Stiftelsen TEM

Name

Stiftelsen TEM

Legal name

Stiftelsen TEM

Website

https://tem.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Healthcare Research

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Health, Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Regulatory Cooperation (BPADANAJ)

Keywords

• Sustainable healthcare research
• Environmental research foundation
• Knowledge transfer services
• Cross-sector collaboration
• Non-profit research institute

Headquarters

HQ city

Malmö

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Stiftelsen TEM is a Swedish state foundation and non-profit research institute that facilitates knowledge transfer between academia and businesses, with a current focus on sustainable healthcare. It operates as the R&D arm of the Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare (NCSH) network and is the biggest shareholder in NCSH Services AB, established in 2025.

Product overview

Stiftelsen TEM operates as the R&D arm of the Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare (NCSH) network. The organization functions as a non-profit NGO/institute focused on sustainable healthcare. The portfolio consists of the NCSH network itself (a cross-sectoral collaboration platform for sustainable healthcare) and NCSH Services AB (a commercial services entity launched in 2025 with investors to expand the network's impact). Projects and initiatives are documented at nordicshc.org.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NCSH (Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare) Network A cross-sectoral collaboration network focused on boosting sustainable healthcare on the global arena, with TEM functioning as its R&D arm and biggest shareholder.
• NCSH Services AB A commercial services company established in 2025 by TEM and investors to increase the impact and commercial reach of sustainable healthcare initiatives under the NCSH umbrella.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• NCSH Services ABcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025In 2025, TEM started NCSH Services AB together with investors to increase the impact of Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare. TEM is the biggest shareholder in NCSH Services AB.
• NCSH (Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015NCSH was founded in 2015, marking a new era for TEM focused on boosting sustainable healthcare on the global arena through cross-sectoral collaboration. TEM serves as the R&D arm of NCSH.
• Lund UniversityflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerTEM was established in 1981 as an interdisciplinary project at Lund University in Sweden. In 1984, the project transformed into the TEM Foundation at Lund University. The foundation maintains its academic roots and institutional connection.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• WHO Climate Change and Health Programme: World Health Organization initiative tackling climate change and health globally, including sustainable healthcare. Operates at the global regulatory/policy level that TEM references in its 'global arena' positioning.
• Lund University: The Swedish university where TEM originated and remains institutionally tied. Conducts comparable interdisciplinary research in sustainability, environmental science, and health, and shares talent and infrastructure with TEM.
• Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket): Swedish government agency for environmental issues, overlapping with TEM's historical environmental audit and preventive environmental protection work. A state-level incumbent with similar thematic focus.
• Health Care Without Harm: Global NGO coalition working to transform healthcare worldwide so that it reduces its environmental footprint. A larger, more established player operating in the same sustainable healthcare space across many geographies.

Regional players

• Region Skåne: Swedish regional authority responsible for healthcare in Skåne, where TEM is headquartered. A natural regional partner and potential customer for sustainable healthcare initiatives emerging from NCSH.
• Practice Greenhealth: US-based membership organization for sustainable healthcare, providing environmental solutions to hospitals and health systems. Comparable mission to TEM's NCSH network but serving a different (North American) geography.

Direct peers

• Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (UK): UK-based charity focused on sustainable healthcare research, education, and practice. Comparable mission to TEM's healthcare sustainability work, with a similar NGO/research foundation model.
• Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare (NCSH): The cross-sectoral network of which TEM is the R&D arm. Operates in the same sustainable healthcare domain with overlapping stakeholder base and joint go-to-market, making it the closest direct peer despite the structural relationship.

Emerging players

• European Climate Foundation: European philanthropic platform funding climate and sustainability initiatives, with healthcare sustainability as a growing focus. A potential funder/partner and a comparable foundation-style organization in the broader sustainability ecosystem.
• Swedish Life Science Incubator (SmiLe): Sweden-based life science incubator supporting healthcare and sustainability ventures. Comparable Swedish healthcare ecosystem player with knowledge-transfer and partnership functions similar to TEM.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stiftelsen-tem

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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