BLEKINGE TESTBEDS

In Blekinge, innovative testbeds provide the perfect environment to test your ideas before committing to full-scale development. These versatile platforms—ranging from physical laboratories to virtual simulation environments—are designed to drive innovation, collaboration, and sustainable growth across the region.

 WHAT ARE TESTBEDS?

Testbeds in Blekinge are dynamic platforms that enable:

  • Development: Transforming initial ideas into practical solutions.
  • Testing: Validating concepts in controlled, real-world, or simulated environments.
  • Collaboration: Uniting businesses, academia, public sector entities, and science parks to foster cross-border innovation.

By breaking down traditional silos, these testbeds stimulate creativity and pave the way toward a sustainable society.

Virtual Production Studio Lab

The Virtual Production Studio Lab develops digital environments for movies, video gaming, and other uses in a city-managed facility called Karlskrona Blue Port Studios.

 

Testlabbet Karlskrona

The K3H Testlabbet Karlskrona measures and meets requirements for different sports training and athletic fitness.

At the Blekinge Institute of Technology, the Advanced Additive Lab supports researchers and students with making prototypes using 3D printers and other equipment.

Advanced Additive Lab

At the Blekinge Institute of Technology, the Advanced Additive Lab supports researchers and students with making prototypes using 3D printers and other equipment.

Blue eHealth Testbed

Blue eHealth Testbed is part of the Blekinge Institute of Technology, Health Research and Education Clinic, providing a clinical care environment for research projects and other work.

 

Managed jointly by Blue Science Park and Blekinge Institute of Technology, the Blue Maritime Testbed is a dedicated area in the waters next to the university campus in Karlskrona to test new innovations in underwater technology.

Blue Maritime Testbed

Managed jointly by Blue Science Park and Blekinge Institute of Technology, the Blue Maritime Testbed is a dedicated area in the waters next to the university campus in Karlskrona to test new innovations in underwater technology.

HINTS testbed Blekinge

HINTS

Overseen by the Department of Computer Science, the HINTS (Human-Centered Intelligent Realities) Laboratory is located at Blekinge Institute of Technology designed for researchers and students to study and test future immersive, user-aware, and smart interactive digital environments.

The Security Lab at the Blekinge Institute of Technology is a specially adapted security lab for students in IT and others interested in computer security to simulate realistic hacker attacks and practice preventing them.

Security Lab

The Security Lab at the Blekinge Institute of Technology is a specially adapted security lab for students in IT and others interested in computer security to simulate realistic hacker attacks and practice preventing them.

RISE Stamping and Forming Centre of Excellence offers expertise and equipment for forming metal and multimaterial solutions that are attached to a composite structure. Specialty areas are high strength steel, aluminum, stainless materials, titanium and nickel base alloys, and combinations of steel plate and composites.

RISE

RISE Stamping and Forming Centre of Excellence offers expertise and equipment for forming metal and multimaterial solutions that are attached to a composite structure. Specialty areas are high strength steel, aluminum, stainless materials, titanium and nickel base alloys, and combinations of steel plate and composites.

Addictive manufacturer Sculptur in Karlshamn offers equipment and services for large-scale 3D printing to help organizations and artists design and test ideas for small series production and ways to convert waste (such as fishing nets) into valuable products.

Sculptur Testlab

Addictive manufacturer Sculptur offers equipment and services for large-scale 3D printing to help organizations and artists design and test ideas for small series production and ways to convert waste (such as fishing nets) into valuable products.

Visbo

VISBO as a technical apartment and test space for senior citizens to see smart solutions in a household context that make everyday life easier for them.

If we can test scalable solutions here in Blekinge, there’s a huge market opportunity ahead.
Erika Augustinsson

Innovation Strategist, Region Blekinge

UNLOCK YOUR INNOVATION POTENTIAL

Blekinge offers unparalleled access to innovation competence. Within just an hour, you can meet with over 22,000 of tomorrow’s leaders, innovators, and change makers—all committed to turning ideas into reality.

Ready to shape the future of regional innovation? Contact us today to join our collaborative journey and become a part of the region’s success story!

Are you an innovator, researcher, or investor working in sustainability, technology, or public health?

Let’s explore how we can collaborate to scale solutions that make a global impact — starting in Blekinge.

Contact Region Blekinge to connect with the mission-driven innovation ecosystem.

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