Meet some of the stars who have helped make Campus Flemingsberg what it is today

On this page you can read more in-depth articles about some of our heroes in Flemingsberg: a selection of people who in their own specific ways have contributed to the development of today’s Campus Flemingsberg – a multi-disciplinary academic environment offering world-class research.

  • Maria Eriksdotter: Dean, Leader and Enthusiast who strengthened the sense of community in Flemingsberg

    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 ready for the next step in the service of residents

    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.

  • He has built up Sweden’s leading gene and cell therapy lab

    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.

  • Cecilia Bergh: “We’ll succeed – it just needs hard work”

    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.

  • Chris Heister: “Everyone who has made this journey feels as though they’re fighting the system a bit.”

    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.