Commercial consortia

Abstract

Science parks constitute an important intermediary in the innovation chain since they provide a location where government, universities and industry can cooperate and collaborate. In this chapter, Johanneberg Science Park which is located in Gothenburg city, Sweden is presented as well as its collaboration model through which development, transfer and commercialization of technology is taking place. More specific, the concept of science park’s “open arenas” is described as well as their connection to living labs. This chapter is also addressed to a unique collaboration housing project within the open arena of urban development at Johanneberg Science Park. The project is called HSB Living Lab and encloses the link between open arenas of science parks and the creation of living labs. The uniqueness of this project lies on the fact that a number of partners with different backgrounds are gathered within a single organisation, enter into a 10-year partnership agreement and get involved to a joint research and development project. In the last part of this chapter, the value proposition of HSB Living Lab for the academics, the different companies and the inhabitants being involved is discussed.