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Online panel discussion: Future of Health - Digital care

Compliance, smoking cessation, contraception and psychological treatments. The list of digital tools that can supplement or replace drug treatments is growing. Below, you can watch the panel discussion on various aspects of digital care, which was held on November 11, 2020.

2020-11-11

Digital vaccine from Health Integrator to prevent type 2 diabetes

Thanks to a unique prevention initiative, Stockholmers now get a new opportunity to improve their health as Region Stockholm invests long-term in preventing diseases such as type 2 diabetes. Via a digital health platform from Health Integrator, prediabetics receive support from a personal health educator along with SEK 6,250 to buy health-related products and services for. The investment is financed with a unique solution in the form of a health bond.

2020-11-10

AI Sweden Startup Program

Earlier this year, AI Sweden's own startup program was launched. My colleagues Peter Kurzwelly and Katarina Fégeant are the persons behind the program which consists of three different levels, each of which is characterized by a mission - learning - networking - acceleration. The levels are a way to determine your startup's AI maturity in order to find the best way to support you. Between each level there is a filter, where your company is judged by an expert panel. Startups must apply to each level to have the chance to join.

2020-11-10

Webinar online: Protecting innovation in biologicals

When developing pharmaceuticals, what is the best way to protect your innovations? How can you create value through focus on your company's intangible assets? How does IP-strategies for biologicals differ from small molecules? Watch our webinar on how to protect innovation in biologicals.

2020-11-05

Staffan Ingvarsson about "Stockholmslöftet"

Keeping distance to reduce the spread of infection during the pandemic is everyone's responsibility. Here, Staffan Ingvarsson, CEO of Stockholm Business Region, and City of Stockholm representative on our board talks about "Stockholmslöftet", an initiative that aims to inspire to take individual and joint responsibility in Covid-19 times. "Stockholmslöftet is about love and care for our city".

2020-10-28

Never waste a good crisis!

Digital business seminar live from Norra Stationsgatan, November 5, 2020. Year 2020 will go to history as a year where nothing went as planned and all conditions changed, during a very short time span. The progress of the pandemic over our planet, our countries, cities and societies and the consequences of the restrictions that follow, have also left a lasting impression in our area on Norra Stationsgatan in Hagastaden.

2020-10-26

Webinar online: The new Medical Device Regulation (MDR) - how does it affect healthtech companies?

What does the new regulatory map look like based on new rules for software classification in MDR compared to MDD? How do I best set up the plan for a reclassification - from class I to class IIa or higher? What does my company need to do right now? Watch our webinar about the new Medical Device Regulation (MDR) and how it will affect healthtech companies.

2020-10-23

Covid-19 efforts in the region: September/October update

Collaboration between universities, industry, and health care focusing on the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease Covid-19 continues. Here, a few examples from the region.

2020-10-22

Valneva is scaling up for production of Covid-19 vaccine

The vaccine company Valneva has a Covid-19 vaccine in the pipeline and is now increasing its production capacity at the facility in Solna, among other places. We asked Janet Hoogstraate, Chairman of the Management Board of Valneva Sweden a few questions.

2020-10-20

A window of opportunity for Cartana

The Swedish life science company Cartana, whose technology has its origin in research from Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, was recently sold to American 10x Genomics for SEK 424 million. Anders Nordström and Simon Fredriksson have both been involved in the company. We had the opportunity to ask them a few questions about the development of Swedish life science in general, and about Cartana in particular.

2020-10-13

Colibri Ventures invests in DNA technology company Moligo Technologies

At the beginning of 2020, we met Fredrik Dahl and Simon Fredriksson, partners at Colibri Ventures, to learn about their philosophy on early investments in life science companies. Now Colibri Ventures has made its first company investment - in the DNA technology company Moligo Technologies - and we had the opportunity to ask Fredrik Dahl a few questions.

2020-10-05

New report points out need for improved communication / public transportation between the universities

Press release October 1. Today, Stockholm Science City presents a survey and analysis of needs for communication / public transportation between the universities. The result shows that physical communication between the three universities Karolinska Institutet, KTH and Stockholm University needs to be strengthened to further facilitate increased collaboration between the three universities.

2020-09-30

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