Portabel Health: Crowned Winner of Flemingsberg Science STARTUP Award 2025
Quickly finding the right personnel is one of the healthcare sector’s major challenges, especially in times of staff shortages and increasing demands for efficiency. Portabel Health offers a modern solution to these problems through a digital platform that makes it easy for care providers to access qualified nurses and healthcare professionals.
Unlike traditional staffing agencies, Portabel Health enables flexible and cost-effective staffing, where the right competence can be matched with the right assignment on short notice. The platform manages the entire process—from matching and scheduling to communication, resulting in reduced administrative burden.
“Winning the Flemingsberg Science Award STARTUP 2025 is proof that we’re on the right path and that our work is being recognized. It gives us even more motivation to continue building a solution the healthcare system truly needs.” — Omar Ahmed, COO and Co-Founder
By combining technology with a deep understanding of healthcare needs, Portabel Health helps ensure high quality of care—even during sudden changes in staffing. The result is a more sustainable staffing solution that strengthens both the work environment and patient care.
“This win opens doors for us to grow faster and continue developing in an environment that fosters innovation. It’s a significant step in our journey and in our mission to create societal value.” — Abdullah Hariss Qurashi, CEO and Founder of Portabel Health
Portabel Health’s innovative work has not gone unnoticed. This year, they are the winners of the Flemingsberg Science STARTUP Award. In addition to the prize of 10,000 SEK, they gain access to coworking spaces in Novum Labs—a creative, knowledge-driven hub for the next generation of tech and healthcare companies, located in the heart of Flemingsberg.
OptiCell Solutions – A Key Player in Cell and Gene Therapy Establishes in Flemingsberg
Flemingsberg continues to be a natural choice for knowledge-intensive and innovative businesses. OptiCell Solutions is a company that recently launched its operations at Novum Labs on Campus Flemingsberg. Founded in 2024 by specialists from Karolinska University Hospital and entrepreneurs from the Life Science industry, the company specializes in improving the availability of high-quality target cells for cell and gene therapies, a critical component of the growing ATMP (Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products) sector.
A Groundbreaking for 800 New Student and Research Apartments at Campus Flemingsberg
Today, the first groundbreaking was held for Byggvesta and EQT Exeter's 800 new student and research apartments right in the knowledge-intensive Campus Flemingsberg, with the business community just outside the door.
Welcoming more culture and creative industries to a growing place
On August 29, the Royal Swedish Opera and the Swedish National Dramatic Theatre opened their new studios in Flemingsberg with a festive mix of song, poetry and inspiring conversations about collaboration. The opening marks an important milestone in Flemingsberg's development and brings us one step closer to the vision of creating a place where knowledge and creativity meet in southern Stockholm.
Campus Day 2024: A Meeting Place for Students and Researchers at Campus Flemingsberg
Every year, Campus Day is held at Campus Flemingsberg – a place where five colleges and universities gather to get to know each other better, enjoy music, listen to rectors' speeches and take part in important information.
TAKE YOUR IDEA TO THE NEXT LEVEL: Flemingsberg Science Award IDEA 2024 is now open for registration
It’s finally time for the annual competition Flemingsberg Science Award IDEA. The goal is to attract innovators from Flemingsberg, helping them take the step towards realizing their visions while also participating in shaping the businesses of the future. Do you have an idea that can contribute to a better world? Then you should take part in the Flemingsberg Science Award competition.
