His research interests include innovation management, digital innovation, and open innovation methods for university-industry collaboration. As a process manager of ProcessIT Innovations Levén is responsible for the follow-up research and innovation strategies of ProcessIT, which has strongly influenced his larger research program. In that he has examined environments supportive to highly innovative firms and how innovation networks can be orchestrated in order to support partner organizations in their innovation processes. He is currently investigating how entrepreneurial firms can best utilize innovation options and knowledge located outside their own organization.