Teresita Qvarnström received a PhD in Physics at Stockholm University in April 1996 and joined RISE (formerly Acreo) in August the same year. She is author of about 30 scientific publications in international journals. She is a senior scientist, senior project leader and technology transfer expert at RISE. She has good experience on developing working models to translate research results into entrepreneurial opportunities and has worked on several European collaboration projects and networks. She has been a member of the Enterprise Europe Network and advisor at the Swedish EUSME Support Office, promoting the participation of Swedish SMEs in European collaboration projects.