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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New research centre shaping the future of food
KTH FOOD is a new research centre for sustainable and healthy food systems which aims to engage and align the education, research, and outreach competences at KTH towards a sustainable and healthy foo...
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Scalable Production of Spider Silk Nanowires
Researchers from KTH have successfully up-scaled the process for producing and releasing spider silk nanowires. They used liquid bridge-induced assembly to create over 12 million of 10 μm long nanowir...
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KTH-led project develops next-generation biorefineries
Researchers from KTH and Lund University will develop an integrated alcohol biorefinery for the production of industrially important chemicals (IIC) and energy carriers from Swedish biomass.
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- Yi Yang, Division of Applied Physical Chemistry
16 Mar 2023
- Finally time for an Open House in Flemingsberg
15 Mar 2023
- New research centre shaping the future of food
2 Mar 2023
- Scalable Production of Spider Silk Nanowires
27 Feb 2023
- KTH-led project develops next-generation biorefineries
31 Jan 2023
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Public defences of doctoral theses
Friday 2023-03-24, 10:00
Location: Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm
Doctoral student: Alexandros Efraim Alexakis , Ytbehandlingsteknik, Wallenberg Wood Science Center, Eva Malmström
2023-03-24T10:00:00.000+01:00 2023-03-24T10:00:00.000+01:00 Nanolatexes: a versatile toolbox for cellulose modification (Public defences of doctoral theses) Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Nanolatexes: a versatile toolbox for cellulose modification (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Friday 2023-03-24, 10:00
Location: F3, Lindstedtsvägen 26 & 28, Stockholm
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/65440212256
Doctoral student: Linnea C. Hjelm , Proteinvetenskap
2023-03-24T10:00:00.000+01:00 2023-03-24T10:00:00.000+01:00 Development of new affinity proteins for neurodegenerative disorders (Public defences of doctoral theses) F3, Lindstedtsvägen 26 & 28, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Development of new affinity proteins for neurodegenerative disorders (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Friday 2023-03-24, 13:00
Location: Air & Fire, Science for Life Laboratory, Tomtebodavägen 23A, Solna
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/67597914810
Doctoral student: Karen Schriever , Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab, Ytbehandlingsteknik, Chemistry for Life Science
2023-03-24T13:00:00.000+01:00 2023-03-24T13:00:00.000+01:00 Sequence- and structure guided engineering of proteins and enzymes for biotechnology and health applications (Public defences of doctoral theses) Air & Fire, Science for Life Laboratory, Tomtebodavägen 23A, Solna (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Sequence- and structure guided engineering of proteins and enzymes for biotechnology and health applications (Public defences of doctoral theses)