Transform your health innovation into a scalable business through tailored coaching, commercial strategy, and investment readiness support.
Build an investable company
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Connect with investors, clinicians, researchers, healthcare providers, and industry partners who can help you validate, fund, and scale your company.
Access the growth ecosystem
Gain practical guidance on clinical validation, regulation, reimbursement, market access, and commercialisation to accelerate your path to market.
Navigate healthcare with confidence
The CO-AX difference
Where health innovation creates impact
“CO-AX Accelerator is invaluable to Omaia. We truly enjoy the coworking space, which provides a professional base and a strong sense of community. The opportunity for learning and networking with other companies, combined with the diverse expertise of the coaches and advisors, is crucial for accelerating our growth and strategic direction.”
Nina Larsen
Co-founder & CEO Omaia
“Running a startup is tough. You need a network of mentors who have walked a similar path. At Sahlgrenska Science Park, you get all your guidance in the same place - from starting up to scaling up internationally. The cherry on top is its location. During meetings with new customers, I never forget to show them the magnificent view of Sahlgrenska University Hospital.”
Shahid Jabbar
CTO and Co-founder, Mabel AI
"What truly sets Sahlgrenska Science Park apart is how they tailor their support to our specific needs — it's never a one-size-fits-all approach. They've opened doors to the broader innovation ecosystem and connected us with valuable opportunities we wouldn't have found on our own. On top of that, the team is consistently friendly, helpful, and highly professional. It's always a pleasure working with them."
Tilda Back
Founder and CEO, Konvoj
“CO-AX has several advantages that become evident over time. Among them are the ability to engage in out of the box thinking about strategic issues as well as providing insight into pitch-deck formulations for pursuing financing and branding for websites and other public information. At the same time, there is no imposition of a standard “how to do it” which allows for individual creativity. And it is a fun community to be a part of.”
Matt Miskimin
CEO and Co-founder, COMAS Medical Tech
"Being part of CO-AX Accelerator at Sahlgrenska Science Park has connected us with a network that truly accelerated our growth. They’ve constantly challenged us to improve and supported us with energy and everything a startup needs."
Pontus Axblom
CEO & Co-founder, BEATLAB
"Being part of the CO-AX accelerator program at Sahlgrenska Science Park has been an invaluable experience for Kura. The coaches brought their expertise and genuine commitment - helping us sharpen our business model and strengthen our investor readiness, which had a powerful impact on our growth journey. Their guidance and belief in our mission have made a real difference for us as a startup."
Cecilia Videcél
CEO, Kura
What you get at CO-AX
From promising idea to global impact
The CO-AX team consists of experienced business advisors with expertise across the key areas of company building. Through tailored support based on the KTH Innovation Readiness Level™ framework, we help your company assess its progress, identify priorities and take the next steps towards growth.
The technology
Accelerate product development and turn research into viable commercial products:
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Test & Validate your idea toward international market and in relevant settings
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We help you define regulatory pathways and clinical evidence needs to establishing the right quality systems and documentation.
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Identify and reduce compliance challenges to create a clear path to public launch
Commercialisation and business development
Grow your business faster
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Assess and optimise your commercial viability with strategic guidance, product-market fit assessment, customer insights, and more
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Gain IP and legal support to protect your innovations and simplify your business structure
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Generate interest and build commercial partnerships expert marketing and business development
Scale and expansion
Achieve global impact and transform international health:
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Access funding to fuel your next growth stage. We pair you with HealthTech-focused angel investors and VCs, as well as connecting you with relevant grant opportunities
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Use our international network to understand various markets and reach diverse customer bases and revenue streams
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Work with expert business coaches to build robust foundations that make your business sustainable
Program FAQs
No, we will not invest or take equity in our portfolio companies.
No, but we offer, and encourage, our portfolio companies to co-opt their business coach to the board, for oversight and coaching. All of our coaches have had education on corporate governance for Swedish companies.
This differs a lot. We do not have a fixed programme that runs out its course, and we let startups and scaleups stay for as long as they need and as long as we think that we can contribute to their success. In the healthtech sector, things tend to take a bit longer, so companies can stay with us longer than the average for other incubators.
We have a monthly fee of 1000 SEK (VAT) for participation, billed on a quarterly basis. This is to partly cover use of our facilities, and internal events, and to provide a small amount of monetary skin in the game for the startup.
You’re not required to, but it strengthens your possibility of being fairly judged and accepted for the first round (i.e. getting the opportunity to do a live pitch in front of our group of business coaches). If you have a pitch deck, email it to co-ax@sahlgrenskasciencepark.se along with applying via the form that is linked from the website.
We review the applications in the next week after it is closed, and we will contact you if you have moved further on to the pitch. Notice will be given shortly after that and then welcome to intro day for all new companies.
There’s nothing that makes an international startup a non-go, but if you don’t have specific ambitions to make an impact on the Nordic or European market it’s not a great fit. If you do, we’d love to see your go to market plans for this as a starting point. We can discuss those in a meeting before you apply.
CO-AX companies
A portfolio of innovators
Curevo health
Curevo helps you find the right care. You will receive a medical assessment, a clear plan and continuity through a responsible care team.
Lifelink
Creating a more accessible and user-friendly AED to enhance emergency response.
Nanocept
Combines nanotechnology and diagnostics to enable earlier and more precise disease detection, supporting improved clinical decision-making.
CO-AX alumni
Alumni companies
