Swedish Medical Nanoscience Center at Karolinska Institutet

Abstract

The Swedish Medical Nanoscience Center is an integrative research hub located at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. In this highly reputed medical research institute, our mission is to establish the area of nanomedicine as a means to advance this new research area to meet the demands of future innovative health care solutions. Using interdisciplinary basic research, often referred to as ‘curiosity-driven’ research, as our driving force, we promote the integration of cutting-edge nanotechnology and biomedical research. As new concepts and technologies mature, focus of our projects is gradually shifted towards clinically relevant problems. Advancement of the area of nanomedicine requires engagement of a new breed of scientist with the enthusiasm, devotion and competence to communicate and work across many disciplines. Together, they help generate a highly multidisciplinary scientific environment, producing new knowledge that ultimately becomes the stepping-stone towards novel therapies for the benefit of the patient.

Keywords

• nanomedicine
• nanoparticles
• nanotechnology
• organic bioelectronics
• tissue microbiology