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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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Peter Wallenberg Jr named new Chairman of the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation

15 January 2015

Peter Wallenberg Sr, Chairman of the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation since 1982, is stepping down from this position and will be succeeded on January 16, 2015 by Peter Wallenberg...

This year’s Wallenberg Academy Fellows

4 December 2014

Sweden’s largest private investment in young researchers is continuing, with the announcement of 29 new Wallenberg Academy Fellows. The programme is financed by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation in...

SEK 620 million investment in the life sciences in Gothenburg

29 October 2014

Today saw the launch of an initiative to create a new centre for molecular medicine at the University of Gothenburg, with funding of at least SEK 620 million from the...

SEK 1.2 billion to excellent Swedish research

2 October 2014

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has granted SEK 810 million to 24 research projects that have the possibility of leading to new scientific breakthroughs. In addition to this, SEK...

Boosting Swedish clinical research – launching a new major initiative: Wallenberg Clinical Scholars

4 June 2014

In order to maintain high quality in healthcare we need cutting-edge clinical research. At the international level, competition is getting fierce and Swedish clinical research is losing ground; our cutting...

Becoming number one – SEK 160 million to Swedish research in Mathematics

27 March 2014

In order for Sweden to regain an international, cutting edge position in Mathematics, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, in cooperation with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, will support...

SEK 203 Million awarded to Swedish universities for advanced research equipment

27 March 2014

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has awarded grants of SEK 203 million for investment in infrastructure of national importance at Sweden's universities. The Foundation has been a major financier...

Ten young researchers receive two-year scholarships for post-doctoral studies at Stanford University

30 January 2014

Thanks to scholarships from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, eight young Swedish researchers will have the opportunity to make a post-doctoral visit to Stanford University. Another two are receiving...

One hundred million kronor for research into future forestry products

7 December 2013

Research into future forestry products at Chalmers and KTH Royal Institute of Technology has been granted SEK 100 million for two years by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. The...

The support programme for young researchers continues – thirty-three new Wallenberg Academy Fellows appointed

29 November 2013

Wallenberg Academy Fellows, the career programme for young researchers launched by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation in 2012, provides long-term funding for young, promising Swedish and foreign researchers from...