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Oslotech's purpose is to contribute to value creation in society by offering meeting places and infrastructure that promote growth and innovation. We aim to contribute to the commercialization of research results and to more jobs emerging from knowledge environments.
Oslotech, which was originally named Innovasjonssenteret AS, was founded in 1984. The company's main owners are the University of Oslo, the City of Oslo, and SIVA, along with a number of key business players such as Norsk Hydro, Pareto, Dyno Nobel, and others. The initial tasks were defined as creating contact between industry and research. The overarching goal was growth and value creation in Norwegian business and society. In 1989, the first construction phase of what became known as Forskningsparken was opened, and it has since been built out in stages to its current size of 60,000 square meters.
Oslotech AS does not pay dividends to its owners. We have large, responsible owners such as the University of Oslo, the City of Oslo, and SIVA, who want us to contribute to creating new business ventures. Ongoing profits from the real estate operations are reinvested, either in activities that support our goals (such as operating grants for the incubators and contributions to meeting places) or in the buildings in the form of upgrades. See the list of all owners further below.
Oslotech is a proud sponsor of the incubators Startuplab, Aleap, and ShareLab. Oslotech initiates clusters, networks, and competence programs to promote innovation. We take an active role in strengthening the environment in and around Forskningsparken. Here are some of the initiatives we have helped create:
Technology incubator Startuplab
Health technology incubator Aleap
Biotechnology incubator ShareLab
Life science cluster The Life Science Cluster
Health technology cluster Norway Health Tech
Innovation district Oslo Science City
Health innovation arena Health2B
We also run our own conference center with a wide range of meeting rooms available to our tenants and others affiliated with the park.
Owners
The three largest owners of Oslotech are the University of Oslo (UiO), Siva – the Industrial Development Corporation of Norway SF, and the City of Oslo.
Other owners:
BI Norwegian Business School
OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University
The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO)
NITO – Norwegian Society of Engineers and Technologists
The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO)
Tekna – Norwegian Society of Engineers and Technologists (Science and Technology)
Viken County Municipality
GE Healthcare AS
Aker Capital AS
Alcatel-Lucent Norway AS
Comma Data Service AS
Orica Norway AS (Dyno)
Akastor AS
Verdane Capital Advisors AS
Jotron AS
SINTEF Holding
The FAFO Research Foundation
Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU)
Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)
Norwegian Computing Center (NR)
The National Institute of Occupational Health
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health
The Frisch Centre Foundation
Sinvent AS
SINTEF Ocean AS
The Paper Industry Research Institute
Institute for Graphic Media
Board of Directors
Board as of 21.04.2026:
Karl-Christian Agerup (Chair)
Arne Benjaminsen
Solveig Kristensen
Bernt Reitan Jenssen
Marianne Marthinsen
Tina Lihaug Selbæk
Tone Nybø
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ISS will take over operations of the food service offering at Oslo Science Park from July 1, 2026. “The offering you know today will continue, while at the same time we have a clear ambition to raise the quality and further develop the concepts,” says Sohaila Bakhtiar from ISS.
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Last year, an anonymous wall outside Oslo Science Park became a lush waterfall. This year, the iconic round block in A0 became considerably more colorful. The artist Simon Alfredo Compagnet Diaz, also known as Snork One, would like for people to discover something new every time they walk by.
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“Where science and business meet” is an unofficial slogan for Oslo Science Park. It could just as well have been “Connecting people,” if that one hadn’t already been taken. Either way, this is a place where people meet and talk. Sometimes it happens naturally, and other times someone needs to orchestrate it.
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In the technical room in Oslo Science Park, something completely unique is happening: Old pipes are getting a new life in a new energy center. What would usually be discarded in the construction industry has been saved, transported, and reassembled here - with full functionality and environmental benefits.
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After eight years of solid development, Norway Health Tech (NHT) steps out as the owner of the health incubator Aleap. The change marks a natural step in NHT's focus on a national ecosystem for health innovation, while Aleap strengthens its role as a leading incubator in the Nordic region.
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Architect Niels Torp's plan for Oslo Science Park was to create a building for "spontaneous communication," where researchers would be encouraged to leave their offices. It was designed to be easily dismantled again—and it might even turn out to be ugly.
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"Five days a week in the office, please." That was the message the tech-giant Amazon recently sent to its corporate employees. Could it be that the post-pandemic rush of freedom has subsided, and we are slowly but surely realizing that a good work environment cannot be sent via email?
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Over 3,000 people from academia, research and business have their daily workplace in Oslo Science Park, midway between Gaustad and Blindern in Oslo. Our tenants form a unique ecosystem for innovation, value creation and commercialization of research.
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The initiative to replace the grass lawns surrounding Oslo Science Park with flower meadows started in the summer of 2023. This will benefit the area's biological diversity and provide an insect sanctuary. Now, the children at Forskningsparken Montessori kindergarten are working on their own accommodation for small critters.
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Parken Bakeri i Forskningsparken er den foretrukne møteplassen for startups, forskere og innvatører. Det var Joakim, Tom og Øystein fra Grünerløkka Bakeri som ble lokket inn, fikk sansen for stedet, brettet opp ermene og fikk kaffe og kanelsnurrer på plass. Og nå er det hyggelige bakeriet del av en suksesshistorie.
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Forskningsparken styrker tilbudet til tech-gründerne med etableringen av StartupLab. I StartupLab AS skal det utvikles nye selskaper og forretningsidéer med internasjonalt format. Med StartupLab styrkes Forskningsparkens posisjon som ledende arnested for nye vekstkraftige teknologibedrifter.
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Karl-Christian Agerup ønsket Oslo Medtech velkommen til Forskningsparken, som fra 1. juli er fasilitator for klusteret med over 50 medlemmer. Her er Agerup, til venstre i samtale med leder av Oslo Medtech, Kathrine Myhre og Jon Kveine, fra Arena-programmet i Innovasjon Norge.
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I Innovasjonssenteret spede barndom, var de første kontorlokalene en Moelven-brakke på Blindern (omtrent der hvor Georg Sverdrups hus står i dag). Noen år senere, i 1989, flyttet Innovasjonssenteret ut og brakken ble arena for mangfoldige barndommer i den nystartete barnehagen Forskningsparken Montessori AS.
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