The timeline
The journey from a research breakthrough to an innovation that improves the lives for people can vary in any number of ways. We have collected a selection of such journeys from Karolinska Institutet in the fields of Diagnostics, Medtech, Biotech, Digital Health, Social Innovation and Pharma. We hope that every one of them gives you an inspirational snapshot of the process that takes ideas to innovation.
Oncopeptides has a new drug candidate for the treatment of a form of cancer of the blood, multiple myeloma, under development. KI Innovations played a key role in getting the project underway. Read more
Approximately five million cancer patients have received optimised radiotherapy with the help of RaySearch Laboratories. Read more
Aprea Therapeutics is working on the development of new p53-based treatment for cancer. Klas Wiman is one of the company’s founders. Read more
Many years’ research has led Mats Wahlgren to a possible first drug treatment for acute manifestations of sickle cell anemia – a genetic condition that affects millions of people. Read more
Chunde Li is behind a unique test to distinguish benign prostate cancer from aggressive forms of the condition that require immediate treatment. Read more
BioArctic is getting closer to producing a drug that substantially limits the development of Alzheimer’s. Read more
Top research is based on teamwork, with success derived from continually querying results. Pär Nordlund likens the work of a research director to the job of forming a talented corporate team. Read more
Staffan Holmin has developed a microcatheter that delivers drugs and cells directly to the body’s organs via blood vessels. The next step is to take samples from organs that are hard or too risky to reach with other methods. Read more
Biobank Cellaviva offers parents-to-be the chance to store stem cells from umbilical cord blood and tissue at birth. Experiences from stem cell management have now led to the development of one of Sweden’s first cell therapy drug treatments. Read more
A wireless lung function meter and smartphone app is making life easier for many asthma sufferers. The idea was born in a clinic at Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital and now the popular solution is spreading throughout Sweden. Read more.
In Sweden, there are currently some 20,000 volunteers ready to respond to help cardiac arrest victims. A smartphone alert system guides them directly to victims. Read more
CartaNA’s technology has been described as Google Maps for finding how specific genes are expressed in the body. The technique is set to have a major impact on accelerating the development of new drugs. Read more.
In 2020, Gesynta raised SEK 190 million in one of the year’s largest private biotech investments in the Nordic region. Now the company is one step closer to a new drug for systemic sclerosis. The future promises several innovative treatments for a number of inflammatory diseases, including cardiovascular disease and cancer. Read more.
Collective Minds Radiology’s digital platform brings together more than 8,000 radiologists from all over the world in a space where they share knowledge and experience that results in better diagnoses and more equal care. Read more
Stratipath Breast is an AI-based image analysis and decision support platform that aims to reduce the incidence of breast cancer relapse. Stratipath received early-stage support from Karolinska Innovations and the product is now going from being a pilot project to being rolled out in hospitals nationwide. Read more
