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Collaborations

Collaboration is key to addressing complex healthcare challenges and shaping the future of care. Through national and international collaboration across healthcare, academia and industry, we improve patient outcomes and enable breakthroughs in care.

Transforming healthcare trough partnerships

Sahlgrenska University Hospital aspires to be a leading player in life science, contributing to healthcare developments both regionally and nationally. By collaborating with external partners, Sahlgrenska University Hospital gains access to knowledge, industry expertise and complementary capabilities to more effectively address complex healthcare challenges and accelerate improvements that benefit patients.

Sahlgrenska University Hospital and the University of Gothenburg share a long-standing and close partnership, with extensive collaboration across research, education, and clinical practice. This close integration creates a unique environment where knowledge, innovation, and patient care are developed hand in hand at multiple levels.

Strategic partnerships at Sahlgrenska University Hospital help strengthen development, research, and innovation in Western Sweden and throughout the country. By pooling resources and expertise across sectors, these partnerships create the conditions to advance healthcare, shorten the path from discovery to implementation, and ensure that new treatments reach patients more quickly.

Collaborating with other university hospitals, academic institutions and industry partners through strategic partnerships is a way to drive innovation in areas where Sahlgrenska University Hospital and its partner organisations have greater opportunities to succeed together than independently.  

Priority areas for external collaboration

  • Future diagnostics and therapies  
  • Improved conditions for clinical trials  
  • Digital transformation, digital health and new models of care  
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Collaborate with us

Join forces with us to tackle shared healthcare challenges, accelerate innovation and enable faster knowledge transfer across disciplines.

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Sahlgrenska Life

We are in the start‑up phase of a large‑scale construction project integrating care, research, and education to meet the healthcare needs of the future.