Curves, the American women’s-only fitness franchise opened its first gym in Sweden in 2006 and have since then rapidly and successfully opened in more than 15 new locations and another ten are under way.
A center of excellence within Silicon Carbide (SiC power electronics) has been established in Sweden through cooperation between Japanese Denso and Swedish Acreo. This strengthens Sweden’s leading position in R&D in this field.
Eisai, Japan’s fourth-largest drugmaker, cooperates with the Swedish biotech company Bioarctic Neuroscience on an Alzheimer’s disease treatment. It started off with a joint R&D project five years ago and has now moved on to phase I clinical trials.
EL-SEED in Japan found a technology for an energy efficient light emitting diode (LED) that can replace traditional light bulbs in lighting. The technology belonged to the Swedish company Optovent who had a patent. Now the two parties have initiated a cooperation.
The Japanese investment fund Green Power Development Holding recently invested in a Swedish wind farm project. Through an agreement with Swedish Gothia Vind some 100 new wind turbines will now be built in Sweden.
Wind turbine manufacturer Kenersys, a Kalyani Group company, invested last year in its first prototypes in Sweden. Kenersys now gets on track with a series of recently signed projects.
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