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The Sotiriou Lab in Spring 2025

Welcome to the Sotiriou Lab, based at SciLifeLab, Solna Campus, and at Arrehniuslab in the Department of Chemistry at Stockholm University. We are a research group with focus in Nanomedicine.

The focus of our research program lies on studying the physicochemical properties of nanoparticles made by aerosol processes and then applying this fundamental understanding to tailor functional particles and particle-enabled devices for health sciences. Our laboratory focuses on flame-based synthesis of nanoparticles, enabling tailored particle formation and in situ surface functionalization in a single, scalable process.

The three main research pillars of our lab regard the (i) nanoparticle engineering for chemical (food safety) and biological sensing (e.g. physiological parameters such as pH, reactive oxygen species and ammonia levels), (ii) the fabrication of medical devices capitalizing on aerosol nanoparticle self-assembly on surfaces combining particle synthesis and particle film fabrication in a single-step, and (iii) the utilization of nanoparticles as drug nanocarriers in precision therapies of diseases. Ever since the setting up of our lab, we have been discussing with our clinical colleagues who are experts in medical and health sciences trying to identify global health challenges where nanotechnology and material engineering may offer innovative solutions.

Our approach is highly multidisciplinary combining expertise from material engineering, bioengineering and health sciences. This allows for the design of biomaterials that exhibit the desired functionality in applications ranging from diagnostics (biosensors) to therapeutic interventions.

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Funding

  • Knut and Alice Wallenberg Proof-of-Concept Grant in Life Sciences, 2026.
  • Stockholm University Faculty of Science, 2025.
  • Swedish Research Council, AMR Project Grant 2024.
  • Stockholm University, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, 2024.
  • European Research Council, ERC Proof of Concept Grant 2024.
  • Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (coordinator as host), 2024.
  • Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (coordinator as host), 2023.
  • Swedish Research Council Consolidator Grant, 2023.
  • Strategic Research Area (SFO) Neuroscience (StratNeuro) Collaborative Grant, 2023.
  • Ögonfonden (Eye Foundation), Research Grant, 2023.
  • Karolinska Institutet Research Incubator (KIRI) Postdoc Grant, 2022.
  • Karolinska Institutet Doctoral Education Grant (KID-funding), 2022.
  • Swedish Research Council, Research Environment Grant, 2021.
  • Swedish Research Council, Project Grant 2021.
  • Karolinska Institutet Consolidator Grant, 2021.
  • Karolinska Institutet, StratRegen Research Grant, 2021.
  • Ögonfonden (Eye Foundation) Research Grant, 2021.
  • European Research Council, ERC Proof of Concept Grant 2021.
  • Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF), Future Research Leaders Grant 2020.
  • Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (coordinator as host) 2020.
  • Karolinska Institutet Faculty Board, Faculty Funded Career Position, 2019.
  • Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF), Med-X Grant 2019.
  • Torsten Söderberg Foundation, Medicine Grant 2018.
  • Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet), Research Environment Grant 2018.
  • Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, Instrumentation Grant (with J. Widengren from KTH) 2018.
  • Loo and Hans Osterman Foundation, Research Grant 2018.
  • European Research Council, ERC Starting Grant 2017.
  • Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet), Starting Grant 2016.
  • Åke Wiberg Foundation, Grant for Medical Research, 2016.
  • The Jeansson Foundations, Grant for Medical Research 2016.
  • KI Foundation, Research Grants 2016-2018.
  • Karolinska Institutet Board of Research Strategic Funding.