They receive the SSF Industrial Doctorate grant in 2024!
SSF Industrial Doctorate grants go to research and postgraduate training for an industrial doctoral student, in collaboration with industry and academia. The grant covers a period of four to five years and shall result in a doctoral degree (PhD). SSF finances 12 projects of SEK 3.25 million each.
This year’s industrial doctoral project involves developing new technology that can target immunotherapy to cure hard-to-treat breast cancer, developing more energy-efficient heating using microwaves in battery manufacturing, and developing a sustainable method to control downy mildew in peas by spraying double-stranded RNA on the plant which silences specific genes in the pathogen.
The 2024 granted projects are:
|
Appplicant |
Project |
Company |
University |
|
Emil Björnson |
Advanced Beamforming Techniques for Near Field MIMO Systems |
Ericsson AB |
KTH |
|
Magnus Ekh |
Modelling of the mechanical behaviour of mega cast aluminium |
Volvo Car Group AB |
Chalmers |
|
Onur Günlü |
Agile Migration Frameworks for Cryptographic Primitives |
Sectra Communications |
LiU |
|
Mattias Hammar |
High-performance T2SL IR detectors grown by MOCVD |
IRnova |
KTH |
|
Karin Lindkvist |
Targeting AQP9 in neutrophils to prevent SIRS |
ApoGlyx AB |
LU |
|
Helena Lundberg |
Electrochemical editing of PROTAC pharmaceuticals |
AstraZeneca |
KTH |
|
Eva Malmström Jonsson |
Readily biodegradable vinyl polymers from biobased resources |
Nouryon |
KTH |
|
Yumeng Mao |
Precise targeting of neddylation for cancer immunotherapy |
Strike Pharma AB |
UU |
|
Andrew Naylor |
Microwave heating for green battery production and recycling |
Percy Roc AB |
UU |
|
Aishe Sarshad |
Exploring the Potential of Double-Stranded RNA Therapies |
AstraZeneca |
GU |
|
Martin Törngren |
Reliability of LLMs using Explainable AI |
Ericsson |
KTH |
|
Ramesh Vetukuri |
Spray-Induced Gene Silencing for Downy Mildew Control in Pea |
Findus-Nomad Foods Ltd |
SLU-ALN |
The aim of the program is to contribute to excellent research in the areas SSF finances: natural science, technology and medicine. The research shall promote cross-fertilization between academia and industry and contribute to the training of doctoral students in areas that are strategically relevant and strengthen Sweden’s competitiveness.
The projects will start in the spring of 2025.
For further information, please contact:
Research Secretary Mattias Lundberg, mattias.lundberg@strategiska.se,
08-505 816 72
Program manager Joakim Amorim, joakim.amorim@strategiska.se, 08-505 816 65