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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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
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Public defences of doctoral theses
Friday 2026-02-27, 14:00
Location: F3, Lindstedtvägen 26
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/69052367970
Doctoral student: Xiaoying Xu , Biokompositer
2026-02-27T14:00:00.000+01:00 2026-02-27T14:00:00.000+01:00 Wood Nanoengineering for Multifunctionality through Metallization and Mineralization (Public defences of doctoral theses) F3, Lindstedtvägen 26 (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Wood Nanoengineering for Multifunctionality through Metallization and Mineralization (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Friday 2026-03-06, 13:00
Location: F3 (Flodis), Lindstedtsvägen 26 & 28, Stockholm
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/63010543236
Doctoral student: Moira Ek , Proteinvetenskap, Proteinteknologi
2026-03-06T13:00:00.000+01:00 2026-03-06T13:00:00.000+01:00 Engineering of affinity proteins for modulation of the sortilin-progranulin axis (Public defences of doctoral theses) F3 (Flodis), Lindstedtsvägen 26 & 28, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Engineering of affinity proteins for modulation of the sortilin-progranulin axis (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Monday 2026-03-09, 13:00
Location: Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm
Doctoral student: PhD Student Devesh Sathya Sri Sairam Sirigina , Energiprocesser
2026-03-09T13:00:00.000+01:00 2026-03-09T13:00:00.000+01:00 Process concepts and techno‑economic analysis for multi-greenhouse gas mitigation of methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide (Public defences of doctoral theses) Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Process concepts and techno‑economic analysis for multi-greenhouse gas mitigation of methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Tuesday 2026-03-10, 10:00
Location: Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/67570329235
Doctoral student: Samuel af Ugglas , Processteknologi
2026-03-10T10:00:00.000+01:00 2026-03-10T10:00:00.000+01:00 Longevity of Diesel Particulate Filters in Heavy-Duty Vehicles (Public defences of doctoral theses) Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Longevity of Diesel Particulate Filters in Heavy-Duty Vehicles (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Thursday 2026-03-12, 09:00
Location: U4, Alfred Nobels allé 8
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/63621850218
Doctoral student: Maryam Majdolhosseini , Neuronik
2026-03-12T09:00:00.000+01:00 2026-03-12T09:00:00.000+01:00 Multi-scale simulation of axonal injuries (Public defences of doctoral theses) U4, Alfred Nobels allé 8 (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Multi-scale simulation of axonal injuries (Public defences of doctoral theses)