The Södertörn Social Cup rewards early startups in social innovation with a focus on the UN's global sustainability goals. This year, first and second place went to the students behind Biosfär and Sparla respectively.
Biosfär took home first prize in the Södertörn Social Cup ideas contest, which rewards social innovations. The idea behind Biosfär is to give people in homes for the elderly and in nursing homes the opportunity to experience joint activities in virtual reality.
Sparla is the fintech – financial technology – app that will make your personal finances "financially fit". Recently, the service was awarded second prize in the Södertörn Social Cup. The service is now being developed to take the step from the student world to the general public.
On Hälsovägen, construction will soon start on 800 new homes, two preschools and premises. New walkways and squares will also be built here. A temporary diversion road has been built on Hälsovägen's central strip. The existing lane on the north side (from Huddingevägen in the direction of Flemingsberg's center) will be closed due to excavation work.
During the course of the pandemic, he has appeared on an almost daily basis in the morning papers or on the TV news. Matti Sällberg fast became an expert the media called for help explaining everything from vaccine development to the spread of infection.
Sprint Bioscience announces Erik Kinnman as new CEO of the company. He has 25 years of experience from leading positions in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.
A new report from Invest Stockholm conducts a review of knowledge about neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Both the region's academic research and selected companies are presented here.
Within a few years, a light and airy wood structure will emerge from the centre of the existing Novum building in Flemingsberg. Hemsö has decided to renovate the building by 2024.
In 2019, Södertörn University’s website was awarded the Publishing Prize. In 2020, IDG named it Sweden’s top education website.
Biosfär is the winner of this year’s Flemingsberg Science Award, a company that wants to give nursing and care home residents the opportunity to experience different activities in virtual reality. The award was presented during the announcement of Venture Cup’s Digital Top20.