Earlier this year, Region Stockholm and Region Uppsala adopted a joint life science strategy. The strategy brings together stakeholders from academia, business, healthcare and the public sector, united by a shared ambition: to develop Stockholm–Uppsala into one of the world’s leading life science clusters. Within the strategy is the Capital of Life initiative, that brings together all stakeholders and supporting organizations to contribute to its implementation through long-term, strategic collaboration. At this year’s Nordic Life Science Days, the initiative came together to showcase the region’s strengths, highlight central questions for continued development, and engage with the national and international life [...]

A mechanical heart, as close to a human heart as it gets. Realheart is the company developing a total artificial heart for patients with advanced heart failure, a condition where treatment options are often limited. When we sit down with CEO Ina Laura Perkins, she tells the story of an innovation that has taken its time, about the strong drive to reach all the way to patients, and about steps that are bringing the company closer to clinical reality. It has two atria, two ventricles, and pumps blood just like the human heart – through a mechanism known as atrioventricular [...]

At Novum Labs, companies developing tomorrow’s solutions for human health come together. Side by side – and sometimes with each other’s help. OptiCell Solutions and Circio are the neighbors who turned proximity into collaboration. Located on the seventh floor of Novum Research Park lies Novum Labs, the coworking environment where research and development take center stage. The facilities offer offices and laboratories for companies and researchers seeking to bring their innovations from idea to application. And since the opening in late 2024, the space has quickly filled with companies, people, and new collaborations – right in the heart of Flemingsberg’s [...]

With a technology that enables painless and more accessible sampling, Samplimy took home first prize in the Money Talks Pitch Competition at the second Life Science Fair Flemingsberg of the year. The medtech company develops solutions for microsampling, where biomarkers* are collected through painless methods directly from the skin. The technology is based on more than five years of research at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and makes it possible for patients to collect samples of both blood and interstitial fluid (ISF)* themselves – without the use of traditional needles or the need to visit a clinic. Samplimy is about [...]

Do you have a business idea that can make a difference, locally or globally? Flemingsberg Science Award STARTUP is the competition for those who want to challenge their idea, gain valuable feedback from experienced experts, and take the first step toward building something real.  The competition is open to students, professionals, and residents of Flemingsberg and serves as a qualifying competition for the national business plan competition Venture Cup. In addition to the chance to win SEK 10,000, the winner will receive three months of membership at a co-working space, a dynamic meeting place at the heart of Campus Flemingsberg [...]

In February, over 250 engaged participants, leading voices from the ecosystem, and outstanding exhibitors gathered at Novum Research Park for a full day with a focus on MedTech. The result? A day filled with knowledge, ideas, and new connections where the importance of MedTech for healthcare, competitiveness, and society was at the center – and where Flemingsberg showed itself at its best as a meeting place for Life Science. With a packed program, the day tackled the question of how innovation can make the full journey from idea to patient benefit. From the stage, we experienced presentations that wove together [...]