Sports Tech – a Swedish future industry
The entire sports industry is changing, from being a manufacturing industry to also being based on digital tools. A new sector has emerged, “sports tech”, which can be described as the intersection between sports and technology. It is a complex mix of solutions used, for example, to support elite players to perform at the highest level or for attendance management at football training. Does disruptive technology have the potential to revolutionize the entire sports sector?
In a new report “Swedish sports tech – Top three in Europe”, the authors describe the trends in Sports Tech, based on the latest research.
The webinar discusses:
- How can sports-based entrepreneurship contribute to Swedish growth?
- What are the success factors behind startup companies in sports tech?
- What does the investment climate look like for the sports tech sector? What policy measures are needed to strengthen the sector
the webinar is held in Swedish!
The report is written by:
- Stina Lundgren Högbom, fil. dr at KI, Global Relationship Manager at Health and Sports Technology Initiative, Blekinge
- C. Mikael Mattsson, med. dr. at KI, digital health expert at RISE, project manager for the Health and Sports Technology Initiative, Blekinge, and founder Svexa
- Benjamin Penkert, founder of SportsTechX
Seminar – Swedish Network for Sports Tech and Analytics
Dalarna University together with KTH Royal Institute of Technology are happy to invite you to the third seminar 2021 for Swedish Network for Sports Tech and Analytics.
In Sweden, there are many institutions at leading universities that conduct research in different aspects of Sports Technology. The purpose of these seminars is for researchers to describe and translate their research into practically relevant knowledge for the Sports Industry. Through these seminars, we will start to intertwine the collective knowledge and build the Swedish Network for Sports Tech and Analytics.
Seminar programme:
17:00
Introduction and Welcome – Mikael Swarén
17:15
Head Impact Monitors – do they work and
how do we use them? (Mikael Swarén, Dalarna University)3
17:50
Leg stretch
17:55
Computer Models to Better Understand and Prevent Head Injuries in Sports. (Madeleine Fahlstedt, KTH)
18:30
Discussions in breakout-rooms
18:50
Wrap up and summary
The seminar will be held digitally. Sign up is mandatory.
Sign up here:
Swedish Network for Sports Tech and Analytics
Workshop – Lyft folkhälsan i Blekinge
Den passion som finns inom idrottsföreningar, hos dess aktiva och andra aktörer inom sport, hälsa och natur vill vi ta vara på för att skapa affärsnytta och folkhälsa inom regionen. Hur kan vi tillsammans utveckla och förstärka näringslivet i Blekinge med våra idéer.
Under denna workshop bjuds du in till att bli inspirerad av lyckade exempel på samarbeten mellan frilufts-, förenings- och näringsliv, få kunskap om vilket stöd som finns inom regionen för att skapa företag, samt testa på hur vi kan skapa nya spännande idéer som kan förvandlas till innovativa lösningar.
Måndag 8 november kl. 17∶00–18∶30 Evenemanget sker i hybrid form på BTH, Campus Karlshamn (Ateljén) eller digitalt. Anmälan: http://simplesignup.se/private_event/185043/df7143c840
Program för workshop
17:00
- Health and Sports Technology Initiative (Martin Söderberg) hälsar välkomna
- RF-SISU Blekinge (Mathias Roos) ”Hur den ideella föreningen kan stötta folkhälsan samtidigt som den hittar sin plats i det kommersiella samhället.”
- Blekinge Arkipelag (Mattias Holmquist) ”Blekinge Arkipelag i navet mellan frilufts-, förenings- och näringsliv”
- Olofströms kommun/Länsstyrelsen Blekinge (Daniel Ottosson) Sveriges Friluftskommun x 2 – vad betyder satsningar på friluftsliv för föreningsliv och företagande?
- Blekinge Business Incubator (Anna Nyström) Innovation Office, BTH (Kennet Henningsson) Presentation av vilka stöd för affärsutveckling som finns i regionen.
