Uppsala LIFE 2026 – Anticipating the unknown through science

At Uppsala LIFE 2026, entrepreneurs, healthcare professionals, researchers and policymakers come together to explore how we can move beyond isolated solutions and work toward real collaboration and meaningful outcomes.

This year’s theme highlights:

The business sector’s contributions to resilience and preparedness
Excellent research that meets reality
Sweden and Uppsala, from the outside looking in

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Program

Program times may be updated closer to the event.

11:30

Registration and Lunch

Block 1

Uppsala on the Global Map: What the World sees in Swedish Life Science

Panelists: Ida Sundström (BioInnovation Institute), Isaac Middelmann (Resonance Health Europe) and Jan Tjibbe Steeman (Embassy of the Netherlands in Sweden).

Block 2

Building Resilience Together: Businesses and The Public Sector in Partnership

Panelists: Eva-Karin Gidlund (NorthX Biologics), Malin Johansson (Fresenius Kabi), Emma Spak (Region Uppsala), Annika Holmberg (IKEM).

Block 3

Dragons’ Den (Friendly Edition)

Moderator: Frida Henningsson Johnson (Uppsala University Innovation)

Dragons: Oscar Erixson (Institute for Housing and Research, Uppsala University), Nadja Hägg (Omegapoint) and Johan Weigelt (Karolinska Institutet Innovation).

17:00

Afterparty

More information coming soon…

Green Room

To gain an objective perspective on the performances on stage, we also have a knowledgeable panel that will share their opinions and reflections on the stage program.

Guests: Niklas Huss (Uppsala Municipality), Sara Mangsbo (Uppsala University) and Martin Kjellsson (Thermo Fisher Scientific).

Join us at Uppsala LIFE 2026 for a day of connection and insights.