In line with RISE, the Utility Heart for Additive Manufacturing (AM Heart) has been granted SEK 10 million (roughly USD 1 million) in new funding from Västra Götalandsregionen (VGR) to assist strategic organisational growth, data dissemination, and competence growth over the interval 2025-2027.
“We’re thrilled to have acquired this assist,” stated Marie-Louise Bergholt, Director of AM Heart at RISE. “VGR has been an important associate for the reason that centre’s inception, and this renewed dedication is a transparent recognition that our centered efforts are delivering actual worth. This funding permits us to strengthen and increase our centre and to construct a strong basis for the long run. By making experience, infrastructure, coaching, and collaborative areas in additive manufacturing accessible, we assist corporations increase their competitiveness each regionally and nationally.”
“Additive manufacturing is unlocking new methods of pondering and producing. By way of AM Heart, we’re constructing an innovation hub the place companies, researchers, and society come collectively to form the business of tomorrow,” stated Madeleine Jonsson, (MP) Chair of the Atmosphere and Regional Growth Committee at VGR.
The AM Heart is a collaborative platform the place business, academia, and analysis institutes be part of forces to advance additive manufacturing and assist companies of all sizes unlock its full potential. By combining deep experience throughout the whole worth chain with entry to a variety of AM applied sciences and supplies, the centre allows corporations to experiment, validate, and optimise their options earlier than committing to full-scale investments.