18:00
- Idégenerering i mindre grupper Anna Nyström från BBI och Kennet från BTH ger oss verktyg för att inspireras till nya idéer och sätt att tänka.
18:20
- Återsamling och avslut.
Health & Sports Technology Initiative as Event network partner to Nordic Sports Innovation Summit
We are proud to be Event Network Partners of the first Nordic Sports Innovation Summit on the 26th of August 2021 in Odense, DK.
Co-organized and hosted by The Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics at Syddansk Universitet – University of Southern Denmark and Sports Lab Copenhagen, the summit brings together academia, businesses, sports organisations, the public sector, and civil society for a day focused on innovation in sports rooted in the Nordic values. It will exemplify the Nordic approach to a healthy lifestyle and environmentally aware, well-integrated, inclusive, socially and physically active communities.
We have a great line-up of confirmed world-class keynote speakers and panellists, which will provide insights into the latest research, current state and future of sports innovation, as well as an innovation showcase area, where you will be able to experience cutting-edge technology.
Take-aways from the summit will be:
– The latest trends and innovations from inside the sports industry,
– Presentations of ideas utilizing cutting-edge knowledge and technology,
– Networking between trendsetters, influencers and the most innovative researchers and entrepreneurs in the sports industry.
More info and Register with the link in the comments
Link to add: www.nsisummit.dk
Mjällby AIF joins Sports Innovation Alliance
Mjällby AIF in the Swedihs national league in football has joined the international network of Sports Innovation Alliance.
The network is led by Real Sociedad’s Chief Innovation Officer Juan Iraola and the network today consists of approx. 20 clubs from all over the world but mostly from Europe and South America. Celtic, Wolverhampton, Cagliari, Real Sociedad are some of the clubs that are part of the network. The basic idea with SIA is to together find smart solutions in technology that help the business in 4 different areas, Arena – Market – Business system – Football. By creating a broad international network of contacts to find smart solutions for the different parts of football, SIA wants to drive this development with a focus on football.
Read more about SIA here: https://www.sportinnovationalliance.com
Fredrik Danielsson, club manager in Mjällby AIF:
– We have had a good dialogue with Juan and others active in the network and it feels fantastic fun as the only Swedish club to get the chance to be part of SIA. As they only take in one club from each country, it obviously feels extra fun that Mjällby AIF will be the club that gets the chance and it shows that our brand has also been strengthened on an international level. This will lead to us as a club being able to develop much faster in several areas and thus be able to strengthen our position in Swedish elite football. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Blekinge Institute of Technology and Martin Söderberg for their help in establishing contact.
Health & Sports Technology Initiative are very happy to have established the contact between Mjällby AIF and Sports Innovation Alliance (SIA)
Entreprenörsfrukost – Sports Tech
Health & Sports Technology Initiative tillsammans med samverkande parter bjuder in dig till Entreprenörsfrukost – Sports Tech.
Vi kommer få lyssna och inspireras av tre framgångsrika svenska Sports Tech företag och få höra deras resa med misslyckande, hinder samt succé och framgång!
Företagen som medverkar med sina resor är:
Composite talks by SWE-CIC
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What has the enhancement of the equipment meant for ice hockey? Warrior Sports are changing the game through fibre composites and Jonas Karlson will tell us their story.
Bicycles has evolved and new materials has lead to higher performance. Aerospace Engineer and former Bicycle R&D Manager Andrea Valenza will take us through a brief history and discuss the pros and cons of fiber composites in bike design.
Reserve your spot now!
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International Interview about top trends and startups in Sports Tech
Stina Lundgren Högbom, our Global Relationship Manager has been interview by Sports Tech Hub by London Sports about top trends and startsup in sports tech 2021.
Top trends and starts up in sports tech 2021
Infographic Oxelerate
STRN – Sports tech Research Network (one of our partners) has made an infographic about the important knowledge around extra oxygen that Oxelerate has. One of the startups that recieved support from Health and Sports Technology Initiative.
To read more Hyperoxia research converted into a device | Sports Tech Research Network (strn.co)