A mechanical heart, as close to a human heart as it gets. Realheart is the company developing a total artificial heart for patients with advanced heart failure, a condition where treatment options are often limited. When we sit down with CEO Ina Laura Perkins, she tells the story of an innovation that has taken its time, about the strong drive to reach all the way to patients, and about steps that are bringing the company closer to clinical reality.

A future life science cluster isn’t built in a year – but with a solid foundation and the courage to act, important steps can be taken along the way. In February 2025, we launched Life Science Cluster Flemingsberg: a multifaceted project with powerful, interconnected ambitions – to enable Flemingsberg’s life science cluster to reach its full potential by collaboration and creating the right conditions for the establishment and growth of those who drive innovation – small and medium-sized enterprises – and, in doing so, contribute to the Stockholm region’s leading position within the sector.

At The Park Novum, you’re met with spacious offices, creative spaces, and a sweeping view over a growing Flemingsberg. Here, entrepreneurs, innovators, and researchers can find a home that not only provides a modern workplace, but also the opportunity to grow together.

On November 12 1975, the first allogeneic bone marrrow transplantation in Sweden was performed at Huddinge Hospital, here in Flemingsberg. On November 12 1975, the first allogeneic stem cell transplantation in Sweden was performed at Huddinge Hospital, here in Flemingsberg. From nuclear catastrophe the foundations of bone marrow transplantation had emerged, and with it, the birth of modern stem cell therapy — the same principles that today underpin cell and gene therapies and CAR-T treatments.