About

Built by surgeons. Ready for institutions.

Nordic Surgery Lab was founded to close the gap between where surgical knowledge lives and where it is needed most.

Our story

From frustration to platform

Nordic Surgery Lab grew out of a simple observation: surgical knowledge is powerful, but poorly distributed. The best decision support lives inside the heads of senior surgeons — and is unavailable after hours, in smaller hospitals, or at the start of a trainee's career.

We started with PlastSurgeon — a clinical handbook and learning platform for plastic surgery trainees. Then came JPBRS, an open-access journal to give surgeons a publishing outlet outside traditional gatekeepers. Then SurgAI, to put that knowledge to work in emergency departments when specialists are not available.

Each product stands alone. Together, they form a platform — and a business model built around institutional procurement.

Team

The people behind Nordic Surgery Lab

"Surgery taught me to solve problems under pressure, with incomplete information. Building software is not so different. The tools I am building are the ones I needed — and still need."
Magnus AvnstorpFounder & Plastic Surgeon at Nordic Surgery Lab
Vision & principles
01

Clinical credibility first

We build for surgeons first. Commercial success follows from clinical trust — not the other way around.

02

Platform, not just products

Shared login. Shared infrastructure. Unified API. Hospital and regional procurement is the default model.

03

Open where it matters

JPBRS is open access. Knowledge that can save lives should not be behind a paywall.

04

AI with guardrails

SurgAI is a supervisor, not an autonomous decision-maker. It supports the clinician and escalates — it does not decide alone.

Work with us

We are looking for the right partners

Investors, hospitals, surgical societies, and potential team members — we are happy to have a conversation.

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