A guided tour to one of the world's leading innovation districts, Hagastaden, was the culmination of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Stockholm, Sweden, June 27, 2023. Hagastaden has a unique location close to universities, global companies, start-ups, and the university hospital. You can walk from world-leading research to the patients in only 10 minutes. Hagastaden already has the highest concentration of life science in Europe, and the ambition is to become top five in the world.
The conference "Life Sciences – the Era of Personalised Medicine" finalized the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. It was held on June 26-27 at Karolinska Institutet in Solna. During the conference, Stockholm Science City had the honor to guide a tour of Hagastaden, this uniquely situated innovation district. The district connects Karolinska University Hospital, the world-renowned universities Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and Stockholm University, and life science companies ranging from start-ups to well-established global actors. In Hagastaden, the spontaneous interactions and the planned meeting create a special collective identity and promote an innovative atmosphere. Today, you can walk indoors from world-leading research to patients in only 10 minutes.
"We were honored to arrange a guided tour to Hagastaden. The tour gave insights into how geographic closeness enhances collaboration. Collaboration is one key to addressing health challenges", says Ylva Williams CEO of Stockholm Science City.
The guided conference tours included six stations in total:
- SciLifeLab: a national resource of unique technologies and expertise available to life scientists, is closely intertwined with a community of researchers in life science.
- MedTechLabs: an interdisciplinary centre for medical technology research to create better conditions for patient survival and improved quality of life, focusing on our most common diseases.
- Precision Medicine Center Karolinska, PMCK, enables broad clinical implementation of precision medicine in health care.
- KI Science Park: a community and meeting place that brings together life science companies and creates links to academic research, clinicians, and the innovation support system.
- Life City: a meeting place for academia, industry, and the public.
- Forskaren: a building that will be ready to house companies in life science in late 2023.
Stockholm Science City Foundation aims to make collaborations happen and to increase the concentration of life science-related operations in Stockholm. To develop Hagastaden we are actively attracting new businesses to the city district through outreach activities, information dissemination, workshops, and dialogue meetings. Our activities have created an international interest in this development which has led to several establishments and expansion of existing activities in Hagastaden; for global companies, small and medium-sized enterprises as well as universities and authorities.
If you wish to know more about our work and Hagastaden, you are welcome to contact Ylva Williams, CEO Stockholm Science City Foundation. Ylva.williams@ssci.se / +46702227834
