SciLifeLab Boost

SciLifeLab is an institution for the advancement of molecular biosciences in Sweden, funded as a national research infrastructure by the Swedish government.

SciLifeLab leverages the unique strengths of individual researchers across Sweden into a focused resource for the life science community. It provides thousands of researchers access to the cutting-edge instrumentation and deep scientific expertise necessary to be internationally competitive in bioscience research. The resources are supported and developed by SciLifeLab’s research community. 

Founded in 2010 as a Strategic Research Area for Molecular Life Sciences, it became a National Research Infrastructure for Molecular Biosciences in 2013. Joint effort between four top Swedish institutions: Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University, and Uppsala University; and it hosts over 1,000 scientists across 109 research groups (32 from Karolinska Institutet as of 2022).

Funding Opportunities

1. SciLifeLab Fellows Program

• Recruits leading junior scientists to Assistant Professor positions

• Provides generous research funding for hiring PhD students and postdocs

• Aims to accelerate technology development and research at SciLifeLab

2. Proof of Concept Grants in Life Science

• Collaboration between Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and SciLifeLab,

• Aims to bridge the gap between academic research and commercialization,

• Funding details for 2025:

  • Application period: January 13 to March 21, 2025

  • Funding amount: Between SEK 1-4 million per project,

  • Project duration: Maximum of two years.

• Eligibility: Researchers employed at Swedish universities, holding or previously held grants from Wallenberg Foundations

3. Technology Development Projects (TDPs)

• Supports SciLifeLab national infrastructure units to improve and develop new services

• Funded partly by national SciLifeLab infrastructure funding and Strategic SciLifeLab funding (SFO) from host universities

4. Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS) Program

• Hosted by SciLifeLab with 11 partner institutions

• Supported by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation

• Total funding: 3.1 billion SEK over 12 years (starting from 2021)