DOHA: Qatar Research, Development, and Innovation (QRDI) Council has led a successful high-level visit to Sweden and Denmark, which included a stop at Medicon Village, the largest life science park in Scandinavia.
The visit, brought together leading Qatari institutions driving the nation’s health and life sciences agenda, including QRDI Council, Sidra Medicine, Qatar Precision Health Institute, Qatar University, Qatar Investment Authority, the Ministry of Public Health, the National Planning Council, Invest Qatar, and Hamad Bin Khalifa University.
The delegation’s program also featured meetings with Volvo Ventures and the Karolinska Institute, as well as a roundtable with 20 Swedish innovative companies in the healthcare sector to explore potential areas of collaboration and knowledge exchange.
The delegation explored opportunities for collaboration across academia, research, and industry, with a particular focus on precision medicine, biotechnology, digital health, and medtech. During their visit to Medicon Village, the delegation learned about the vibrant Medicon Valley ecosystem and engaged in discussions with LU Innovation, the innovation and technology transfer office of Lund University, as well as key players in Sweden’s digital health and medical technology sectors.
These meetings provided valuable insights into how close collaboration between academia, healthcare, and industry drives innovation, accelerates commercialization, and delivers tangible bene-fits to patients and society.
Through such strategic missions, QRDI Council continues to advance its vision of building a thriving RDI ecosystem that supports Qatar’s transition towards a knowledge-based economy while encouraging global partnerships that accelerate scientific discovery.
