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Karolinska Institutet
A leading medical university
A general presentation – 2009
Karolinska Institutet
a leading medical university
Dedicated to improving
people’s health through
research and higher
education
Karolinska Institutet has a vision
“KI aims to be Europe’s
leading medical university
and the Nordic region’s
foremost innovation centre
in the life sciences, and
as such, constitute an
important driving force for the
development of the country and the Stockholm region.”
The largest centre for medical
education and research in Sweden
Karolinska Institutet is situated
in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden
Four main campuses
in Stockholm
Danderyd Hospital
KI Campus Solna
and Karolinska University
Hospital, Solna
Stockholm South
General Hospital
KI Campus Huddinge
and Karolinska University
Hospital, Huddinge
The home of the
Nobel Prize
In keeping with Alfred
Nobel’s testament, the
Nobel Assemble at
Karolinska Institutet selects
the winner of the Nobel
Prize in Physiology or
Medicine.
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi recieves the Nobel
Prize from the hand of King Carl XVI Gustaf.
© The Nobel Foundation 2008, photo: Hans Mehlin
Five of eight Swedish Nobel Prize Laureates in
Physiology or Medicine are from Karolinska Institutet
1955 Hugo Theorell
1970 Ulf von Euler
the oxidation enzymes
noradrenaline
1967 Ragnar Granit
1982 Sune Bergström
& Bengt Samuelsson
the visual processes
prostaglandins
A brief history – 200 years 2010
 From a school of
army surgeons to
a medical university
 War and cholera
led to the royal
decree to establish
a ”college for the
corps of field
surgeons” in 1810
Traditions and innovations
A few examples of our important
research achievements
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SR – sedimentation rate
Purification of insulin and heparin
Sulphasalazin
Antibodies from plasma cells
Seldinger catheter
Pacemaker
Gamma knife
Growth hormones
Nanna Svartz, the first female
professor at Karolinska Institutet
1937-1957, developed one of
the first anti-inflammatory drugs
for rheumatoid arthritis
Research and education
– from molecule to patient
 22 departments
 3,600 employees
 600 research groups
 1,500 researchers/teachers
of which 316 are professors
 2,100 postgraduate students
 5,300 undergraduate and
master students (full-time)
Organization
University Board
IA
(Internal audit )
President
Board of Higher
Education
University
Administration
Board of
Postgraduate
Education
University Library
Board of
Research
Karolinska Institutet
Holding AB
Councils and
Committees
22 departments carrying out research and education
Research funding accounts for 80 per cent
of Karolinska Institutet’s total income
Undergraduate education
Research and
postgraduate education
Income 2008, Karolinska Institutet
SEK 4,476 million (2007: 4,166 million)
Swedish foundations
& organisations 14%
Foreign foundations
& organisations 3%
EU 5%
Government grants
45%
Swedish companies
5%
Foreign companies
2%
County councils and
municipalities 8%
Research councils
10%
Financial income
3%
Other government
agencies 5%
Fields of research
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Cancer
Circulation and respiration
Endocrinology and metabolism
Infection
Inflammation and immunology
Neuroscience
Public and international health
Reproduction, growth and development
Tissue and motion
Nationally funded Centres of Excellence (Linné)
 Centre of Excellence in Developmental Biology
for Regenerative Medicine (start 2006)
 STARGET – a cancer research network (start 2006)
 Center for Research on Inflammation and Cadiovascular
Disease, CERIC (start 2008)
 The Human Regenerative Map (start 2008)
 Linné Centre for Prevention of Breast and Prostate
Cancer (start 2008)
Other nationally funded
Centres of Excellence
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Aging Research Centre
Centre for Allergy Research
Centre for Health Equity Studies
Centre for Infectious Medicine
Stockholm Brain Institute
Strategic Research Centre for Studies of Integrative
Recognition in the Immune System
 Structural Genomics Consortium
 Swedish Brain Power
Scientific articles 2008
About 3,000 original articles
and other 1,000 publications
were written by researchers at
Karolinska Institutet
Strong Research Potentials
 Translational research
 Epidemiological research
 Cell therapies (e.g. stem cell research)
Strong Research Potentials
Translational Research
Basic research and clinical
