Partners & publications
Partner universities
In the development and realization of the IPM2026 workshop, we are proud to collaborate with the following two universities:
Institute of Business Chemistry,
University of Münster
Contact person:
Professor Jens Leker
(leker@uni-muenster.de)
Department of Design Sciences,
Lund University
Contact person:
Professor Glenn Johansson
(glenn.johansson@design.lth.se)
Sponsors and partner organisations
The workshop is supported by a grant from Handelsbanken Research Foundation.
The workshop is also supported by the following partner organisations:
Skandinaviska Policyinstitutet /
The Scandinavian Institute for Public Policy
Sydsvenska Industri- och Handelskammaren /
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Southern Sweden
Partner journals
We are proud to announce three Journal Partners for IMP2026.
- Technovation
- Journal of Business Chemistry
- Technological Learning, Innovation and Development
Special issues
Related to this workshop event and the select topical area, we are happy to announce two Special Issues:
Special Issue in Technovation
In the Technovation journal you will now find a call for papers for a Special Issue with the title:
Pathways for eco-industrial transformations in the process industries: In search of enhanced inter- and intra-organizational innovation models and production solutions
Submission deadline: 15 September
Guest Editors: Thomas Lager, Lars Bengtsson, Jens Leker, and Manabu Miyao
Please visit the Technovation website for further information about this call.
Authors that intend to submit a paper for this Special Issue are invited to first present their papers or working-papers during the workshop. Scholars that are interested to present during this workshop, please visit “Call for submissions” on the Technovation website Technovation | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier - Technovation | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier External link, opens in new window..
Special Issue in Journal of Business Chemistry (JoBC)
The Journal of Business Chemistry has in their February issue announced a call for papers for a Special Issue with the title:
Innovation and Production Management in the Process Industries
Submission deadline: 15 September
Guest Editors: Thomas Lager, Eva Lövstål, and Wen Pan Fagerlin
Please visit the JoBC website External link, opens in new window. for further information about this call. Authors that intend to submit a paper for this Special Issue are invited to first present their papers or working-papers during the workshop.