The battery-run pacemaker, the three-point seat belt, the modern-day zipper, the electrocardiogram and the ubiquitous Tetra Pak. These are just a few of the Swedish innovations that have improved our daily lives in the past century. Today, that deeply rooted spirit of invention continues to shape the lives of people around the world with new innovations, from the medicines that cure us to the apps we rely on every day. "Innovation is a notion that has been embedded in Swedish business culture for centuries. Companies such as Ericsson, Volvo, AstraZeneca and Sandvik emerged from this unique and broad culture," says Mikael Dam-berg, Sweden's Minister of Enterprise and Innovation. "Spotify, Klarna and iZettle - known as born globals - are businesses that were built on recently developed innovations. These companies are now gaining market share across the world."
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