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One ecosystem – Multiple entry points

We bring together the full life science innovation journey — from early ideas to global
companies. Our role is to connect people, science and capital, and to support each step with the right expertise, structure and network.

Where you start depends on where you are — whether you’re exploring an idea, building a
company, looking to collaborate, or seeking investment opportunities.

I have an idea

Innovation Lab

Explore the potential of your research and take the first steps towards real-world application. We help you assess feasibility, shape your idea, and identify the right path forward — whether that means building a company or collaborating with others.

Explore & validate

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KI Science Park

A dynamic environment where startups, industry and academia meet. Join a community designed to create opportunities, exchange knowledge and build meaningful partnerships across the life science ecosystem.

Connect & collaborate

I have a company

KI Incubator

Do you have a company ready to scale? The incubator supports startups with business development, coaching, and resources to achieve international success.

Scale your startup

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We believe in the power of collaboration. Here, we highlight the people, ideas, and solutions that have made a real difference.

  • Putting patients in control of their asthma

    A wireless lung function meter and smartphone app is making life easier for many asthma sufferers. The idea was born in a clinic at Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital and now…

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  • Saving lives with a smartphone

    In the event of a cardiac arrest, an alert is triggered on the smartphones of volunteer lifesavers located within a radius of around 1,500 metres from the victim. Those who…

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  • Saving lives with a smartphone

    In the event of a cardiac arrest, an alert is triggered on the smartphones of volunteer lifesavers located within a radius of around 1,500 metres from the victim. Those who…

    Read more: Saving lives with a smartphone
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KI Incubator company Eyedentity closes oversubscribed investment round led by Norrsken Launcher

Eyedentity, a company in the Karolinska Institutet Innovation Incubator, has closed an oversubscribed investment round led by Norrsken Launcher. Karolinska Institutet Innovation…

20 August 2026
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Application to KI Incubator 2026 is open

11 August 2026
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Karolinska Institutet Innovation invests in OneTwo Analytics as company raises SEK 12 million

9 July 2026
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