Published: 29-11-2016 16:31 | Updated: 29-11-2016 17:26

KI Deputy Vice-Chancellor awarded ”Collaborator of the Year” in life science

Alexander von Gabain, The Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Innovation and Commercial outreach at Karolinska Institutet, has been awarded “Collaborator of the year” by the magazine Life Science Sweden.

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Innovation and Commercial outreach at Karolinska Institutet, Professor Alexander von Gabain, is acknowledged to be Top ten most important persons in life science in Sweden today. He is awarded in the category “Collaborator of the year”.

– This is a great acknowledgement for KI: s efforts to strengthen innovation output and innovation partnerships, besides being a leading academic institution in education and research, says Alexander von Gabain.

The last year, KI has also signed several strategic partnership with industrial partners and done a specific day focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship for all KI students.

By continuing to collaborate with academia, industry and healthcare, Alexander von Gabain hopes to help that more ideas will be translated into innovations, to benefit patient and society.