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

3rd National Meeting of the Swedish Chemical Society
This summer, chemists from all over Sweden will meet in Västerås. Participants from all fields of chemistry are welcome and the programme includes top-level international plenary speakers, interactive...
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Paris Carbone is Teacher of the Year
He was destined to go for a career in music, until he discovered programming and computer science. Now, the student union at KTH has awarded Associate Professor Paris Carbone the title as teacher of t...
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Catherine Trask gets funding for research on plug-in vehicle repair safety
Two KTH researchers are receiving a total of more than SEK 10 million from Afa Försäkring for research within the new R&D programme The work environment in the green transition. One of them is Catheri...
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- 3rd National Meeting of the Swedish Chemical Society
26 Feb 2025
- Paris Carbone is Teacher of the Year
24 Jan 2025
- Catherine Trask gets funding for research on plug-in vehicle repair safety
10 Dec 2024
- Mark Rutland new co-editor of influential journal
20 Nov 2024
- New methods for modifying drugs with electricity
14 Nov 2024
Calendar
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Public defences of doctoral theses
Friday 2025-03-14, 10:00
Location: Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/67603017310
Doctoral student: Adrian Eliasson , Ytbehandlingsteknik, Eva Malmström
2025-03-14T10:00:00.000+01:00 2025-03-14T10:00:00.000+01:00 Ductile wood fiber-based materials through sonication and plasticization (Public defences of doctoral theses) Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Ductile wood fiber-based materials through sonication and plasticization (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Friday 2025-03-14, 13:00
Location: E3, Osquars backe 18, Stockholm
Doctoral student: Brian Ladd , Industriell bioteknologi, CETEG
2025-03-14T13:00:00.000+01:00 2025-03-14T13:00:00.000+01:00 Advanced Process Development in Gene and Cell Therapies (Public defences of doctoral theses) E3, Osquars backe 18, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Advanced Process Development in Gene and Cell Therapies (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Licentiate seminars
Wednesday 2025-03-26, 13:00
Location: T2 (Jacobssonsalen), Hälsovägen 11C, Huddinge
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/64394864876
Doctoral student: Carin Hellström , Ergonomi, KTH Ergonomi och hälsa
2025-03-26T13:00:00.000+01:00 2025-03-26T13:00:00.000+01:00 Speaking up or staying silent (Licentiate seminars) T2 (Jacobssonsalen), Hälsovägen 11C, Huddinge (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Speaking up or staying silent (Licentiate seminars) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Thursday 2025-03-27, 13:30
Location: Air&Fire, Tomtebodavägen 23B, Solna
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/65605519312
Doctoral student: Sami Saarenpää , Genteknologi, Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab
2025-03-27T13:30:00.000+01:00 2025-03-27T13:30:00.000+01:00 Spatial Transcriptomics across kingdoms (Public defences of doctoral theses) Air&Fire, Tomtebodavägen 23B, Solna (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Spatial Transcriptomics across kingdoms (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Friday 2025-03-28, 10:00
Location: Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/62430600641
Doctoral student: Luyao Zhao , Industriell bioteknologi, BioCat group
2025-03-28T10:00:00.000+01:00 2025-03-28T10:00:00.000+01:00 Enzyme Engineering for Chemical Synthesis and Water Absorbing Performance (Public defences of doctoral theses) Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Enzyme Engineering for Chemical Synthesis and Water Absorbing Performance (Public defences of doctoral theses)