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Unite! Innovation & Bio-based materials summer school

U! Bio 2 – Stockholm – June 2025

After the successful U!Bio winter school in Grenoble in 2023 – here’s a new chance for an exciting, blended mobility programme on Bio-based materials.

In the setting of the Scandinavian summer, just before the Wallenberg Wood Science Center (WWSC) International Conference in Stockholm, KTH Royal Institute of Technology will host this new edition of U!Bio, featuring renowned experts from the Unite! Alliance. The summer school is organised in cooperation with INP Grenoble, Aalto, and Politecnico di Torino.

The programme aims to introduce Ph.D. students to Innovation and start-ups in relation to bio-based and sustainable materials. It is a so called Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) with both online lectures and on-site activities.

  • Online Lectures 26 May–5 June
  • On-site activities at KTH Stockholm, 10 June–14 June2025

The course rewards 3 ECTS

Online Lectures topics

  • Wood-based polymers
  • Innovation, sustainability, and entrepreneurship
  • Textiles
  • Surface functionalization
  • Chemicals derived from cellulose

On-site activities

  • Sustainability workshop
  • How to create a start-up
  • Study visits
  • Get together
  • Stockholm field trip

Confirmed speakers

  • Monica Ek (KTH)
  • Luana Dessbesell (Aalto)
  • Monika Österberg (Aalto)
  • Michael Hummel (Aalto)
  • Marco Sangermano (PoliTO)
  • Julien Bras (Pagora)
  • Helena Lennholm (KTH)
  • Marco Sangermano (PoliTO)

Course responsible

Monica Ek monicaek@kth.se

Local organizers

Antonia von Schreeb anlp@kth.se

Carl Moser vmoser@kth.se

Fees and application

Fees

300€ Unite! students
380€ non Unite! - early bird until 31 march
500€ non Unite! After 31 march

The application is open between the 24 February 2025 until 15 May 2025.

APPLY HERE