research environment where everyone wants to be because everyone is already there?
As part of the Almedalen program, Skanska and The Loop invites to a discussion around what … Read More
An interview with Calle Håkansson and Daniel Fex was made by Stadsutveckling Lund yesterday!
Vad är The Loop och vilken roll kommer huset att spela i Science Village? Vi tog ett snack med Daniel Fex på Skanska och Calle … Read More
According to ”The Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor” – a report from the European Commission.
Anders Mildner at Altitude Meetings is part of The Loop and looks forward to make research and culture available to more people.
Full article here (in Swedish): https://lund.se/uppleva–gora/kultur/kreativa-lund/anders-mildner/
Some people think of big machines or laboratories, others think of large and complex organisations with many employees, and yet others think of the Pyramids or the massive Human Genome Project.
Olof Hallonsten writes in Big Science i småstaden (2018) … Read More
Archeologists have found ceramics, tools and tombs, close to The Loop and Mölleängen. Signs of a village with ten huts and two bigger houses have also been discovered where European Spallation Source ERIC is now being built.
During the Scandinavian … Read More
During one of the seminars at #iställetföralmedalen, Anna Stenstam from CR competence came up with an interesting suggestion.
Wouldn’t be exiting to have the opportunity to sign up for an unexpected guest to drop in during your meeting in The … Read More
As a part of #iställetföralmedalen this seminar was arranged by Skanska.
Max IV is up and running, in December the trams will start rolling and ESS will open in 2023. Brunnshög in northeast Lund is expected to provide 40,000 jobs … Read More
Almedalen is cancelled. But the public debate is to important to be cancelled.
Therefore, Altitude Meetings will host a full week of live streamed public debate, starting Monday next week.You are able to follow everything, free of charge, on their … Read More
A few hundred meter south of the location of European Spallation Source (ESS), MAX IV and the Loop, the contruction of a convent garden called “Hage” has just begun. The garden will add value to the place, where a … Read More
When ESS and MAX IV are in full operation, some 5,000 researchers will be visiting every year. If you create interesting enough environments around the research facilities, it will give researchers reason to stay a little longer or come … Read More
The important thing is having meeting places in our everyday life. I hope the Loop will be such a vital venue, where we can meet and mingle informally. Another reason to look forward to the construction of the Loop … Read More
When it comes to wind and weather, the Brunnshög district is a very, very exposed part of Lund. It is windy almost all of the time! Additionally, the people who will be staying here will need a massive landscape … Read More
We live in a fantastic region. Here, ESS, Science Village and the Brunnshög area are not only a local concern – not even only a Swedish one – but just as much an international issue. The development of this … Read More
Welcome to a fun and creative lunch at a high pace and where ideas are allowed to flow freely!
When: Thursday 5/4 at 11.20 – 13.15 Where: Hörsalen, Domkyrkoforum, Kyrkogatan 4, Lund.
After a brief presentation of the Loop and the … Read More
The land agreement is compleated and signed!
A lot has happened during my first four years as CEO for Science Village Scandinavia here in Lund. I am especially pleased with recent events on the national level in Sweden hosted by Vinnova/Vetenskapsrådet and SWEbeams. Finally, we have … Read More
Welcome to a fun and creative lunch at a high pace and where ideas are allowed to flow freely!
When: Thursday 25/1 at 11.20 – 13.15 Where: Medicon Village, Scheelev 2, Lund (Gamla Gästmatsalen, level 2, building 302) Theme: … Read More
Coming from Silicon Valley, I have had first-hand experience of the importance of having universities, equity and cutting edge-technology companies assembled all in the same place. This is key if you want to combine business and science successfully and … Read More
In the center of the emerging Science Village, the Loop will be a meeting place for future driven researchers, companies and organizations. The purpose of the Loop is to connect science and business in order to gain commercial … Read More
To me, it is all about using available resources as smart as possible. That is why I am so interested in everything that has to do with disseminating knowledge. Knowledge has to be spread to be beneficial to others. … Read More
There are a lot of things going on in Science Village, even if most of it is hidden beneath the surface so far. Already visible, however, is the ongoing ground work for the tramway line between us and the … Read More
The idea with the Loop is to create a place where researchers, companies and organisations can meet. For Skanska, this project is unique. We are truly trying to do something new here and I am proud that Skanska, from … Read More
Your product or service can be implemented in the building and extraordinary innovations will be highlighted in Skanska’s global communications.
