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Chemical Biological Centre (KBC)

The Chemical Biological Centre (in Swedish “Kemiskt Biologiskt Centrum”, KBC) is an interdisciplinary research centre for life/natural sciences and medicine. The centre is unique in its collaborative structure and offers an excellent scientific infrastructure with several core facilities and technical platforms. Our goal is to promote a positive, creative and interdisciplinary environment for research combined with an excellent graduate and undergraduate education.

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About KBC

KBC environment and organisation

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Research Infrastructure at KBC

Information about scientific infrastructures affiliated to KBC

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Research courses at KBC

Information on research courses open for registration and former research courses

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KBC conferences, workshops and other events

KBC conferences, workshops and other events

Services at KBC

Read more about the services offered at KBC

KBC service: Job announcement

KBC Communications office helps researchers at Umeå University/SLU Umeå with expanding their candidate search

Lunch seminars spring 2025

Courses open for registration

News and events

News

Adjusting trees’ internal clocks can help them cope with climate change
Published: 2025-04-15

Study shows adjusting trees’ internal clocks could help them cope with climate change

Largest study to date shows pharmaceutical pollution alters migration in Atlantic salmon
Published: 2025-04-10

Pharmaceutical used for sleep disorders influences the migration success of juvenile salmon in the wild.

Collaboration with industry: Research collaboration with AstraZeneca provides insights into virus infections
Published: 2025-04-07

Umeå professor Mikael Elofsson has collaborated with the global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca since 2018.

Contacts at KBC

Contact KBC Communications Office

E-mail: info.kbc@umu.se

Visiting Address:
KBC - building, KB.J3 (C3.25.25), Linnaeus väg 6, 90736 Umeå

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Homepage KBC Communications Office

Contact Scientific Coordinator for KBC

Stefan Björklund, Professor

Tel: +46 (0) 70 216 28 90

E-mail: stefan.bjorklund@umu.se

Visiting Address: KBC-building, KB.A6, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Linnaeus väg 6, 90736 Umeå

 

Contact Head of Service

Clas Wikström
Head of service, Department of Chemistry and KBC
Servicecenter KBC, Chemical Supply

Phone: +46 90 786 68 19
Mobile: +46 73 620 50 03

E-mail: clas.wikstrom@umu.se

Visiting address:
KBC - huset, Linnaeus väg 6, 90736 Umeå, room 2.06.01

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Clas Wikström
Head of service
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