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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Mark Rutland is to receive the Norblad-Ekstrand Medal in 2026
The Swedish Chemical Society is awarding Professor Mark Rutland the Norblad-Ekstrand Medal 2026 for his outstanding research in surface chemistry. “When I look at the list of previous laureates, I ...
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Using light as a tool for more sustainable chemistry
Using light as a tool, Markus Kärkäs develops new and more sustainable ways of building complex molecules. He has now been promoted to professor at KTH. "It feels very rewarding, of course, and at ...
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Biochemist wants to teach enzymes entirely new reactions
Vasileios Tseliou is a biochemist working in the biocatalysis field, using enzymes to carry out useful chemical reactions. He wants to develop enzymes capable of performing reactions never seen in nat...
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- Mark Rutland is to receive the Norblad-Ekstrand Medal in 2026
3 Nov 2026
- Using light as a tool for more sustainable chemistry
28 Oct 2026
- Biochemist wants to teach enzymes entirely new reactions
20 Oct 2026
- Researchers identify aggressive molecular features in low-risk prostate cancer
30 Sep 2026
- Common plastic additives may be carcinogenic
29 Sep 2026
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Public defences of doctoral theses
Friday 2026-11-06, 09:30
Location: Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/64044558400
Doctoral student: Sanne Rönning , Proteinteknologi
2026-11-06T09:30:00.000+01:00 2026-11-06T09:30:00.000+01:00 Combinatorial protein engineering for gene therapy and affinity protein applications (Public defences of doctoral theses) Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Combinatorial protein engineering for gene therapy and affinity protein applications (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Proteomic Investigation of Protein Interactions and Metabolic Regulation in Photosynthetic Organisms
Public defences of doctoral theses
Friday 2026-11-06, 14:00
Location: Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm
Doctoral student: Anna Karlsson , Systembiologi, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Paul Hudson
2026-11-06T14:00:00.000+01:00 2026-11-06T14:00:00.000+01:00 Proteomic Investigation of Protein Interactions and Metabolic Regulation in Photosynthetic Organisms (Public defences of doctoral theses) Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Proteomic Investigation of Protein Interactions and Metabolic Regulation in Photosynthetic Organisms (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Friday 2026-11-13, 13:30
Location: F3 (Flodis), Lindstedtsvägen 26 & 28, Stockholm
Doctoral student: Marcus Ringström , Tillämpad elektrokemi
2026-11-13T13:30:00.000+01:00 2026-11-13T13:30:00.000+01:00 Gas Diffusion Layers for PEM Fuel Cells (Public defences of doctoral theses) F3 (Flodis), Lindstedtsvägen 26 & 28, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Gas Diffusion Layers for PEM Fuel Cells (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Thursday 2026-11-19, 10:00
Location: F3, Lindstedtvägen 26
Doctoral student: Anja Ramström , Organisk kemi
2026-11-19T10:00:00.000+01:00 2026-11-19T10:00:00.000+01:00 Functional Applications of the Mechanical Bond (Public defences of doctoral theses) F3, Lindstedtvägen 26 (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Functional Applications of the Mechanical Bond (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Friday 2026-11-20, 10:00
Location: Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm
Doctoral student: Malin Lill , Organisk kemi
2026-11-20T10:00:00.000+01:00 2026-11-20T10:00:00.000+01:00 Electrochemically triggered transformations of alcohols (Public defences of doctoral theses) Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Electrochemically triggered transformations of alcohols (Public defences of doctoral theses)