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Next to AstraZeneca research site in Mölndal a new city district is being developed to bring together companies, organizations, and individuals within the field of health. With over 200 000 square meters, GoCo Health Innovation City develop an innovative cluster for health, where collaboration is built into the core. Meet the team behind GoCo Health Innovation City at Park Annual, 30 November.

​​​​​​​Astra Zeneca’s ambition is to go from treating symptoms to curing, or even reversing, disease. Matti Ahlqvist, Executive Director for the Gothenburg site, share his view on why collaboration and sustainability is critical for the life science industry and what people coming to Park Annual 30 November can look forward to.

The nomination period to the Arvid Carlsson Award is closed and the work and process of choosing this year's winner has begun by a prominent jury.

Setterwalls is one of Sweden’s leading law firms within the field of life sciences. Meet Hanna Sonning, Senior Associate at Setterwalls and Member of the Swedish Bar Association, and her colleagues at Park Annual, 30 November.

Ny Teknik lists 33 young Swedish technology companies that will change their industries - in everything from pharmaceuticals to electric aircraft and steel manufacturing. These are the tech stars of tomorrow.

To put West Sweden on the global map when it comes life science and health innovation. That’s the goal for Health Innovation West, an arena for collaboration between the industry, academia and the healthcare sector.

​​​​​​​Being a global MedTech entrepreneur was never the plan. Today, Angela Spang runs seven different businesses with focus on improving patient outcome by making surgery simpler and safer. At Park Annual, 30 November, Angela Spang will share her story on how to build a successful business and operate in a highly regulated industry across the globe.

Gnosco, part of the Accelerator at Sahlgrenska Science Park has merged with Demetra skin imaging solution, establishing the brand-new company, Dermicus, to help clinicians transform the diagnostic and treatment processes of skin conditions – when and where patients need it.

Jenny Johansson, co-founder of the company Eyescanner Technology, received the ÅForsk Entrepreneurship Scholarship 2021. Eyescanner is part of the Accelerator at Sahlgrenska Science Park.

Yesterday, the West Swedish Incubators invited the industry and selected startups to a matchmaking event at Kronhuset Gothenburg. The aim of the event was to discuss how several large companies' work with innovation and what is required to approach large companies with their associated market.

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and serious disabilities globally. After nearly ten years of research and development, starting at Chalmers, Medfield Diagnostics Strokefinder is approved to be used clinically on the European market. It detects stroke at an early stage, enabling early diagnostics and improved outcome for the patient.

The first episode of the interview podcast Klara, Färdiga, Entreprenör is released, where West Swedish entrepreneurs talk about their innovations, startup journeys and lessons they have gathered. Behind the podcast is the incubator network West Swedish Incubators, of which Sahlgrenska Science Park is a part. The goal is to raise the innovation power in Western Sweden and get more people to dare to invest in their business ideas.