STIFTELSEN DALARNA SCIENCE PARK

Their core work

Dalarna Science Park is a Swedish regional innovation hub that delivers Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) services to small and medium-sized enterprises. Their core work involves innovation management consulting — helping SMEs assess their innovation readiness, access EU funding instruments like the SME Instrument, and build capacity for international growth. They operate as part of the Swedish EEN consortium (Swennis), providing hands-on support such as key account management, innovation health checks, and technology audits to companies in the Dalarna region of central Sweden.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their early work (2015-2018) centered on general innovation management and key account management for SMEs — essentially relationship-based advisory services. By 2019-2021, the terminology shifted toward more structured EU service products: SME Instrument support, EIMC services, Innovation Health Checks, and IDD4SME frameworks. This reflects the broader EEN evolution from generic consulting toward standardized, tool-driven innovation support.

Moving from general innovation consulting toward formalized EU-backed SME support tools, likely positioning to deliver EIC and Horizon Europe services post-2021.

How they like to work

Dalarna Science Park operates exclusively as a participant within the Swedish EEN consortium — they have never coordinated an H2020 project. Their 14 unique partners all appear to be within Sweden (1 country), indicating a tightly knit national consortium rather than broad European networking. This is typical of EEN regional partners: reliable, consistent consortium members who deliver locally within a national framework.

Their network consists of 14 partners exclusively within Sweden, all part of the national EEN consortium (Swennis). This is a domestic delivery network rather than an international research collaboration web.

What sets them apart

Dalarna Science Park offers a regional gateway to EU innovation services for SMEs in central Sweden's industrial heartland — a region known for steel, mining, and energy-intensive manufacturing. For consortium builders, they are valuable not as a research partner but as a channel to reach Swedish SMEs who need technology adoption support. Their six consecutive years in the EEN consortium demonstrate institutional reliability and deep familiarity with EU SME support mechanisms.

Highlights from their portfolio

• Swennis 2020-2021
  Most mature iteration of their EEN work, expanding into SME Instrument coaching, Innovation Health Checks, and IDD4SME — showing the broadest service portfolio.
• SWENNIS2
  Their entry point into H2020 and the EEN consortium, establishing the foundation for six years of continuous participation in Swedish SME innovation support.