Västerås Science Park is a creative and expansive technology park located in central Sweden. Västerås has become one of Sweden's leading high-tech cities and is internationally regarded as world-leading when it comes to industrial information technology and automation. Today, about 200 companies employing more than 1600 people are established in the Science Park in addition to the business incubator supporting new growth intensive start ups. Mälardalen University and Science Park Västerås have experienced fantastic development, leading to growth for many small businesses and several new job opportunities. The companies at Science Park Västerås are oriented to electro, data, energy and environmental technologies, as well as the humanities/culture. All fields are reflected in primary education and in research at Mälardalen University. New, renovated premises are continuously made available and more companies are presently establishing in Science Park Västerås.