Eleven life science innovation projects receive grants from Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and SciLifeLab's Proof-of-Concept program

The grants aim to strengthen the path from academic research to innovation and commercial application in life science.

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A new national arena for forest research and data analysis in Sweden

The arena is funded by Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, the Kempe Foundations, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, as well as companies and organisations within the forest sector, and represents a total investment of approximately SEK 180 million.

Go to the press release from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 

"We will discover things we didn't even know we were looking for"

 

For over hundred years Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has given long term support for basic research in Sweden. For recent years, every year, more than two billion Swedish crowns – for building new knowledge for a brighter future.

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Photo Magnus Bergström
The method of Lorentzian polynomials gained widespread international recognition when launched by Petter Brändén and June Huh. As a Wallenberg Scholar, Brändén wants to improve the method and give it broader application.
Kvinna sitter i en stol framför en bokhylla med många böcker.
Photo Magnus Bergström
Wallenberg Scholar Hanne Fjelde is studying how democratic societies are affected when political violence permeates elections and political processes.
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Photo Johan Wingborg
Polluted groundwater seeps constantly into our seas. Researchers are now examining groundwater emissions throughout the Baltic Sea region, generating knowledge needed to reverse the trend.
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Photo Magnus Bergström
The body’s cells depend on being able to regulate their pH level, salt content and volume. A special group of transport proteins in cell membranes perform these tasks. However, it is unclear how activity of these proteins are controlled. Wallenberg Scholar David Drew is developing new ways to study these complex interactions from native cell membranes.