Before 2018-03-01, send us a description of your companies offer together with a estimation of the potential gain and … Read More
This spring we visited some really nice places in Amsterdam. Above you see a selection of pictures from our trip. Inspiration from: B.AMsterdam, SPACE, NDSM Amsterdam and Creative Valley Ulrecht Photos: White architectsRead More
What we do by networkning, The Loop wants to do in a physical form. It will be an invaluable addition to the meeting of research and industry in the region.
I am Project Manager for The Bridge, a network … Read More
There is a lot of talk right now about constructing tall buildings and large wooden structures to make them climate smart, and that people feel better living and working in wooden buildings. Wood is growing in importance as a … Read More
Urban farming on buildings is happening more and more. But can roof tops also be used for a more creative purpose rather than a rational one, and if so, then why?
Well. Creativity and sustainability goals is probably what … Read More
To be able to reach the set up sustainability goals within the Loop, everyone working in the project must know the goals and how they apply to their daily work. On May 15 the project team therefore will have … Read More
At the Faculty of Engineering (one of the eight faculties at Lund University) I do research work into the properties and characteristics of air pollution and their effect on and connection with our health.
I must admit that bringing … Read More
The very thought that music could be an integral part of the Science Village scene is hugely exciting…and it feels right as well. It would be a really bold approach to bring culture into such a specialised setting and … Read More
Climate neutrality can include the finished building, i. e. the energy use and generation during operation of the building, or it can have a wider meaning and include the production, and sometimes even the demolition of the building too. … Read More
Our environmental work kick-started with a climate neutrality workshop just before Christmas. We discussed the definition of climate neutrality, and what it means to the architecture, production and maintenance. We had a lively brainstorming session on what to call … Read More
The Loop lies between two unique research establishments, the European Spallation Source (ESS) and the Max IV Laboratory, in Science Village on the north-east edge of Lund. You can’t take it for granted that it will become a destination even though both entities are a huge draw..Read More
Currently just 15 per cent of the world’s population has proper access to fast internet. But as a recent article in Wired* explored, the digital divide is starting to close and endless possibilities open up.
As high-speed internet becomes … Read More
Big data has made it possible for businesses to collect vast quantities of information about customers’ buying habits, geographical info, online interactions and much more. But while this method reveals patterns and correlations, it falls short of highlighting what … Read More
The city of Lund is currently striving to end the use of fossil fuels for city operations until 2020. In this work we have also been looking at working machines. We have found that it is easier to replace diesel … Read More
Leland Stanford, founder of the university that bears his name, stressed the importance of crossbreeding academic studies with perspectives from real life. Since the start of the 20th century staff at the University have been actively encouraged to spend a … Read More
The opportunities arising around Science Village Scandinavia are huge. This is where world-leading research institutes are being built in bicycle distance of one of the finest universities and world renown companies.
Here is a place where the future is … Read More
I would like to see one or more restaurants in the area that collaborates with scientists at Swedish universities to makes use of the latest findings in what we should eat to become and stay healthy.
Given the fact that … Read More
How can Lund meet the future and realize the expansion towards Northeast? The city is expanding, with the research facilities MaxIV and ESS, and Skanska has an exciting vision for this area, Brunnshög. Can we make this the place for … Read More
Even if there are restaurants in the area people tend to go home after work. Because there is nothing to do between work and dinner. Unless you work in the city, or close by a shopping mall. You might … Read More
Those who come here are high-performers. They are seekers and curious. Give them an opportunity to meet. I have spent a few years at the University College of London as a PhD. Dead boring premises! But spending time in … Read More
When I visited Amsterdam few years ago, I took the boat to Noord. There is an old industrial building called the IJ-Hall. Inside, they had built an office landscape of containers and created as a small friendly neighborhood with … Read More
