Pfizer chooses Hagastaden
Pfizer will move the Swedish headquarters to Life City in the beginning of 2023. Malin Parkler, CEO at Pfizer Sweden, explains what it means for Pfizer to move to an area with so many stakeholders within life science, and what the move means for other companies in Hagastaden.
To be in a lifelong learning
After I graduated from high school in the 90's, I was fed up with school and had a hard time seeing myself continue to study. In addition, I managed to make a career very early and was headhunted between the companies. This made me feel that studies were not a necessity.
Hagastaden – a great place for life science
Welcome to a seminar that focuses on Hagastaden, the new city district emerging between the City of Stockholm and the City of Solna. Today, Hagastaden gathers some 140 life science companies and organisations.
The universities' collaboration on health
Many societal challenges are so complex that they cannot be solved on their own. Partnership and cooperation are necessary to achieve the global goals - and here the academy plays an important role. During the World Academic Forum on May 19, Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University told how they mobilize to improve human and planetary health.
Stockholm will be an even stronger meeting place
The project "Attraktion Stockholm" aims to develop new ways to promote collaboration and attract more international academic meetings to Stockholm. It is a collaborative project between the city of Stockholm, the three universities in Stockholm and the business community.
Visualization of gene activity in tissue with potential for completely new diagnostics
Alzheimer's, ALS and cancer are diseases in which the new methodology Spatial Transcriptomics becomes an important tool. Joakim Lundeberg and Patrik Ståhl form KTH, have together with Jonas Frisén from Karolinska Institutet developed the methodology.
Health data and precision health – Amelie puts her focus on the patients
Amelie Tarchys Ingre is the new chair of the region's innovation and development committee. Here she tells what she enjoys with her new position and what she finds challenging, and how she plans to go from words to action.
Albano - unique environment for research and education
The new university area Albano is close to both Stockholm University (SU) and KTH, and not far from the centre of town. The area offers an attractive environment for research and education. It connects mainly SU and KTH, but also the two universities with the city. This hub will strengthen Stockholm as a city of knowledge