Dr. Andreas Larsson is Associate Professor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Blekinge Institute of Technology, and Innovation Practice Advisor at MSF Sweden Innovation Unit (Médecins Sans Frontières). He has worked with applied research in product development and innovation for the last 20 years in industries including aerospace, automotive, biomedical, consumer electronics, paper and packaging, and IT. His research agenda aims to create a rich blend of needs-motivated activities dealing, among other things, with cross-functional knowledge sharing, local and distributed teamwork and participatory innovation. In his role as Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Collaboration, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, he is responsible for developing strategic relationships with partners from industry and society. He also manages the Unit for Collaboration and Innovation at BTH, which includes both the Grants Office (support for grant proposal writing) and the Innovation Office (support for innovation and utilization).