The LEAD- company PledPharma has started a clinical phase II study. The first patient included in a clinical study in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Earlier this autumn, PledPharma AB received approval from the Swedish Medical Products Agency (MPA; Läkemedelsverket) and the local Ethical Committee to start a clinical phase II trial in patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI). The first patient has now been included in the trial.

"The study may lead to a more effective reduction in infarct size during treatment with PCI, and thereby decrease the... Read more

The LEAD company Neo Technology,developer of Neo4j, the world’s leading open source graph database, today announced that it has secured $2.5 million in seed funding to boost Neo4j’s presence in the emerging graph database market.
The funds will be used to accelerate product development and expand sales and marketing efforts. The investment round was co-led by Sunstone Capital and Conor Venture Partners.

For more information:
Sunstone Capital and Conor Venture Partners press... Read more

The LEAD company VISIARC is the only Nordic company who won a spot in the European final of Qualcomm Ventures prize in London on September 10.

Qualcomm Ventures' QPrize ™  is a series of international competitions, designed to provide over $500,000 in early stage capital for enterprising technology companies. The contest will select regional winners from Europe and Israel, China, India and the U.S. The winner from each region will receive a prize of $ 100,000 (USD) and will be invited to the Qualcomm Ventures CEO Summit in San Diego.

The grand prize winner... Read more

We are happy to announce that the LEAD companies had over 120M SEK in revenue for 2008. This is an increase of over 40% compared to the previous year.

During the summer, we have followed up and compiled public information and found that our current LEAD companies as well as our alumni have had a fantastic year. The 2008 companies had a record 50M SEK in combined revenue and the alumni had just over 70M SEK. Together the companies have over 200 employees.

We know how much hard work you all have put into your business. A big congratulation to you... Read more

The Swedish armed forces purchase Cinside´s handheld wall radar unit CPR3. The Armed Forces have previously tested a prototype and the finished radar unit could become part of the defense standard equipment. The LEAD company, Cinside, is the first to commercially offer a wall radar unit in a handheld size.

- The goal is to equip the individual soldier with this instrument to obtain a certain see-through-ability. With CPR3 you can get an indication of something moving on the other side of a wall. It is important with this type of information to enhance the safety and success... Read more

The Swedish high-tech start-up SP Devices will be the first company to join Accelerat.us.
SP Devices, a LEAD alumni, develops and markets technology for higher quality A/D conversion. Their technology is capable of improving the performance of A/D converters up to four times and is applicable in areas like radio base stations, radar, med tech, testing and evaluation, and military applications. SP Devices business model is to license their technology to chip producers and system developers.

In the beginning of the year SP Devices opened a subsidiary on the US east... Read more

On Thursday April 23rd the Swedish soft landing Accelerat.us was opened in San Diego, USA. Swedish Consul Erik Nowacki and Mikael Hult, incubator manager at Innovationsbron Sweden, attended the event in order to link the Swedish-American ties.

The grand opening was a well-attended event with over 80 participants including representatives from twelve Swedish incubators, Innovationsbron Sweden, SACC (Swedish American Chamber of Commerce) as well as universities and industry of Southern California.
Accelerat.us is a unique opportunity for young Swedish companies to get... Read more

To create a landing zone for Swedish start ups, the Swedish governmental agencies Innovationsbron and Vinnova are opening an Accelerator in San Diego USA. The Accelerator goes under the name of Accelerat.us and will be run by LEAD. The purpose of the accelerator is to give Swedish high-tech start-ups the opportunity to establish and grow in the US market.

Accelerat.us is a unique opportunity for young Swedish companies to get access and contact with relevant markets and establish a physical presence in the U.S. Similar to the way LEAD operates in Sweden, the companies will... Read more

Two major business magazines in Sweden have come together to choose the country’s most promising young technical companies. The 33 young and innovative companies were chosen by the readers and the editorial staff of the magazines because they have great potential to change the technology within their industries. Amongst the selected companies were VISIARC, a LEAD company, and SP Devices a LEAD alumnus.
These two companies have a lot happening for them right now.  Please read more about VISIARCS’s live Demo that attracted a lot of attention at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona... Read more

VISIARC announced their "earth shattering" new product according to the press at the Mobile World Congress in Bareclona.

VISIARC presented its product at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and the response was overwhelming. The product Mobile Documents was first shown at a spotlight arranged by Symbian Foundation. The product that is a private beta is revolutionary and shows what the future of mobile email will look like. It sounds strange, but as the journalist at Mobile Industry Review says:  "Take ten minutes, get yourself a coffee and sit and watch Peter's... Read more