School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health
CBH is one of the five schools of KTH and a strong constellation for research and education in the broader areas of health, environment, energy and materials.
The School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health conducts research and education in areas that cover several global challenges. Among them are the need of sustainable energy, health and aging population, climate change, sustainable production and working life, food production and clean water.
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Postdoc programme looking for future leaders in life science
Patricia Sosa Acosta from Cuba is one of the first batch of postdocs in the SciLifeLab PULSE programme. She came to Stockholm from Brazil to study neurological diseases. “What differentiates this ...
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Seraina Dual receives Council funding for animal-free testing of artificial hearts
KTH assistant professor Seraina Anne Dual is awarded 2,25 million crowns from the Swedish Research Council for her project CardioLoop: A flexible hybrid mock loop to reduce animal use for testing card...
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Arian Lundberg receives 6 million Swedish crowns for advanced Cancer Research
The Swedish Research Council has awarded Arian Lundberg at KTH a Starting Grant of 6 million Swedish crowns for research on aggressive and therapy-resistant prostate cancer. "We are looking at the l...
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- Postdoc programme looking for future leaders in life science
12 Dec 2025
- Seraina Dual receives Council funding for animal-free testing of artificial hearts
8 Dec 2025
- Arian Lundberg receives 6 million Swedish crowns for advanced Cancer Research
19 Nov 2025
- Master’s programme Technology Work and Health earns IOSH accreditation
16 Oct 2025
- New Master’s Program in Molecular Biotechnology and Bioinformatic
24 Sep 2025
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Public defences of doctoral theses
Friday 2025-12-19, 10:00
Location: D3, Lindstedtsvägen 5, Stockholm
Doctoral student: Daniel Olsson , Tillämpad fysikalisk kemi, Nuclear Chemistry
2025-12-19T10:00:00.000+01:00 2025-12-19T10:00:00.000+01:00 Chemistry Beyond Containment (Public defences of doctoral theses) D3, Lindstedtsvägen 5, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Chemistry Beyond Containment (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Friday 2026-01-09, 10:00
Location: Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/69760264313
Doctoral student: Arunika Singh , Ytbehandlingsteknik
2026-01-09T10:00:00.000+01:00 2026-01-09T10:00:00.000+01:00 Heterofunctional Polyester Dendrimers as Architecturally Tunable Platforms for Therapeutic Applications (Public defences of doctoral theses) Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Heterofunctional Polyester Dendrimers as Architecturally Tunable Platforms for Therapeutic Applications (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Friday 2026-01-23, 10:00
Location: F3 Lindstedtvägen 26
Doctoral student: Jenny Sjöström , Fiber- och polymerteknologi
2026-01-23T10:00:00.000+01:00 2026-01-23T10:00:00.000+01:00 Lignin release during oxygen delignification – kinetics, structure and potential (Public defences of doctoral theses) F3 Lindstedtvägen 26 (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Lignin release during oxygen delignification – kinetics, structure and potential (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Tuesday 2026-01-27, 13:00
Location: Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm
Doctoral student: Markus M. Keskitalo , Industriell bioteknologi
2026-01-27T13:00:00.000+01:00 2026-01-27T13:00:00.000+01:00 Functional characterization of dolichol phosphate mannose synthases and development of infrared nanoscopy to study membrane proteins in solution (Public defences of doctoral theses) Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Functional characterization of dolichol phosphate mannose synthases and development of infrared nanoscopy to study membrane proteins in solution (Public defences of doctoral theses)