Innovation Resources
Innovation resources
Companies, public sector and investors will find contacts for innovation at NTNU on this portal page.
Research communities at NTNU have a strong and well-developed collaboration and partnership with the business community and the public sector in organized research training, student projects, exchange of knowledge and specific skills. NTNU’s ecosystem for innovation includes a large number of actors and services. NTNU is partner i several nationall cluster collaborations.
Regional contacts
Contact us about innovation resources and collaboration with business and industry:
- NTNU in Trondheim: Håvard Wibe
- NTNU in Gjøvik: Arild Aune Berger
- NTNU in Ålesund: Elisabeth Stennes Skaar
- Research, Innovation and External Relations Division
For investors
Do you want to invest in start-ups from NTNU? Get an overview over companies looking for investors or partners:
Student innovation:
- Spark NTNU
- NTNU School of Entrepreneurship
Employee innovation:
TTO – NTNU Technology Transfer AS
Collaboration
Your business, organization or agency can work together with NTNU. The opportuinites for collaboration with students are good.
Main measures
NTNU hosts 6 CRI/SFI and partner in 8 CRI/SFI – Centre for Research-ased Innovation. The CRI/SFI scheme is national and funded by The Norwegian Resesearch Council.
NTNU hosts 6 CEER/FME and is partner in 13 CEER/FME – Centre for Environment-friendly Energy Research. The CEER/FME scheme is national and funded by The Norwegian Research Council.
NTNU Strategic Programme for Knowledge-based Innovation (SKI) with several innovation managers. The programme is NTNU's own commitment to help transform more research into benefits in practice.
News about innovation
News about innovation at NTNU and SINTEF
Comprehensive plan for innovation competence at NTNU
New report from the working committee appointed by Pro-Rector for Innovation: Comprehensive Plan for Innovation Competence at NTNU (PDF, June 2023)
The working committee makes recommendations for the development of innovation competence, and how innovation competence can be strengthened at NTNU in order to realize NTNU's innovation objectives.
Documentation and visibility of innovation at NTNU
Report: Documentation and visbility of innovations at NTNU – Focus on societal impact and collaboration with working life (pdf, November 2020)
News about innovation recent years
Management
Pro-Rector for Innovation Toril A. Nagelhus Hernes leads NTNU’s efforts to promote innovation, and is responsible for maintaining strategic collaborative relationships with businesses and industry on a regional national and international level.
Vice-Rector in Gjøvik Gro Iren Kvanli Dæhlin represents and positions NTNU as an institution for regional working life.
Vice-Rector in Ålesund Anne-Lise Sagen Major represents and positions NTNU as an institution for regional working life.
For students and employees
Find information on the intranet:
- Students: Start a business
- Employees: Research-based innovation