Hagastaden, a vibrant hub for Life Science in the Centre of Stockholm

Hagastaden is home to over 161 life science companies (a 50% increase since 2010). The infrastructure and ecosystem of the area has attracted several large companies such as Bayer, Pfizer and AstraZeneca.

Companies setting up here can take advantage of the synergies between three universities: Karolinska Institutet (ranked 6th in the world), a 10-minute bike ride will take you to Sweden's largest university; Stockholm University and Sweden's largest technical university KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Together they have around 100,000 students.

Opposite the medical university Karolinska Institutet is the brand new Karolinska University Hospital. Ranked number 6 globally and number 1 in the EU.

In the area you will also find the SciLifeLab, a national center for molecular biosciences with a focus on health and environmental research, similar to the Broad Institute in Cambridge, USA or the Sanger Institute outside London in the UK.

Date: November 7th 

Visiting tour Life Science in Hagastaden with international delegates.

Host: Head of Life Science, Ylva Hultman, +46 70 472 80 65

Program

09.00 Get together, Address: Forskaren, Hagaesplanaden 49

Welcome to Hagastaden 

Micael Averborg, VP Business Development, Vectura. Vectura contributes to a world-class life science cluster.

Emelie Antoni, Country President Nordic & Sweden, AstraZeneca

09.30 Short tour in Hagastaden including Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, SciLifeLab, guided by Ylva Hultman and team.

10.15 Aula Medica, floor 4. Address: Nobels väg 6

Welcome to one of Europes strongest clusters

Stockholm Uppsala Life Science, Ylva Hultman Stockholm Business Region.

10.30 Karolinska Institutet, Professor, Matti Sällberg, ATMP

How come Stockholm is leading the way in Medical Science such as ATMP and Precision Medicine

Matti Sällberg, DDS, PhD, is a Professor of Biomedical Analysis. Went to School of Dentistry at Karolinska Institutet 1988-1992, PhD dissertation in December 1992. Post doctoral period at Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, Nov 1994-May 1996. Associate professor (Docent) at Karolinska Institutet in 1997. Professor in Biomedical Analysis from December 2000, and head of Department of Laboratory Medicine during the period 2011-2022.

11.00 SciLifeLab

SciLifeLab - fostering excellent research in Sweden and beyond

Per Lek, PhD, External Relations, SciLifeLab

Drug Discovery and Development Platform - unique support to Swedish academic researchers in Sweden

Per Arvidsson, Platform Director, Drug Discovery and Development Platform

SciLifeLab is a national resource of unique technologies and expertise available to life scientists, closely intertwined with our community of researchers in areas such as biomedicine, ecology and evolution. They bring scientists together across traditional boundaries and foster collaborations with industry, health care, public research organizations and international partners .

11.30 Lunch. Aula Medica

12.15 Precision Medicine , Anna Wedell, Professor/Senior Physician Karolinska Institutet

Professor and senior physician Wedell has spent the past three years leading KI and Karolinska University Hospitals joint effort to implement precision medicine in healthcare in her roll as Director of the Karolinska Precision Medicine Centre. She is also a member of Swedish Government research committee- a group of experts who act as advisors to the Government on science policy.

12.45 Karolinska Holding and Karolinska Institutet Innovations CEO, Johan Weigelt

Commersialisation of Innovations, why Karolinska Innovations is powerhouse

Johan has a lengthy background initially with Pharmacia & Upjohn and later as Chief Scientist for the Swedish arm of the Structural Genomics Consortium. He was the Executive Vice President of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences for ten years. Johan holds a Ph.D. in medical science from Karolinska Institutet and an MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics in the life science sector.

Please note: Spaces are limited for this tour, so sign up today to secure your spot!

Questions? Contact Ylva Hultman, ylva.hultman@stockholm.se