research come together
Strong Research Potentials
Epidemiology
 Biobanks
 The Swedish database
on twins
 Medical informatic
Strong Research Potentials
Advanced stem cell research
 Cell therapy and transplantation
medicine
 International leadership in
developmental biology
 Embryonic stem cell lines
Postgraduate Education
Allows
 the more in-depth study of your
chosen subject
 the exchange of ideas with worldleading researchers
 international exchanges
Entails
 your own project, conducted within an
established research group
 supervision by senior researchers
 theoretical studies – a wide range of
PhD-level courses
Leads to
 A Licentiate or PhD degree
Postgraduate students 2008:
2 080 (61 % female, 39 % male)
Higher Education in Sweden
 Free of charge for all students
 Students have a right to financial
support through loans and grants
 Resources are assigned in
proportion to the performance
of the students and to the
number of students admitted
to each course
Higher Education
at Karolinska Institutet
 Undergraduate programmes
(Bachelor level)
 Advanced programmes
(Master level)
 Specialist nursing
programmes
 Single-subject courses
 Contract education
Educational strengths
at Karolinska Institutet
 Early patient contact
 Education in strong
research environments
 Clinical knowledge centres
and clinical education wards
 A broad selection of
international exchange
programmes
Undergraduate Study Programmes
 Audiology, 3 years
 Biomedical laboratory
science, 3 years
 Biomedicine, 3 years
 Dental Hygiene, 2 years
 Dental Technology, 3 years
 Dentistry, 5 years
 Medicine, 5 ½ years
 Nursing, 3 years
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Occupational therapy, 3 years
Optometry, 3 years
Physiotherapy, 3 years
Podiatry, 3 years
Psychology, 5 years
Public Health Sciences, 3 years
Radiography, 3 years
Speech and language
Pathology, 4 years
Advanced Programmes
 Midwifery, 1 ½ year
 Odontology prophylaxis, 1 year
 Psychotherapy, 1 ½ year
 Specialist Nursing, 1-1 ¼ year
Master programmes, 1 year
 Diagnostic cytology
 Global Health
 Clinical Medical Sciences
 Clinical Optometry
 Magnetic Resonance Tomography
Master programmes, 2 years
 Bioentrepreneurship
 Biomedicine
 Public Health Sciences
 Clinical Medical Sciences
 Toxicology
Karolinska Institutet
University Library
The largest medical library
in the Nordic countries
- has premises in Huddinge and Solna
- visited by an average of 3,000 people a
day
- arranges access to over 10,000 journals
and periodicals, about 100 databases
and a large number of e-books
The mission of the university
library is to:
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support scientific communication
support the learning process
manage scientific information resources
provide a forum for study, dialogue and
networking
Collaboration for knowledge
transfer and growth
 The health care sector
 Authorities
 Other universities
and organizations
 Industry
 The school sector
 The public
Karolinska Institutet Innovation
- from brains to business
 Promotes the results of biomedical
research to be developed into new
products and applications
 Provides the means for researchers
to develop their research results
commercially
 Offer project management, funding
for patent protection, legal advice
and business development
 Allows researchers access to an extensive network of contacts
within the international pharmaceutical industry
Karolinska Institutet Innovation
 Reviewed more that 1000
academic inventions
 More than 40 companies
formed since 1996
 More than 30 license
agreements concluded
 The system’s portfolio
companies own about
100 patents
 30 development project
are in its portfolio pipeline
Karolinska Institutet Science Park
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50 companies located in Solna and Flemmingsberg
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An important part of KI’s innovation system
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Provides premises to newly formed
as well as mature companies
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Offers networks, seminars, premises
and infrastructure
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Contributes to promoting KI's competitiveness
and supports knowledge exchange between
KI and the community
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Owned by Karolinska Institutet through
Karolinska Institutet Holding AB
More information: ki.se
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