In Sweden, yeast is mainly known for its crucial role in the making of cinnamon buns. For thousands of years, the single-celled fungi have been used in baking and brewing, but nowadays their role as v...
Did you know that KTH has its very own honey bees? Since 2016, several beehives on KTH Campus have been home to thousands of bees. KTH Food recently joined the bee experts Karolina and Mattias as they...
A comparison of two potatoes inoculated with Phytophthora infestans. Seven days after inoculation, the untreated potato (left) shows the characteristic late blight symptoms, while the potato treated with the peptide CS5 (right) shows no symptoms.
A new way to stop global spread of pathogen once linked to Ireland's Great Famine
23 Apr 2026
Research at KTH has taken an important step toward fighting potato late blight, a plant disease that once triggered an historic famine in Ireland and now threatens to spread globally due to climate ch...
Antonio Capezza leads the BioRESorb research team, focusing on converting food- and bio-based industrial side-streams into functional, biodegradable porous materials. On the recent lunch webinar, Cape...
Courtney Adamson recently held her licentiate seminar on governing food systems for resilience. Now she shares the main insights and takeaways from her research.
A sustainable and healthy food system requires engagement and contribution from all. KTH FOOD welcomes collaboration with researchers, students, businesses, municipalities, public authorities, associations, schools, and more.
7 May 2026
