Medicinska fakulteten, Lunds universitet

What Medicinska fakulteten, Lunds universitet does

The Faculty of Medicine at Lund University (Medicinska fakulteten, Lunds universitet) is a public, Sweden-based academic institution and one of the country's oldest medical faculties, tracing its roots to the founding of Lund University in 1666. It delivers medical education across the full academic stack — Swedish-taught undergraduate programmes, English-language master's programmes, exchange studies, PhD programmes, and contract education for healthcare professionals — to approximately 2,800 undergraduates, 1,200 graduate students, and roughly 1,800 staff. Teaching and research are organised across six departments (Clinical Sciences Lund, Clinical Sciences Malmö, Experimental Medical Science, Health Sciences, Laboratory Medicine, and Translational Medicine), with campuses in Lund and Malmö integrated into the Medicon Valley cross-border life-sciences cluster.

Research strengths span cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, infectious diseases, stem cell biology, cell and gene therapy (ATMP), diagnostic imaging, reproductive medicine, coagulation and immunology, occupational and environmental medicine, and clinical genetics. The faculty has a documented record of originating globally adopted medical technologies — echocardiography (Edler & Hertz, 1953), the artificial kidney leading to Gambro (Alwall, 1946), nonionic X-ray contrast medium Amipaque (Almén, 1964), and nicotine chewing gum Nicorette (Lundgren & Lichtnecker, 1968). Departmental research outputs are substantial: 73 research groups and 29 professors at Laboratory Medicine, and 24 research groups, 18 professors, and 292 publications at Translational Medicine.

The revenue model is overwhelmingly public: direct government funding for education and research, supplemented by competitive external grants (e.g., SEK 368 million in external grants to Laboratory Medicine) and contract education for healthcare professionals. Clinical research is conducted in point-of-care settings at Skåne University Hospital and the Clinical Research Centre in Malmö under a longstanding collaboration with Region Skåne. External distribution channels include student exchanges (notably with the University of California since the Sandblom era), the Lund University Research Portal, and direct industry collaboration programmes supported by the Eric K. Fernström and Crafoord foundations.

Name

Medicinska fakulteten, Lunds universitet

Legal name

Faculty of Medicine, Lund University

Website

https://medicine.lu.se

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Faculty of Medicine at Lund University is one of Sweden's oldest medical faculties (founded 1666), delivering undergraduate through PhD education and biomedical research across six departments in Lund and Malmö within the Medicon Valley life-sciences cluster.

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Product category

Medical Higher Education and Research

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based) (EDAHAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting) (EDAHAGAB), Public Research Universities with Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) (EDAHAAAC), Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

Keywords

• Medical education
• Medical research
• Healthcare training
• Clinical research
• Biomedical research

Headquarters

HQ city

Lund

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government funding: Core operational funding from Swedish government for education and research activities
2. Government research grants: Government funding for research: 44 million SEK for Department of Translational Medicine
3. External research grants: External funding for research: 122 million SEK government + 368 million SEK external for Department of Laboratory Medicine
4. Contract education: Commissioned education for healthcare professionals including areas such as hand surgery and hemophilia

Pricing tiers

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Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Medicinska fakulteten is the medical faculty of Lund University, providing higher education programmes (undergraduate, master's, PhD, exchange studies) in medicine and health sciences, alongside advanced medical and biomedical research across six departments. It also delivers contract education for healthcare professionals and conducts research in areas including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, infectious diseases, stem cell biology, and clinical genetics.

Product overview

The Faculty of Medicine at Lund University is a higher education institution offering a portfolio of educational products spanning undergraduate programmes (Swedish-taught), English-language master's programmes, exchange studies, PhD/research programmes, and contract education for professionals. Its research ecosystem is organized across six departments covering translational medicine, laboratory medicine, clinical sciences (Lund and Malmö), experimental medical science, and health sciences. Key research areas include cancer, diagnostic imaging, blood/coagulation/immunology, infectious diseases, stem cell research, gene therapy (ATMP), and various clinical specializations. The faculty operates campuses in Lund and Malmö as part of the Medicon Valley life sciences cluster.

