KISPDAY2025 - KI Science Park

Welcome to KI Science Park DAY 2025!

Tuesday 18 Nov | Biomedicum, Eva & Georg Klein, Solnavägen 9, Solna, Swede
Lunch: 12 noon to 1 pm – Program: 1 to 5 pm
After-event mingle at A Working Lab Innomedicum: 5 pm to 7 pm

The Human Factor when building a Life Science Business

Innovation doesn’t happen in isolation—it is driven by people. At this year’s KI Science Park Day, we put the spotlight on the human factor in building successful life science businesses.

Join us for an inspiring afternoon where researchers, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and investors come together to share experiences, explore collaborations, and discuss what truly makes ideas grow into impact!

We are delighted by the great interest in KI Science Park Day 2025! The event is now more or less fully booked. However, we encourage you to sign up for the waiting list — we hope to be able to open a few additional spots. If you have booked a ticket but can’t attend, please remember to cancel your registration so someone else can take your seat.

Exhibitor and partnership Opportunities

Moderator: Ingrid Heath

Ingrid Heath is partner and CEO at Adlersson Heath AB, supporting life science companies in aligning corporate strategies with the requirements of the capital markets. She has extensive experience from media and advocacy work, including roles as editor-in-chief of Läkemedelsvärlden and Life Science Sweden, and VP Policy at SwedenBIO. Ingrid holds an MSc in Molecular Biology from Lund University, a Master’s Degree in Journalism from Stockholm University and is an experienced moderator of meetings and public events.

Program

⚫️ 12.00 LUNCH & NETWORKING IN EXHIBITION AREA

⚫️ 13.00 Welcome to KI Science Park DAY 2025!

Johan Weigelt, CEO at KI Holding and Chairman of the Board at KI Science Park
Sara Gunnerås, Director at KI Science Park

Moderator: Ingrid Heath, partner and CEO at Adlersson Heath

⚫️ 13.10 Life Science – a people business

Ingrid Heath, partner and CEO at Adlersson Heath
Johan Christenson, partner HealthCap

⚫️ 13.20 NeoBiomics – Building Global Impact Through Leadership and Innovation

NeoBiomics is an exciting Swedish startup with strong academic roots and a global outlook. The company provides nutritional solutions for preterm infants by translating robust evidence into accessible high-quality products used in neonatal intensive care. In 2025 Neobiomics was recognized with the Swecare Rising Star Export Award, 2025, for its innovative work and export reach.

Emma, an experienced industry leader and CEO for over a year, now guides NeoBiomics into a new phase of international growth, with founder Stefan still closely involved. Together, they will share insights on the transition from founder-led to business-led leadership and how this dynamic has shaped the company’s ongoing success.

Emma Höglund, CEO at NeoBiomics AB
Stefan Johansson, Co-founder & CMO at NeoBiomics AB, Associate Professor at KI

⚫️ 13.40 Scaling Smarter, step by STEP: Business-Driven HR in Practice

Hanna is a business-driven HR expert passionate about helping startup teams build high-performing organizations. With 18 years of experience in HR across multiple industries, she brings deep expertise in team dynamics, leadership, and organizational growth. Nine years ago, Hanna turned her focus to supporting entrepreneurs and founded the now well-established STEP program, offered by Swedish Incubators & Science Parks. Hanna will share science-based insights on the business value of strong teams, with practical examples and tools to help founders and leaders strengthen their organizations and scale with confidence.

Hanna Wiljebrand, Program Director STEP at Swedish Incubators & Science Parks

⚫️ 13.55 Inspirational Keynote: Tobias Degsell – Collaboration and Its Contribution to Excellence

Tobias Degsell is one of Sweden’s most popular keynote speakers, renowned for his ability to see the bigger picture through the smallest details. With analytical precision and a solution-oriented mindset, he has become a sought-after voice both in Sweden and internationally. Beyond the stage, Tobias works globally with companies and organizations, helping them break free from conventional thinking. The keynote, “Collaboration and Its Contribution to Excellence”, draws on his unique insights from the Nobel Prize and over a decade of experience across business, the public sector, and civil society.

⚫️ 14.50 COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING IN EXHIBITION AREA

⚫️ 15.30 Populating your Business Model

Science Meets Grit – The Human Ingredient in Startup Growth. What makes an early-stage life science company ready for collaboration or investment? In this panel, two recent DRIVE alumni companies, ready to scale, discuss how trust, relationships, and personal drive fuel meaningful partnerships and sustainable growth.

Maria L. Knudsen, CBO at AAX Biotech AB
Umear Naseem, CEO and Founder at AplexBio AB

Building a successful business model is not just about the product — it’s about people. Pelago Bioscience has grown by actively shaping its business model around talent, expertise, and close customer collaboration. With more than 25 years of drug discovery experience, CEO and co-founder Michael Dabrowski will share how the company has evolved its offering over time, adapting its structure and focus while staying true to a customer-centric and knowledge-driven approach.

Michael Dabrowski, CEO at Pelago Bioscience AB

⚫️ 16.10 Karolinska Institutet’s Award for Innovation and Utilization 2025: Björn Reinius and Joyce Noble – Award Lecture

A standing highlight of KI Science Park Day is the official award lecture, and we are immensely proud to host it once again. This year, the lecture will be given by the 2025 winners of Karolinska Institutet’s Award for Innovation and Utilization — Senior Researcher Björn Reinius and Research Specialist Joyce Noble, Division of Biomaterials at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics. Their talk will offer unique insights into groundbreaking research and its journey towards real-world impact.

Presenter: Christian Giske, Professor at KI.Vice Chairman Committee for Research and Chairman of the Prize Committee for KI’s Prize for innovation and utilization

⚫️ 16.45 Closing Remarks

⚫️ 17.00-19.00 AFTER-EVENT MINGLE – at A Working Lab Cafe, Innomedicum

Join us for a short refreshing walk to Innomedium and the A Working Lab Cafe for a relaxed and enjoyable after-event mingle with drinks and delicious bites. It’s the perfect opportunity to unwind, connect with fellow attendees, and continue the conversations in a more informal setting!

Exhibitors, Partners and Sponsors

We are proud to collaborate with organizations that make KI Science Park Day possible. Together, they contribute to an inspiring day filled with insights, connections, and opportunities – strengthening the life science community across academia, industry, and healthcare.

Gold Exhibitors

Our Gold Sponsors are key supporters of KI Science Park Day. Their engagement and commitment to innovation help us create meaningful meetings and experiences for the entire community.

Exhibitor Standard

Our Exhibitors contribute to making KI Science Park Day a vibrant meeting place for dialogue, discovery, and collaboration – bringing the life science community together.