Life Science

Few sectors are so dependent on a close and smooth relation with frontline research as is the life science industry. Such a relation, is probably one of the main explanations behind the growth and success of Stockholm-Uppsala’s life science. Surely, you are familiar with brandnames as Sephadex, Fragmin, Healon or Refacto. You may also know that their origin is cooperation between academic researchers and industry in Stockholm-Uppsala.

Stockholm-Uppsala is today the home to life science companies from all over the world, because they also know how valuable efficient and innovative networks are. 

More than 50 percent of the Swedish life science industry is located in this dense region. Within one hour’s drive you will find six universities, three university hospitals, over 500 companies with over 20 000 employees and influential authorities such as the Swedish Medical Products Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, ECDC.

Among the universities, you will find Karolinska Institutet, ranked by Shanghai Jiao Tong University as Europe’s number one university in Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy and Uppsala University, Sweden’s number one university according to TIMES Higher Education 2008.  

To get in touch with companies, innovation structures or researchers, contact Stockholm-Uppsala Life science the fast track to a growing life science region.