Barkarby Science
- Location
- Järfälla kommun, Sweden
- Industries
- Waste efficiency
- Domains
- Flour, Ingredients
- Technologies
- Platform technology, Platform & Service technologies
About Barkarby Science
Barkarby Science is a Swedish innovation arena and collaboration platform focused on sustainable urban development in Barkarbystaden, Järfälla. It brings together public sector actors, academia, businesses, startups, and residents to develop and test solutions that support a more climate-smart, circular, mobile, and attractive city.
The organization positions itself as a bridge between stakeholders in one of Northern Europe’s largest urban development projects. Its work is rooted in Agenda 2030 and in the practical realities of a growing district with new homes, workplaces, schools, culture, and services, where the aim is to make it easier to do the right thing in a sustainable way.
Core Values
- Sustainability: The company’s work is guided by the global goals in Agenda 2030 and by the ambition to contribute to a climate-neutral, resource-efficient city.
- Human-centered development: Barkarby Science emphasizes putting people’s needs at the center, aiming for a city that feels attractive, modern, welcoming, and safe.
- Collaboration: It values cross-sector cooperation and sees innovation as something that happens through shared knowledge, dialogue, and joint action.
- Practical innovation: The organization focuses on solutions that can be tested, implemented, and scaled in real urban environments rather than remaining at the concept stage.
Unique Aspects
- Embedded in Barkarbystaden: Barkarby Science operates in direct connection with Barkarbystaden, a major urban development project that serves as its living test environment.
- Four defined program areas: Its work is organized around four themes: the climate-smart city, the circular city, future mobility, and the attractive city.
- Academic collaboration agreements: The organization has letters of intent with KTH and Södertörn University since 2018, and with Mälardalen University since 2025.
- Broad ownership and governance base: Its board includes representatives from Järfälla Municipality, Järfällahus, Atrium Ljungberg, E.ON, Hummeltorp, Ragn-Sells, and Skanska, reflecting a multi-stakeholder model.