Solna centre for world class life sciences
Solna is the centre of one of Europe's most advanced life science clusters, with its focal point in the area around the Karolinska Institutet (KI) and Karolinska University Hospital (KS).
World-class life sciences
Solna is the centre of one of Europe's most advanced life science clusters. With its focal point in the area around the Karolinska Institutet (KI) and Karolinska University Hospital (KS), there is a large concentration of research and entrepreneurs within life sciences, the broader definition of which includes biotechnology, biomedicine, medicinal products and medical technology.
Solna is also working with the City of Stockholm, Stockholm County Council, KI, the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University and other stakeholders in the Stockholm Science City Foundation to strengthen the position of Solna and Stockholm within the field of life sciences. This work is based on Vision 2025 for Karolinska - Norra Station, the aim of which is to make the district a world-renowned area for life sciences.
Vision 2025: Karolinska - Norra Station
Over the next 15 years, it is estimated that investment in the area will amount to around SEK50bn. This makes this development project the largest initiative ever in Sweden. A 'triple helix' lies behind this investment; that is, the university, community and industry working in interaction.
- 5 500 new housing units
- 36 000 workplaces
- First occupancy in 2013
- Motorway overbuild
- Building work completed in 2025
- A new university hospital: Nya Karolinska Solna
- In total, approximately 600 000 m2 intended for life sciences, 400 000 m2 of which is new
Stockholm Science City
Stockholm Science City is working to support the development and establishment of life sciences operations in the area. Academic research, clinical trials, health and medical care and business can come together here in a dynamic environment, where interesting ideas can develop and be commercialised.
The first new project
Europe's most modern university hospital
Nya Karolinska Solna, the new university hospital, will be a highly specialised hospital creating unique opportunities for collaboration between research and clinical applications.
- Total area: approximately 335 000 m2
- Highly specialised medical treatment
- Europe's most modern university hospital
- 800 care places
- Inauguration planned for December 2015
SciLifeLab
Science for Life Laboratory - SciLifeLab - represents a unique collaboration between the Karolinska Institutet, the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University and Uppsala University. It will become an advanced laboratory within genomics and sequencing.
- A world-class centre for the study of genes and proteins of relevance to common ailments
- Joint initiative by the Karolinska Institutet, the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University and Uppsala University
- Partnership between Stockholm and Uppsala, with a facility in both cities
- Inauguration in 2010: it is estimated that around 75 people will be employed
- Estimated number employed in 2011: 220 people
- Total floor space: 7 500 m2 (2013)
Four blocks representing life sciences
Four blocks representing research-intensive business operations are being set up in cooperation with the property developer Oslo Naeringseiendom, just across the road from the Nya Karolinska Solna University Hospital.
- Intended for research-intensive business operations
- 25 metres from Nya Karolinska Solna University Hospital
- 40 000 m2
- 3 000 workplaces
- Planned occupancy 2017-2018
Tors torn
Oslo Naeringseiendom is also building the Tors torn (Thor´s Towers) on the Stockholm side, which will form a gateway to the area. One tower will house life science operations and the other a hotel. Other property owners within the area are also planning for research and business operations within the field of life sciences.
- Two towers approximately 140 metres tall located at Torsgatan and forming a gateway
- 22 000 m2 per tower
- Planned occupancy 2015 - 2016
- The entire eastern tower will house premises for life science operations
- The western tower is planned for hotel operations
The area
The Karolinska-Norra Station district is being built for a mix of educational institutions, businesses, research institutes, hospitals, cafes and restaurants, culture, other services and beautiful parks. It will be a dynamic and modern district, with enough space for 36 000 new workplaces and 5 500 housing units.
An important part of the development of Karolinska-Norra Station is overbuilds of motorways and railway lines. Stockholm and Solna are being joined together and this new urban area will be a joint resource for both municipalities. There is space for scientific and industrial development in the current hospital area. Karolinska-Norra Station will become an attractive district in which to reside, live and work for people of all ages and phases of life. Good communications, its proximity to two international airports and being within walking distance of the financial centre of the national capital, together with a rich range of cultural offerings, mean that this district is close to everything!
SciLifeLab
Science for Life Laboratory - SciLifeLab - represents a unique collaboration between the Karolinska Institutet, the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University and Uppsala University. It will become an advanced laboratory within genomics and sequencing.
- A world-class centre for the study of genes and proteins of relevance to common ailments
- Joint initiative by the Karolinska Institutet, the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University and Uppsala University
- Partnership between Stockholm and Uppsala, with a facility in both cities
- Inauguration in 2010: it is estimated that around 75 people will be employed
- Estimated number employed in 2011: 220 people
- Total floor space: 7 500 m2 (2013)
Four blocks representing life sciences
Four blocks representing research-intensive business operations are being set up in cooperation with the property developer Oslo Naeringseiendom, just across the road from the Nya Karolinska Solna University Hospital.
- Intended for research-intensive business operations
- 25 metres from Nya Karolinska Solna University Hospital
- 40 000 m2
- 3 000 workplaces
- Planned occupancy 2017-2018
Tors torn
Oslo Naeringseiendom is also building the Tors torn (Thor´s Towers) on the Stockholm side, which will form a gateway to the area. One tower will house life science operations and the other a hotel. Other property owners within the area are also planning for research and business operations within the field of life sciences.
- Two towers approximately 140 metres tall located at Torsgatan and forming a gateway
- 22 000 m2 per tower
- Planned occupancy 2015 - 2016
- The entire eastern tower will house premises for life science operations
- The western tower is planned for hotel operations
The area
The Karolinska-Norra Station district is being built for a mix of educational institutions, businesses, research institutes, hospitals, cafes and restaurants, culture, other services and beautiful parks. It will be a dynamic and modern district, with enough space for 36 000 new workplaces and 5 500 housing units.
An important part of the development of Karolinska-Norra Station is overbuilds of motorways and railway lines. Stockholm and Solna are being joined together and this new urban area will be a joint resource for both municipalities. There is space for scientific and industrial development in the current hospital area. Karolinska-Norra Station will become an attractive district in which to reside, live and work for people of all ages and phases of life. Good communications, its proximity to two international airports and being within walking distance of the financial centre of the national capital, together with a rich range of cultural offerings, mean that this district is close to everything!
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