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Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is the largest private financier of research in Sweden and also one of Europe’s largest. The Foundation’s aim is to benefit Sweden by supporting Swedish basic research and education, mainly in medicine, technology, and the natural sciences.

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SEK 770 million for Swedish research

15 October 2013

27 research projects with potential to lead to new scientific breakthroughs are awarded grants totaling SEK 770 million by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. “It's particularly pleasing that the...

Nobel Center in Stockholm to become a reality thanks to a donation

4 June 2013

Thanks to a generous donation, most of the financing has been secured for construction of the Nobel Center on the Blasieholmen peninsula in central Stockholm. The donors are the Erling-Persson...

Sweden – Becoming a World Leader in Mathematics

8 April 2013

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has decided in collaboration with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to support Swedish research in mathematics. The aim is for Sweden to recover...

Academic development in Africa supported by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond

18 March 2013

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and Riksbankens Jubileumsfond have decided to support the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) in South Africa with grants of SEK 25 million and...

Acquisition of shares in Investor AB

1 February 2013

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW) has, on January 31, 2013, acquired 6 600 000 A-shares in Investor AB, after which KAW’s total holding in Investor AB amounts to...

Thirty young researchers to become the first Wallenberg Academy Fellows

30 November 2012

Wallenberg Academy Fellows is the largest private initiative to support young researchers in Sweden. It is a new career programme aimed at promising researchers in all disciplines. The programme provides...