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Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is the largest private financier of research in Sweden and also one of Europe’s largest. The Foundation’s aim is to benefit Sweden by supporting Swedish basic research and education, mainly in medicine, technology, and the natural sciences.

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Four prominent Swedish researchers are the first Wallenberg Clinical Scholars

25 March 2015

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is investing almost SEK 600 million over a ten-year period in the research programme Wallenberg Clinical Scholars. The first researchers to receive funding are...

New molecular medicine centre at Lund University

10 February 2015

The new Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine at Lund University, which will focus on regenerative medicine, is part of a national plan to re-establish Sweden’s leading position in medical research...

Communique Peter Wallenberg

19 January 2015

It is with deep regret that the Board of Directors of the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation announce that its Honorary Chairman, Econ. Dr. h.c. Peter Wallenberg has passed away...

Peter Wallenberg Jr named new Chairman of the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation

15 January 2015

Peter Wallenberg Sr, Chairman of the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation since 1982, is stepping down from this position and will be succeeded on January 16, 2015 by Peter Wallenberg...

This year’s Wallenberg Academy Fellows

4 December 2014

Sweden’s largest private investment in young researchers is continuing, with the announcement of 29 new Wallenberg Academy Fellows. The programme is financed by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation in...

SEK 620 million investment in the life sciences in Gothenburg

29 October 2014

Today saw the launch of an initiative to create a new centre for molecular medicine at the University of Gothenburg, with funding of at least SEK 620 million from the...

SEK 1.2 billion to excellent Swedish research

2 October 2014

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has granted SEK 810 million to 24 research projects that have the possibility of leading to new scientific breakthroughs. In addition to this, SEK...

Boosting Swedish clinical research – launching a new major initiative: Wallenberg Clinical Scholars

4 June 2014

In order to maintain high quality in healthcare we need cutting-edge clinical research. At the international level, competition is getting fierce and Swedish clinical research is losing ground; our cutting...

Becoming number one – SEK 160 million to Swedish research in Mathematics

27 March 2014

In order for Sweden to regain an international, cutting edge position in Mathematics, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, in cooperation with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, will support...

SEK 203 Million awarded to Swedish universities for advanced research equipment

27 March 2014

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has awarded grants of SEK 203 million for investment in infrastructure of national importance at Sweden's universities. The Foundation has been a major financier...