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.

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Opening Q1 2027

HumanLab will open in Q1 2027, creating a new shared environment for human research, collaboration and translation at KI.

HumanLab

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.

Elham Rostami, photo Martin Stenmark Photo: Martin Stenmark
Interview | Elham Rostami

Shared 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 KI AI Hub – Data and AI for Human Research

Participant context

Multimodal observations and change over time

1. CONNECTED DATA

Physiology, imaging, biological and clinical data 

2. Al & SIMULATION

Models of human responses and recovery,

3.. RESEARCH VALIDATION

Evaluate predictions with independent observations.

AI Hub

HumanLab AI Hub – Data and AI for Human Research

The HumanLab AI Hub is a coming environment where advanced human studies meet artificial intelligence. We are building a research and innovation platform that integrates physiological signals, brain activity, cognitive and behavioral data, wearable technologies, biological markers, environmental context, and clinical records captured both in controlled laboratory settings and in real time in everyday life.

Our goal is to develop predictive models that capture how the human body and brain respond, adapt, and recover from injury and illness to performance, resilience, and ageing. By combining continuous, multimodal human data with machine learning, we aim to move beyond describing what is happening to predicting what comes next, and ultimately to improving outcomes for individuals.

The AI Hub also serves as a testbed where new AI methods, sensors, and digital health solutions can be developed, validated, and translated into practice from algorithm to bedside, or into everyday life. It is part of HumanLab, an advanced environment for human studies bridging laboratory research and clinical practice. Launching soon - curious to learn more? Get in touch.

 

HumanLab - research services

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HumanLab – 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

Human centrifuge for testing of pilots conditions Photo: Omgivningsfysiologi

Complementary 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

Aula Medica and Biomedicum at KI with a bridge to Karolinska University Hospital Photo: Liza Simonsson

Strategic 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

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Facts 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).