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Products and services

• Undergraduate programmes Undergraduate degree programmes in medicine and health sciences offered primarily in Swedish, providing foundational medical education and clinical training to prospective students.
• Master's programmes & advanced courses

Quantifiable outcome

• 292 research publications from Department of Translational Medicine
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles5 records

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Region SkånecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLongstanding and thoroughly established presence in the university healthcare of Region Skåne. Close collaboration with all parts of Region Skåne which is responsible for all public healthcare in Skåne county. Research teams work in point-of-care environments at Skåne University Hospital in Malmö.
• Skåne University HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartment of Translational Medicine has presence at point-of-care environments in Skåne University Hospital in central Malmö. Parts of the organization are located at the Clinical Research Centre (CRC) and the Wallenberg laboratory.
• Malmö UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNearby university in Malmö within the same research ecosystem. Environments near Malmö University and Medeon research park facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Medeon research parkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch park adjacent to Clinical Research Centre in Malmö, part of the life sciences ecosystem. Nyegaard located a research department at Medeon following Torsten Almén's invention of contrast media.
• Leo (pharmaceutical company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Claes Lundgren and Stephan Lichtnecker to develop nicotine chewing gum (Nicorette). Worked with Ove Fernö as research supervisor. Leo was eventually acquired by Pfizer and Nicorette remains a Pfizer bestseller.
• Nyegaard (Norwegian pharmaceutical company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorwegian company that invested in Torsten Almén's nonionic contrast medium concept despite initial skepticism from Swedish pharmaceutical industry. Developed Amipaque and became the predominant producer of contrast media globally before being acquired by General Electric.
• Novo NordiskminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUlla Hedner, a pupil of Inga Marie Nilsson, launched factor VII for treatment of bleeding conditions at Novo. Factor VII became a bestseller for the Danish pharmaceutical company.
• University of CaliforniacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFirst exchange agreement with a foreign university, established during Philip Sandblom's tenure as Rector Magnificus (1957-1968). Resulted in exchange of numerous students each year between Lund University and UC.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Uppsala University Faculty of Medicine: Historic Swedish medical faculty at Sweden's oldest university. Comparable as a public research-intensive medical school with full undergraduate/PhD offerings, competing for the same Swedish government research grants and overlapping clinical research portfolios.
• Aarhus University Faculty of Health: Danish medical/health faculty within the broader Medicon Valley ecosystem. Comparable as a public university medical school with hospital integration (Aarhus University Hospital) and strong translational research, including the famous Aarhus placenta study parallels.
• University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences: Danish counterpart within the same Medicon Valley cluster. Directly comparable as a public medical faculty with hospital integration (Rigshospitalet), bilingual Scandinavian context, and overlapping research strengths in diabetes, cancer, and translational medicine.
• Karolinska Institutet: Sweden's other premier medical university and the country's leading medical research institution. Comparable as a public medical faculty offering MD/PhD programmes, conducting biomedical research across similar therapeutic areas, and competing for the same Swedish research funding and international talent.
• Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg: Another Swedish medical faculty with similar public-university structure, hospital integration (Sahlgrenska University Hospital), and biomedical research portfolio. Direct domestic peer for student recruitment and research funding.

Regional players

• Technical University of Denmark (DTU): Danish technical university within the Medicon Valley cluster. Adjacent rather than direct peer — overlaps in biotech, biomedical engineering, and industry collaboration within the same regional life-sciences ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine: Cambridge's clinical medical school with biomedical research portfolio and Addenbrooke's hospital integration. Comparable as a research-intensive medical faculty with strong translational pipeline and STEM-cell/biotech adjacency.
• University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division: Global-leading medical sciences division at a research-intensive university. Comparable in research breadth across biomedical/life sciences, hospital integration, and translation track record (e.g., Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine).
• Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine: Top-tier European medical faculty at a research-intensive university. Comparable as a large-scale public medical school with broad biomedical research portfolio, though operating at materially larger scale and English-medium programmes.

Others

• Crafoord Foundation: Major Swedish research financier originally funded by Holger Crafoord's investment in Gambro (Alwall's dialysis). Comparable as a Swedish research-funding counterpart — not a peer faculty, but a closely linked ecosystem participant that re-finances Lund medical research.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles14 records

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