News & Events

Sahlgrenska Science Park is excited to announce the appointment of Mats Hellström as Sahlgrenska Science Park's new Lab Manager. With this addition, Sahlgrenska Science Park extends its commitment to provide value-adding support for entrepreneurs, researchers and clinicians to accelerate their research in the newly opened Health Innovation Labs™ on Medicinareberget in Gothenburg.

CO-AX, the healthtech accelerator at Sahlgrenska Science Park, is excited to announce the addition of four pioneering new companies into its collaborative community. These new members — Blood Simplings, Medagogic, Nano Dentica, and SkillUp — are set to make a meaningful impact on global health challenges with their innovative technologies.

Sahlgrenska Science Park recently co-hosted the HackHerHealth, a hackathon dedicated to fostering innovations in femtech to address the gender health gap.

Sahlgrenska Science Park and Science Park Skövde proudly announce the acceptance of their joint application to partner with the prestigious EIT Digital Venture Incubation Program, co-funded by the European Union. This initiative marks the program's inaugural launch in Sweden, building on its success across various European Union nations.

Sahlgrenska Science Park is delighted to announce that ANYO Labs, a member company of the CO-AX Accelerator, has been recognized as one of the 31 new startups on the prestigious Swedish AI Startup Landscape list.

The gender health gap is real. Women have higher rates of sick leave than men, are more affected by mental illness, and have been historically underrepresented in medical research.

Sahlgrenska Science Park is honoured to foster the work of healthcare professionals who are creating innovations addressing key healthcare challenges.

Building on its legacy of fostering impactful healthtech innovations, the CO-AX accelerator at Sahlgrenska Science Park opens its doors for the spring 2024 batch of entrepreneurial talent. This call is directed towards innovators and startups who are leveraging technology to address global health challenges.

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.