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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IMPreT: In vitro Models for Precision Therapies
The new research initiative IMPreT brings together world-leading expertise at KTH to develop advanced lab-based models that simulate human biology. The researchers’ vision is to become Sweden’s hub fo...
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New KTH course provides insight into food chemistry
A new KTH course in food chemistry and technology meets the needs of students, researchers and industry by raising questions about the future of food, sustainability and food technology. “Historic...
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Plant cell–inspired drug delivery system
Natural plant cells are excellent drug delivery systems, but they are not straightforward to load. Newly designed synthetic plant cells developed by researchers at KTH may solve this conundrum.
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- IMPreT: In vitro Models for Precision Therapies
1 Sep 2025
- New KTH course provides insight into food chemistry
21 Aug 2025
- Plant cell–inspired drug delivery system
13 Aug 2025
- Two KTH researchers appointed Research Leaders of the Future
26 Jun 2025
- Entrepreneurship scholarship for more effective skin cream
28 May 2025
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Public defences of doctoral theses
Tuesday 2025-09-02, 10:00
Location: Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/67610573472
Doctoral student: Fengyi Zhu , Industriell bioteknologi
2025-09-02T10:00:00.000+02:00 2025-09-02T10:00:00.000+02:00 Integrating bioengineering approaches and precipitation techniques for phosphorus recovery from eutrophic marine sediments (Public defences of doctoral theses) Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Integrating bioengineering approaches and precipitation techniques for phosphorus recovery from eutrophic marine sediments (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Docent lectures
Tuesday 2025-09-02, 13:15 - 14:00
Participating: Amirreza Khataee
Location: F3 (Flodis)
2025-09-02T13:15:00.000+02:00 2025-09-02T14:00:00.000+02:00 Chemical engineering with emphasis on electrochemical systems (Docent lectures) F3 (Flodis) (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Chemical engineering with emphasis on electrochemical systems (Docent lectures) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Thursday 2025-09-18, 09:00
Location: T2 (Jacobssonsalen), Hälsovägen 11C, Huddinge
Doctoral student: Qiuchen Wang , Hälsoinformatik och logistik
2025-09-18T09:00:00.000+02:00 2025-09-18T09:00:00.000+02:00 Multi-actor influence in achieving sustainable complex innovation systems.Case studies in transportation, automotive and aging care industries (Public defences of doctoral theses) T2 (Jacobssonsalen), Hälsovägen 11C, Huddinge (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Multi-actor influence in achieving sustainable complex innovation systems.Case studies in transportation, automotive and aging care industries (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Monday 2025-09-22, 13:00
Location: 9504, Hälsovägen 11C, Huddinge
Doctoral student: Karim Najar , Ergonomi
2025-09-22T13:00:00.000+02:00 2025-09-22T13:00:00.000+02:00 Advancing methods for citizens and design professionals to improve decision-making about socially desirable built environments and public spaces (Public defences of doctoral theses) 9504, Hälsovägen 11C, Huddinge (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Advancing methods for citizens and design professionals to improve decision-making about socially desirable built environments and public spaces (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Friday 2025-09-26, 10:00
Location: F3 (Flodis), Lindstedtsvägen 26 & 28, Stockholm
Doctoral student: Elisabeth Söderberg , Ytbehandlingsteknik, Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab, Per-Olof Syrén
2025-09-26T10:00:00.000+02:00 2025-09-26T10:00:00.000+02:00 Enzyme catalysis as a tool in building block synthesis (Public defences of doctoral theses) F3 (Flodis), Lindstedtsvägen 26 & 28, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Enzyme catalysis as a tool in building block synthesis (Public defences of doctoral theses)