As Flemingsberg transforms into a city, a vibrant and dynamic arts and cultural scene is essential. Last spring, for the first time, over thirty individuals active in the cultural sector with ties to Flemingsberg gathered. This marked the starting point for a growing cultural cluster within one of Sweden’s largest urban development projects.
With roots in Sweden and an international career, Agnes Török has established themselves as one of the most engaging voices in modern poetry. Agnes Török is Sweden’s Reading Ambassador, a spoken word poet, and an author. Recently, they were also appointed as the lead instructor for the new university program in Performance Poetry and Storytelling at The Stockholm University College of Music Education (SMI).
After her four years as dean, Maria has successfully put KI South and Flemingsberg on the map. Maria is an enthusiast who has driven KI South forward in recent years with great commitment. Now that she is leaving her role as dean of Karolinska Institutet, we at the Flemingsberg Science Foundation reflect on all the progress and achievements she has made.
Vesna Jovic is now leaving her role as municipality director for Huddinge – after 28 years at the authority. Her next position is CEO for the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, SKL. As she leaves Huddinge, she can look back on the burgeoning development of Flemingsberg and Huddinge.
Mathias Svahn is a CEO who still collects the mail and makes the coffee, even as he ranks among the highflyers leading the development of drugs of the future. Curiosity has taken him from the lab to the helm of a listed company. And it all started with a pregnancy.
I drygt 20 år har Pontus Blomberg styrt stegen mot Vecura i Flemingsberg. Här har han tillsammans med sina medarbetare byggt upp Sveriges främsta labb inom gen- och cellterapi. Ett område som kan leda till botande behandlingar för såväl olika cancersjukdomar som Alzheimers.
After almost 25 years’ concerted struggle to disseminate her successful eating disorder treatment, Cecilia Bergh wants to shift up a gear. Her goal is to digitalise her technique and turn the Mandometer support tool into a consumer product.
Even if Chris Heister shifts down a gear when she leaves her role as council leader in Stockholm, she is unlikely be drawing on her pension any time soon. The class journey she has made from growing up in a countryside idyll, north of Stockholm, has given her a momentum that continually drives her forward.
A recent study could pave the way to treating a type of bone marrow cancer. The aim is to transform the cancer from being incurable to a disease that it is possible to live with. The research behind the study was conducted in Evren Alici’s group at Campus Flemingsberg.
After 10 years as a start-up, CellProtect Nordic Pharmaceuticals has taken a major step forward. Our patient and careful work is now bearing fruit, explains Karin Mellström, CEO and founder. Looking back on her career, she sums it up by saying: “I’d never been bored for a second!”
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