LEAD

LEAD is a business incubator supporting the development of unique and innovative start-ups with high growth potential within the fields of life science, microelectronics, visualization and digital imaging. LEAD sources its deal flow from the Linköping University (LiU), governmental and military research institutes as well as the surrounding industries. Through a quality assured process, LEAD supports start-ups for a three year period. The process is lead by qualified business coaches that prepare the companies for sustainable growth. Today there are 20 lead companies in the process with an admittance rate of 10 new companies every year. As of summer of 2007 the two business incubators from Linköping and Norrköping merged and now go by the name of LEAD — LiU Entrepreneurship and Development.