https://ki.se RSS News Listing https://news.ki.se/prof-eleni-aklillu-secures-eu18-million-grant-to-coordinate-the-pregart-clinical-trial Professor Eleni Aklillu, group leader of the GH-Pharma reserach group, has been awarded a €1.8 million grant to coordinate the PREGART clinical trial, funded by the European Union through GH-EDCTP3. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the project received both a cost and time extension to ensure successful implementation. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 11:10:17 +0200 https://news.ki.se/kenny-rodriguez-wallberg-receives-eu-funding-for-project-on-fertility-in-young-cancer-patients Multidisciplinary researchers will come together in a new consortium, led by Professor Kenny Rodriguez-Wallberg, Karolinska Institute, to develop biomarkers to predict late effects and infertility in adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients, and to develop clinical care guidelines. Predict AYA will receive nearly EUR 7 million in funding from the European Union’s Horizon programme Mission Cancer. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:11:48 +0200 https://news.ki.se/experience-consortium-meeting-in-paris-advancing-vr-technology-for-mental-health The NASP team recently participated in the latest EXPERIENCE Consortium Meeting, held on February 6-7, 2025, in Paris, France. The meeting brought together consortium members to discuss the latest advancements in the project, which includes the testing of Virtual Reality (VR) for clinical applications. Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:30:06 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-eu-consortium-to-tackle-marburg-virus With the new EU-funded grant, Sezgin team seeks to examine the virus-host interaction of Marburg virus (MARV) and establish a blueprint for the targeted development of antiviral strategies for newly emerging viruses. Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:14:36 +0100 https://news.ki.se/presidential-decision-karolinska-institutet-bolsters-eu-funding-for-researchers Karolinska Institutet is investing over SEK 200 million over five years on a new funding package for EU-financed research projects. The aim of this investment, which was decided by the President on 11 November 2024, is to bolster research at KI and attract more international research grants and global collaborations designed to address today’s societal challenges. It is also intended to reward successful researchers that have won large prestigious external grants for breakthrough research. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:03:13 +0100 https://news.ki.se/ki-to-coordinate-eu-funded-initiative-to-combat-global-dengue-epidemic As part of the response to the escalating threat of a global dengue fever epidemic, a new interdisciplinary EU-funded research initiative has been established with KI as coordinator. The COMBAT project aims to develop solutions to manage and mitigate the dengue virus, which causes 100 million infections and 10,000 deaths annually in 141 countries. In addition to the human suffering, the virus causes an economic burden of over EUR 8 billion globally. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:42:53 +0100 https://news.ki.se/nasp-team-attends-experience-consortium-meeting-in-rome National centre for suicide research and prevention (NASP) recently participated in the periodic EXPERIENCE Consortium Meeting, held on September 19-20, 2024, in Rome, Italy. Hosted by Tor Vergata University of Rome, the meeting brought together members of the consortium to review the progress of the EXPERIENCE project, a groundbreaking initiative exploring the use of Virtual Reality (VR) in clinical settings. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:23:39 +0200 https://news.ki.se/eu-tackles-global-health-problems-with-ki-as-coordinator Global health challenges are the focal point of two collaborative projects coordinated by KI: WISDOM and Changemaker. Under its pillar II "Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness" programme, Horizon Europe has awarded the projects a total grant of EUR 14 million, of which KI controls the equivalent of just over EUR 3 million. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:26:36 +0200 https://news.ki.se/millions-to-ki-from-eu-for-new-research-projects Since the summer of 2022, KI has been granted approximately SEK 280 million for a total of 33 different projects. The funds come from several research programs within the EU, of which Horizon Europe, EU's framework program for research and innovation, is the largest. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 12:32:05 +0200 https://news.ki.se/major-eu-funding-for-development-of-ai-in-healthcare Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, the Centre for Imaging Research (CIR), SciLifeLab, and RISE have together received a grant of over SEK 100 million from the European Commission's Digital Europe programme. The project, called TEF-Health, will, among other things, promote the rapid introduction of new artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics solutions in healthcare. Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:37:47 +0100