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Nour Alhuda Almajni about the journey to her dream education at KTH from Syria via Turkey and Egypt

Nour Alhuda Almajni is a student in the civil engineering program in Computer Science at KTH. She was born in Syria, but in 2014 she came to Sweden via Turkey and Egypt. Before she could enroll at her dream education at KTH, the war in Syria and the military coup in Egypt meant that she had to do high school three times. During the spring, she visited Akalla grundskola as a part of Stockholm Science City's photo competition MinaKvarter, to tell students about her life as a student and about her path to education.

2019-08-08

Karolinska University Hospital is procuring innovation of AI decision support tools

The regional project I-AID (Integrated AI Diagnostics) aims to accelerate the development and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. I-AID should contribute to safe and fast diagnostics, a more effective use of resources and a more equal healthcare. The project is a regional effort managed by Karolinska University Hospital and Region Stockholm. The next step is to procure new digital decision support tools to meet identified clinical needs at the hospital.

2019-06-28

The winners of the photo contest #MinaKvarter

The winners of the photo contest #MinaKvarter are presented! Stockholm Science City and partners have arranged the contest during the spring. The jury has assessed over 300 photos in the categories diversity, equality, climate and environment. The award ceremony will take place on June 14 at Järvaveckan's main stage.

2019-06-14

SportsTech - a bridge between health and sports

SPIN Accelerator Sweden is a new initiative to strengthen sports innovation in Sweden, powered by KTH Innovation and Center for Sports and Business at SSE. Led by the Swedish Olympic Academy together with Hype Sports Innovation, this initiative brings together academia, the sport community and the startup tech sector at a global scale.

2019-06-11

New report on core facilities in Stockholm and Uppsala

Since 2006 Stockholm Science City has gathered core facilities within life science on the digital platform Tools of Science. During 2019 the platform was discontinued and core facilities listed were invited to participate in a summary report.

2019-06-04

Thumbs up for new e-health solutions

It's about choosing between the future or the past, or as the Beatles drummer Ringo Starr put it: "You either kiss the future or the past goodbye". With that quote, Patrik Sundström, program manager for e-health at SKL, began his exposé on the digital development in healthcare when he visited Vitalis in Gothenburg.

2019-06-03

Newly opened gelateria in Hagastaden

Seid Seidov is a newly established entrepreneur in Hagastaden, at his restaurant Gelatonova on Norra Stationsgatan he serves homemade gelato. Over coffee and an ice cream we had the opportunity to ask a few questions.

2019-05-29

Collaboration resulted in the theme day "Optimize your business development for medical devices"

Hanna Rickberg, Head of Education and responsible for Medical Devices and Clinical Studies at Läkemedelsakademin, tells more about ongoing collaborations to support innovation and “doing it right” for medical device development.

2019-05-27

Increased cycling for an accessible, green and active region

Today, about 7 percent of the journeys in the county are by bike. The goal is to increase that figure to 20 percent by 2030. In order to enable increased cycling and develop a coherent regional infrastructure for biking - where universities, workplaces, public transport nodes and residential areas are connected - we have established a regional Bicycle Office. The Bicycle Office is the first of its kind in Sweden and is located in the Growth and Regional Planning Administration (TRF) at Region Stockholm.

2019-05-24

Inauguration of Hagastaden showroom

On May 24, Hagastaden showroom was inaugurated. The purpose of the exhibition is to share information about the urban development project Hagastaden with the public. The exhibition highlights various aspects of Hagastaden; history, public transport, life science, business and housing.

2019-05-24

CityZen Jam – an innovation competition in Hagastaden

Press release May 21, 2019. On August 28, the innovation competition CityZen Jam will take place in Hagastaden in Stockholm. The purpose is to shape the emerging district into a vibrant and health promoting place place that meets people's needs now and in the future through innovation and co-creation.

2019-05-21

LSX Nordic Investment Congress comes to Stockholm

The LSX (Life Science Executives) Nordic Congress returns to Stockholm for a second annual investment focused meeting. The congress brings together 250 of the hottest biotechs and medtechs in the Nordic region, along with the most active international investors who all have a proven track record of investing in Nordic life science companies.

2019-05-17

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