Shaping the Future with Breakthrough Technologies in Healthcare
March 4, 2026 @ 10:00 – 12:00 CET
Breakthrough Technologies in Molecular Life Science to Power Precision Medicine and the Future of Healthcare in Sweden
You are warmly invited to a dialogue event with the aim of bringing together healthcare, academia, industry, and other stakeholders to explore a national initiative for the future of translational healthcare in Sweden.
By 2035, Sweden has the ambition to become a world leader in translating breakthrough biotechnology and AI into patient-centered healthcare. This event will discuss the vision for an excellence cluster that integrates SciLifeLab cutting-edge molecular life science technologies with AI-driven data analysis at university hospitals across the country. At its core are joint units where clinicians, researchers, and technology experts work side by side to accelerate diagnosis, personalize treatment, and enable data-driven clinical decision support.
During the event, we will present the preparatory project, outline a national collaboration between research infrastructure, healthcare systems, and industry. The event will also address how this initiative can strengthen Sweden’s competitiveness, attract investment and deliver benefits for patients and society.
We look forward to welcoming you to a forward-looking dialogue on how together we can transform healthcare through breakthrough technologies and AI.
Program
| 09:30 | Coffee for onsite participants – outside “Torsten Wiesel” Karolinska university Hospital, Solnavägen 30, Solna |
| 10:00 | Introduction Jan Ellenberg, Director SciLifeLab |
| 10:10 | Stakeholder Reflections & Discussion – Annika Östman Wernersson, President Karolinska Institutet – Mathias Axelsson, Managing director medical diagnostics, Karolinska University Hospital |
| 10:20 | Key objectives for translation to healthcare – data, technology & innovation Päivi Östling, Valtteri Wirta, Annika Jenmalm Jensen |
| 11:00 | Examples from translational projects |
| 11:15 | Panel discussion – Q&A |
| 11:45 | Summary & Next steps |
| 12:00 | Light lunch for on-site participants |
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