About BJØRK

BJØRK Innovation is a non-profit research and innovation organisation based in Sweden and Norway. We establish long-term R&D partnerships with municipalities and other public sector organisations to develop new knowledge, methods and solutions for smart and sustainable communities.

Our role is to connect societal challenges with research, innovation, technology and the people who can contribute to solving them. We bring together public organisations, academia, businesses and citizens and create structures that allow ideas to move from identified needs through research and experimentation to implementation.

Since 2010, our team has contributed to more than 175 research, development and innovation projects nationally and internationally.

Thor Moen at Smart City World Expo i Barcelona 2025.
our role

The Conductor

Complex societal challenges cannot be solved by one organisation alone. They require different actors, perspectives and forms of knowledge to work together.

BJØRK acts as a conductor in this ecosystem. We bring together local communities, public organisations, academia and businesses around shared challenges – connecting needs with research, technology, funding and expertise.

Our role is not to have all the answers, but to create the conditions for others to develop them together. We help turn collaboration into research and innovation projects, and research and innovation into solutions that can be tested, implemented and shared.

Like a conductor, we don’t play every instrument. We make the orchestra work together.

Our Mission

Our mission is to accelerate the transition towards smarter, more sustainable and resilient communities through research, innovation and collaboration.

As a non-profit organisation, we work across organisational and sectoral boundaries. We create long-term partnerships where public sector organisations, academia, businesses and citizens can develop, test and implement new knowledge and solutions together.

What we do

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R&D partnership?

We collaborate with municipalities, public organisations, research environments and businesses in Sweden, Norway and across Europe.

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