WWSC welcomes the announcement that the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation will continue its support for forest-based materials research. “Long-term investment in research and innovation based on forest resources is an investment in a sustainable future,” says Eva Malmström, Director of WWSC.
Just before the Midsummer celebrations, researchers, PhD students, postdocs, and invited guests gathered for the annual WWSC Summer Workshop. During three inspiring days, participants shared the latest research results, discussed future challenges and opportunities, and explored new collaborations around materials from the forest.
From transparent wood to lignin-based plastics and biobased slime worms, visitors at Järvaveckan explored sustainable materials of the future as WWSC and Treesearch joined KTH’s stand for one of Sweden’s largest public dialogue events.
Representatives from the European Commission visited the Wallenberg Wood Science Center (WWSC) at KTH on May 18 to learn more about Swedish research on forest-based materials and how long-term investments in fundamental research can contribute to the transition towards a sustainable bioeconomy.
Researchers in wood-based materials are invited to join a French–Swedish workshop aimed at building collaborations around upcoming Horizon Europe calls. The workshop will be open to all interested Swedish researchers.
A new comment published in Nature Reviews Materials by Mika Sipponen highlights how lignin’s molecular heterogeneity can be leveraged through nanoparticle engineering and molecular design to develop high-performance, sustainable materials.
Simone Fabiano, professor of materials science at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University, has been awarded the Göran Gustafsson Prize in Chemistry by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences “for the development of innovative methods for doping organic semiconductors.” The total prize sum amounts to SEK 8.1 million.
When 325 of the most chemistry-interested upper secondary school students from the Nordic countries gathered for the Berzelius Days 2026, they experienced world-leading chemistry and inspiring research. Representing WWSC was Peter Olsén, who engaged the audience with his research on forest-based materials as well as his personal journey to becoming an assistant professor at Linköping University.
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at KTH and Stockholm University, including WWSC member Professor Minna Hakkarainen, KTH, have identified safe and sustainable alternatives to the widely used chemical bisphenol A (BPA) — a compound common in plastics that has raised health and environmental concerns.
The WWSC Winter Workshop 2025 brought together researchers from across the center to share new findings, foster collaboration, and celebrate scientific excellence. A highlight of the workshop was the pitch and poster sessions, which showcased the remarkable talent and progress within the WWSC community.
Are you passionate about creating novel materials for a sustainable future? Chalmers University of Technology are now recruiting an Assistant or Associate Professor in the field of biomass and biomaterials.
In June 2025, more than 400 researchers from 30 countries gathered in Stockholm to attend the WWSC International Conference 2025, hosted by the Wallenberg Wood Science Center. Held at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, the four-day event offered a dynamic program of lectures, discussions, and networking centered on the latest advances in sustainable materials from wood.