Centre for Industrial Business Development
The Centre for Industrial Business Development (SIF) is a research centre that focuses on issues at the intersection of industry, business development and innovation.
Vision: Leading knowledge environment where industry, innovation and business development meet.
Mission: SIF develops and shares knowledge about innovation and business development for a sustainable future.
The main focus is on research and innovation projects that are relevant for Norwegian industry in general and Nordland county in particular. The centre is located in Mo i Rana and is part of Nord University Business School.
Our vision is to be leading in research and education in topics related to industry, business development and innovation. We work closely with innovative tech-companies in Norway, as well as national and international research communities.
We contribute to the educational activity related to the bachelor’s degree in Economics and the MBA in Technology Management. Since the start of the centre in 2013, eight PhD candidates have defended their PhD at Campus Helgeland, and we continue to recruit PhD students and other academic staff to the centre.
Head of centre
Marianne Terese Steinmo Head of centre and professor Aleksander Millang PhD research fellow Alf-Gøran Knutsen Managing director, Kvarøy fiskeoppdrett Arve Ulriksen Managing director, Mo industripark Bjørn-Audun Risøy CEO, Momek invest Einar Agur Rasmussen Professor Ferran Giones Associate Professor II, Stuttgart university Frode Heldal Associate Professor II, NTNU Halvard Benjaminsen Nærings PhD, Aker BP Ida Matilde Fauske PhD research fellow Irina Nikolayevna Isaeva Associate Professor Jenny Sofie Kjemphei Larsen Researcher Krister Salamonsen Associate Professor Marit Breivik-Meyer Associate Professor Micaela Heselius PhD research fellow Morten Dahle Selfors Assistant Professor Rannveig Edda Hjaltadottir Associate Professor Roger Klev Associate Professor, NTNU Roger Sørheim Professor, NTNU Rune Opdahl Assistant Professor Siri Jakobsen Associate Professor Thomas Andre Lauvås Associate Professor Tommy Høyvarde Clausen Professor SIF aims to be a driving force for the development of relevant study programmes at Nord University Business School.
We put forward research-based knowledge and academic content in education for the bachelor's programme in Business, Digitalisation, and Business Development, and the MBA in Technology Management.
- Teknologioverføring og innovasjoner basert på arktisk teknologi (Forskningsløft i Nord, 2009 - 2017)
- Teknologibasert entreprenørskap og innovasjon som driver for industriell utvikling i nord (RFF Nord, 2013 - 2017)
- University-Industry Collaboration in Northern Norway: Drivers and Barriers (RFF Nord, 2017 - 2020)
- Centre for Competitive, Energy Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Industry for the Future (FME HighEFF 2016 - 2024)
- Kompetanse for et grønt skifte (Innovasjon Norge, 2016 - 2018)
- ARENA Olje- og Gassklynge Helgeland (2016 - 2018)
- ARENA Arctic Cluster Team (2018 - 2020)
- Partner for initiativ til SFI - Circular
- Teknologioverføring og innovasjoner basert på arktisk teknologi (Forskningsløft i Nord, 2009 - 2017)
- Nordland Research Institute
- Engage - Centre for Engaged Education through Entrepreneurship
- NTNU – Department of Industrial Economics in Technology Management
- HighEFF – Research centre for an environmentally friendly industry
- Ocean Cluster Helgeland
- INGENIO, University of Valencia
- Kunnskapsparken Helgeland
- Artic Cluster Team (ACT)
- Rana Utvikling
- Sparebank 1 Helgeland
- SINTEF Helgeland
- NORCE Research
- Mo Industripark
- Norwegian Centre for Energy Transition Strategies (NTRANS)
- Kvarøy fish farm
SIF focuses on research and innovation projects that are relevant for Norwegian industry in general and Nordland in particular, especially in industries where the region has or can achieve a strong position, such as process industry and aquaculture.
Our research aims to highlight regional issues at an international level.
2019
«Nord-studenter fikk pris etter å ha laget forretningsplan på Majas idé»
«Forskerne Marianne og Thomas har fått tildelt inntil en million kroner i talentmidler.»
«Bidrar i verdens største forskningssenter innen energieffektivisering»
2017
2016«Pilot for industriell gjenvinning»
«Kartlegging for økt gjenvinning»
«Vil bli internasjonalt flaggskip»
«Grønt næringsliv krever grønn politikk og grønn etterspørsel»
«Siri blir spydspissen i nord»
«Disse sto igjen som vinnere på Gallaria» - Her blir SIF kun nevnt som «andre nominerte».
2015Campus Helgeland – En berikelse og en betydelig utfordring for regionen
«Studerer hva som kan styrke industrien»
«Industri og utdanning – tema for møte med KrF»
«Kommersialiserer mer av forskningen»
«De skåler for at hun endelig kan kalle seg PhD»
