HumanLab - Human Translational Physiological Core Facility
HumanLab aims to be a world leading KI platform for comprehensive studies of the human HumanLab is a new facility at Karolinska Institutet in Bioclinicum, Solna, bringing together research, education and clinical innovation to enable advanced studies of the human body.
Construction is underway, and HumanLab will open early 2027.
Opening Q1 2027
HumanLab will open in Q1 2027, creating a new shared environment for human research, collaboration and translation at KI.
HumanLab – A Shared Platform for Research
HumanLab brings together researchers, students and external partners in a shared environment for advanced human research. Located in close proximity to the hospital, HumanLab creates unique opportunities to connect basic and experimental research with clinical expertise, patient-oriented research and healthcare needs.
The platform provides shared infrastructure that supports research, education and collaboration across disciplines—from basic and clinical research to partnerships with industry and public-sector organisations. By bringing researchers and clinicians together, HumanLab strengthens the translation of scientific discoveries into new methods, diagnostics and treatments, while enabling clinical questions and patient needs to inform future research.
Photo: Martin StenmarkShared Questions. Shared Infrastructure. Shared Patient Impact.
HumanLab is about creating the conditions for collaboration. By bringing researchers, clinicians and external partners together around shared questions and shared infrastructure, we can strengthen the link between scientific discovery and patient benefit.
HumanLab–KI–K is built around a simple principle: shared questions, shared infrastructure and shared patient impact. Its purpose is to create an integrated environment where knowledge, technology and expertise can move more effectively between the laboratory, the clinic and society, ultimately accelerating innovation and contributing to better human health.
HumanLab - research services
Photo: Andreas AnderssonHumanLab – Core research capabilities
Including: physiological testing, biological sampling, digital phenotyping, precision medicine, wearables and extreme physiology.
Tissue and biological sampling
Digital phenotyping and portable remote sensing
Cardiovascular and respiratory physiology
Neurophysiology and cognition
Physiology and metabolism
Sleep Lab
Data analysis and data intelligence
Photo: OmgivningsfysiologiComplementary research capabilities
ExtremLab:
Stress Physiology
Hypo- & Hyperbaric Physiology
Thermal Physiology – Dry & Wet
Aerospace Physiology
Immersion Studies
Climate Chamber Studies
Pressure Chamber Studies
Human Centrifugation
Preclinical animal research
Imaging
AI-hub
Photo: Liza SimonssonStrategic Opportunity for KI and K
A strategic partnership that brings together complementary academic and clinical strengths to accelerate translation from discovery to patient benefit.
Integrated expertise across physiology, pharmacology and perioperative medicine
Cross-disciplinary collaboration between basic researchers and clinicians from the outset
Shared access to experimental models, well-characterised patient cohorts and clinical data
Joint infrastructure for research, training, harmonised methods and innovation
Translation to impact — from mechanisms and biomarkers to interventions and improved patient outcomes
Humanlab-KI-K: Shared questions. Shared infrastructure. Shared impact.
News
Photo: N/AHumanLab – Coming in 2027
Construction of the new HumanLab facility at BioClinicum has now begun in collaboration with Karolinska University Hospital. HumanLab will launch in early 2027, and we are already welcoming expressions of interest from researchers and partners interested in collaborating with us.
Get in touch to register your interest.
Photo: OmgivningsfysiologiExtremeLab
The ExtremeLab complements the HumanLab with infrastructure for interventional studies on performance and resilience in extreme environments.
Photo: Ulf SirbornFyFa expands in human physiology
The department of Physiology and Pharmacology is now taking the next step in its strategic initiative. The department is announcing a position as Assistant Professor (BUL) in human physiology or medicine in extreme environments. In parallel, FyFa is also developing a unique lab for human research, which includes the possibility of patient-oriented studies, and which also strengthens the field of defence-related medicine.
Photo: Liza SimonssonFacts about HumanLab
Location: BioClinicum and Berzelius väg 13, Solna
Keywords: Clinical research, translational, human, extreme physiology
Department: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
External use: HumanLab is also available to external users (find out more about External use of KI's core facilities).
Photo: Lasse Skog