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CO-AX, the healthtech accelerator at Sahlgrenska Science Park, proudly acknowledges the recent achievements of VERIGRAFT, a prominent member of its life science community. VERIGRAFT has reached a major regulatory safety milestone in the TECVI-1 trial, further supported by extended funding from Vinnova CAMP for their arterial graft development project.

Konvoj, the AI-driven scheduling optimization platform revolutionizing staff planning in healthcare, has, along with its partner North Link, been granted 2 million Swedish kronor in funding from Sweden's innovation agency Vinnova. This grant is part of Vinnova's initiative to strengthen gender equality aspects in digital technology development.

CO-AX, the healthtech accelerator at Sahlgrenska Science Park, is excited to announce the appointment of Siddhartha Khandelwal, PhD, as its new Deal Flow and Growth Manager. With his robust academic credentials and proven prowess in innovation management, Siddhartha brings a wealth of relevant knowledge and experience. His role at CO-AX will be pivotal in attracting an increased influx of high-impact entrepreneurs and early-stage companies focused on global health challenges.

Gothenburg, 14 December 2023: CO-AX, the renowned healthtech accelerator at Sahlgrenska Science Park, is proud to welcome five pioneering new companies into its dynamic CO-AX community. Each of these tech-driven, entrepreneurial newcomers is poised to make a meaningful impact on global health. This latest expansion aligns with CO-AX’s commitment to champion growth-oriented entrepreneurs who are dedicated to addressing global health challenges.

Sahlgrenska Science Park is pleased to announce that Cecilia Edebo has been appointed as CEO. Starting early next year, Cecilia’s mission will be to further develop Sahlgrenska Science Park as a leading catalyser of collaborative health innovation.

Good things come in threes. Texray has announced a successful completion of a 45 million SEK investment round led by Industrifonden and supported by private investors at Impilo.

​​​​​​​Sahlgrenska Science Park has partnered up with Akademiska Hus to build a shared lab co-working facility in Gothenburg to attract companies in early-stage life sciences.

Sahlgrenska Science Park offers a collaborative space, with research equipment, business support and acceleration programming to help startup companies reach their milestones faster.

Life science-sektorn i Västsverige sysselsätter drygt 10 000 personer och life science-klustret i Göteborg är ett av de största i Norden.
Trots det har invånarna i Göteborgsområdet väldigt låg kännedom om life science-sektorn, visar en ny Novusmätning.
Nu markerar sex stora life science-aktörer startskottet för en gemensam kommunikativ kraftsamling – med målet att sätta den västsvenska life science-sektorn på kartan.

Arvid Carlsson Award by Sahlgrenska Science Park 2023 was awarded to Petra Apell, Texray, for an outstanding innovation and for being an inspirational entrepreneur with a relentless drive and an unwavering commitment to continuous growth, research, and development.

Today, only 1 in 4 stroke patients get the right treatment in the right time. Every 10 minutes’ delay in the stroke care chain adds 40 days of rehabilitation for the patient. Imagine if there was a device that enabled emergency responders to perform a quick neuro examination that gives objective guidance as to the correct treatment of a suspected stroke patient in just a couple of minutes…

Another PExA instrument, for non-invasive collection of biological material from the inner parts of the lungs, has been installed at a government agency in the USA.

During October, three impact-making companies that are part of the CO-AX accelerator program at Sahlgrenska Science Park have been recognised through very well-deserved awards; reinforcing the incredible impact, ingenuity and innovation that exists in Sweden's healthtech ecosystem.