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Life science

Universeum’s life science experience focuses on humans. With a multidisciplinary approach we explore health and sustainability – and highlight vital research.

Science for life

Life sciences involve the study of biological life, living organisms and conditions for the continuation of life. This covers everything from diseases, nutrition and how we function to interaction with nature.

This field of knowledge is wide-ranging, but is essentially based on chemistry and biology. The multidisciplinary approach brings together research and initiative, with the aim of improved health.

With Universeum’s focus on life science we aim to contribute to sustainable health in a variety of ways – for mankind and for our planet.

Humans – a journey of discovery through body and mind

Starting in 2022 we are remodelling our 3rd floor and creating an area named Herman Kreftinggalleriet. Our new Humans experience will be housed here, together with our existing Chemistry Lab.

Humans will provide an overall medical view of the human body and mind. We take an exciting journey through the body exploring how our bodies work and the biological mechanisms that govern our lives. We will tour human organ systems, from nose to bottom and everything in between, right down to the chemistry of cells.

We will also discuss major health challenges and investigate how we can tackle them, using the body’s defence systems or through lifestyle choices. We will highlight medical research and ask scientists to talk about their own research and why they became scientists.

The question on all our minds is: How can we give ourselves the best chance at a healthy life?

Humans is filled with content and experiences in three stages:

Health.

According to the World Health Organization, health is a "state of complete physical, mental and social well-being"

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Stage 1

Airways, the immune system, the skeleton and muscles

Opening 11 April 2022

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Stage 2

Metabolism, the brain, the circulatory system, the skin, body fluids, reproductive health and our senses

Due to open winter 2022/2023

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Stage 3

Feelings, thoughts and big social challenges like norms, values, lifestyle diseases and equal care

Due to open winter 2022/2023

Asthma and allergies under the microscope

Asthma and allergies arise when the immune system overreacts, triggering troublesome inflammatory responses. In Humans we look in particular at these common diseases and how far research has come in this field.

The Krefting Research Centre is assisting in the development work to create Humans. They conduct patient-centred research with the aim of supporting health, wellbeing and treatment for asthmatics.

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– As a researcher, you also have a responsibility to communicate to the public what you are doing, and here we have a fantastic opportunity to do that together with Sweden’s national science centre. Many people talk about allergies and asthma, but what actually happens in the airways when you breathe in something you’re allergic to, and how is the body affected when you take your medicine? We also want to show how knowledge in this field has been accumulated, the perseverance required, but also the joy that work as a scientist brings.

Madeleine Rådinger, professor at Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and Director of the Krefting Research Centre

Growing up on a farm provides protection against runny nose throughout life, regardless of where the person settles later in life, hav researchers at the Krefting Research Center discovered

The Herman Krefting Foundation for Allergy and Asthma Research is responsible for the life science initiative. Together we make knowledge and research within biology and chemistry accessible to children and adults.

The founder of the Krefting Foundation was Herman Krefting, who set up the industrial company VBG Group and was an asthmatic himself. The foundation supports research projects, a professorship and the Krefting Research Centre at Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg.

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– It’s exciting that two fields that are as different on paper as development of transport solutions and research into asthma and allergies are creating this together. The collaboration with Universeum is an excellent example of how Swedish industry can benefit society.

Anders Birgersson, CEO VBG Group

Contact us.

Do you want to know more about our investment in life science or the experience Humans? Please get in touch!

Maria Wirén, deputy Development Manager
+46 70 936 80 36
maria.wiren@universeum.se

Charlotte Mansfield, Press Manager
+46 31 335 64 95
charlotte.mansfield@universeum.se

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