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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News from CBH
ElectroLight aims to reduce the carbon footprint of our lifestyle
ElectroLight is a Strategic Research Initiative at KTH, a bottom-up initiative with focus on electricity- and light-driven chemical molecular processes. “Light- and electricity-driven processes hav...
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Peter Sillén named Teacher of the Year by THS
Peter Sillén, lecturer at the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems at CBH, has been named Teacher of the Year 2025 by THS. Peter Sillén teaches business administration and is Progra...
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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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- ElectroLight aims to reduce the carbon footprint of our lifestyle
20 Jan 2026
- Peter Sillén named Teacher of the Year by THS
17 Dec 2025
- 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
Calendar
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Public defences of doctoral theses
Friday 2026-03-20, 10:00
Location: F3, Lindstedtvägen 26
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/66280301517
Doctoral student: Eashwara Raju Senthilkumar , Träkemi och massateknologi, Olena Sevastyanova
2026-03-20T10:00:00.000+01:00 2026-03-20T10:00:00.000+01:00 Efficient Washing of Papergrade Pulp in the Kraft Process (Public defences of doctoral theses) F3, Lindstedtvägen 26 (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Efficient Washing of Papergrade Pulp in the Kraft Process (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Friday 2026-03-27, 09:30
Location: FD5, Roslagstullsbacken 21, Stockholm
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/62967904817?pwd=A5dMjlShS5lxaYMHMlFx0RjuPZC0rR.1
Doctoral student: Savvini Gkouma , Proteinvetenskap, Hedhammar group
2026-03-27T09:30:00.000+01:00 2026-03-27T09:30:00.000+01:00 FN-silk scaffolds as ECM & basement membrane mimics for 3D tissue engineering applications (Public defences of doctoral theses) FD5, Roslagstullsbacken 21, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)FN-silk scaffolds as ECM & basement membrane mimics for 3D tissue engineering applications (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Licentiate seminars
Thursday 2026-04-09, 09:00
Location: T2 (Jacobssonsalen), Hälsovägen 11C, Huddinge
Doctoral student: Anna Klara Stenberg Gleisner , Ergonomi
2026-04-09T09:00:00.000+02:00 2026-04-09T09:00:00.000+02:00 Home is where the (home care) worker is (Licentiate seminars) T2 (Jacobssonsalen), Hälsovägen 11C, Huddinge (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Home is where the (home care) worker is (Licentiate seminars)