Jenny Johansson, co-founder of the company Eyescanner Technology, received the ÅForsk Entrepreneurship Scholarship 2021. Eyescanner is part of the Accelerator at Sahlgrenska Science Park.
Publish date:2022-10-11
Eyescanner is an AI-based software that detects the influence of drugs through image analysis of the eye area. This is done by filming a sequence on a person’s eye. Eyescanner is both faster, easier and less intrusive than other traditional methods such as saliva or urine tests.
Jenny Johansson was interviewed by ÅForsk for this year's awarding of the scholarship.
What significance has the scholarship had for you?
- Winning the Entrepreneur Scholarship brought a lot of positive attention that generated new contacts with both potential investors and customers.
What happens next?
- Going forward, we will focus on commercialization, getting our product onto the market. Among other things, we will carry out more pilot projects in various market segments during the autumn. In addition to this, we continue to build and expand our organization and plan further exciting and ground-breaking research in the field!
How have you benefited from collaborating with an incubator/science park?
- We have been involved in Sahlgrenska Science Park since 2019. They have been fantastically supportive and have helped us drive the company forward in a number of different ways.
ÅForsk Entrepreneurship Scholarship 2023
For the eighth year in a row, Swedish Incubators & Science Parks in collaboration with the ÅForsk Foundation is awarding the prestigious ÅForsk Entrepreneurship Scholarship. Interest in this scholarship has progressively grown over recent years, as has the scholarship's good reputation. Today, it is now considered one of the market’s finest to receive.
