Startup lab: Research-based Innovation Lab strengthens innovation capacity in Västra Götaland by establishing a research-based development lab environment at Chalmers campus. The environment is organised as an innovation cluster and targets early-stage research-based companies. It includes chemistry labs, bench labs and electronics labs and is developed in dialogue with academic institutions and actors in the regional innovation system. By bringing together competence, laboratory infrastructure and collaboration models, the project strengthens the utilisation of research. The environment targets early-stage research-based companies linked to academic research environments at and beyond Chalmers, companies from other parts of the innovation system, and other research-based companies in need of development lab facilities. The project is therefore expected to contribute to stronger innovation capacity and create better conditions for sustainable business development in Västra Götaland.