The Swedish Medical Nanoscience Center at Karolinska Institutet is a novel initiative aimed to attract and integrate cutting edge nanotechnologies with medical research. As this interdisciplinary center is uniquely positioned within the medical faculty, medical problems guide the nanoscience development within a setting that offers a blend of technological, pre-clinical and clinical expertise.

The Swedish Medical Nanoscience Center will act as a knowledge hub on the national and international arena, forming a physical platform where scientists from the fields of medicine and engineering intimately collaborate in real life. This will foster a new breed of scientists with true interdisciplinary knowledge.

Ultimately, the research outcomes are expected to open for novel therapies for the benefit of the patient, and we aim to establish an efficient route for commercialization of medical innovations.

Agneta Richter-Dahlfors

ANNOUNCEMENT:
6th Sweden-Japan BioNano Workshop in Mishima, Japan  

We are pleased to offer two young researchers the opportunity to participate in the BioNano Workshop. This opportunity provides a fully funded trip to the workshop, held this year from 10-13 May, at the Toray Educational Center in Mishima, Japan. The objective is to strenghten scientific collaborations between Sweden and Japan within the field of nanobiotechnology and its associated disciplines. Successful applicants will be offered to present their research at an oral presentation. Deadline for applications is 21 February 2010

For more information, and to apply for the opportunity to participate, please click here for more information (pdf file).