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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Entrepreneurship scholarship for more effective skin cream
This year, the KTH Innovation & Stockholms Grosshandelssocietet Entrepreneurship scholarship goes to KTH student William Ferreira Andrén. His company has developed a new technology that greatly improv...
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Joint lab to find functional materials of the future
KTH Royal Institute of Technology is strengthening its collaboration with Japan. As part of a joint research project on nanomaterials, the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) and KTH are opening a joint lab ...
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Award goes toward study of wood-derived lignin for eco-friendly sunscreen
KTH researcher Olena Sevastyanova believes that trees and plants can serve as a source for sunscreen – an idea she is researching with a recent grant of 700,000 Swedish crowns.
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- Entrepreneurship scholarship for more effective skin cream
28 May 2025
- Joint lab to find functional materials of the future
27 May 2025
- Award goes toward study of wood-derived lignin for eco-friendly sunscreen
21 May 2025
- Oestrogen in the gut affects immune response to cancer
29 Apr 2025
- KTH researchers make progress in cell cultivation
9 Apr 2025
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Public defences of doctoral theses
Monday 2025-06-02, 10:00
Location: F3 (Flodis), Lindstedtsvägen 26 & 28, Stockholm
Doctoral student: Alina E. M. Schmidt , Fiber- och polymerteknologi, AIMES-Center for the Advancement of Integrated Medical and Engineering Sciences, Karolinska Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology
2025-06-02T10:00:00.000+02:00 2025-06-02T10:00:00.000+02:00 Biopolymer Networks from Terrestrial and Aquatic Biomasses (Public defences of doctoral theses) F3 (Flodis), Lindstedtsvägen 26 & 28, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Biopolymer Networks from Terrestrial and Aquatic Biomasses (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Wednesday 2025-06-04, 10:00
Location: F3 (Flodis), Lindstedtsvägen 26 & 28, Stockholm
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YMH0Xz3TQtOn8TOpODOfeQ
Doctoral student: Nikola Nikolić , Tillämpad elektrokemi
2025-06-04T10:00:00.000+02:00 2025-06-04T10:00:00.000+02:00 Water and gas transport across the membrane in AEMFC and PEMFC (Public defences of doctoral theses) F3 (Flodis), Lindstedtsvägen 26 & 28, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Water and gas transport across the membrane in AEMFC and PEMFC (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Thursday 2025-06-05, 10:00
Location: F3, Lindstedtvägen 26
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/61374576965
Doctoral student: Åsa Jerlhagen , Fiber- och polymerteknologi
2025-06-05T10:00:00.000+02:00 2025-06-05T10:00:00.000+02:00 Assembly of Colloidal Nanoparticles and Cellulose Nanofibrils (Public defences of doctoral theses) F3, Lindstedtvägen 26 (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Assembly of Colloidal Nanoparticles and Cellulose Nanofibrils (Public defences of doctoral theses) -
Licentiate seminars
Tuesday 2025-06-10, 10:00
Location: Rånbyrummet, Teknikringen 56, Stockholm
Doctoral student: Taoran Xu , Träkemi och massateknologi
2025-06-10T10:00:00.000+02:00 2025-06-10T10:00:00.000+02:00 Lignin Nanoparticles (Licentiate seminars) Rånbyrummet, Teknikringen 56, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Lignin Nanoparticles (Licentiate seminars) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Wednesday 2025-06-11, 13:00
Location: F3, Lindstedtvägen 26
Doctoral student: Patric Elf , Polymera material, Mikael Hedenqvist
2025-06-11T13:00:00.000+02:00 2025-06-11T13:00:00.000+02:00 Prediction of Thermoplasticity in Lignocellulose-Based Materials using Molecular Simulations (Public defences of doctoral theses) F3, Lindstedtvägen 26 (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Prediction of Thermoplasticity in Lignocellulose-Based Materials using Molecular Simulations (Public defences of doctoral theses)