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.

Stockholm region’s only GameTech hub is being built in Flemingsberg

In September this year, Press Start took the next step in developing the Stockholm region’s GameTech ecosystem. Since then, the community has continued to grow, more studios have joined, and work on the next major initiative has gained momentum. So, what has happened so far, and what comes next?

CSIB: New interdisciplinary center brings research together to tackle future infectious threats

Center for Systems Infection Biology (CSIB) was recently inaugurated at Campus Flemingsberg. The new interdisciplinary initiative brings together research, advanced infrastructure and expertise to deepen the understanding of infectious diseases and accelerate the path from research to clinical application. We met with Director Ujjwal Neogi and Co-director Iva Filipovic to talk about the center’s goals, its strong focus on collaboration, and its ambition to contribute to pandemic preparedness.

Vecura – 30 Years Dedicated to the Medicine of the Future

In Flemingsberg, pioneers have helped shape the medicine of the future since 1996. This year, the manufacturing unit Vecura celebrates 30 years of supporting the development of cell and gene therapies – advanced therapies that enable more personalized treatments. We spoke with Pontus Blomberg, strategic advisor and former Director of Operations, who has helped build one of Sweden’s leading laboratories in the field.

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