Modern medicine and biomedical research are highly dependent on advanced life science technologies, designed to interface, augment, and provide a deeper understanding of complex biological systems. We live in an era of convergence when new and unexpected discoveries are generating radically new directions in biology, medicine, and technology for preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases. At LiU, we are at the forefront of this development. With a firm foundation in engineering and science, we address problems that range from fundamental biomedical research to clinical medicine, with the ambition to create new knowledge and develop breakthrough technologies for the benefit of human health and well-being.
Life Science Technologies (LSX) is a profile area at Linköping University that aims to further strengthen the interdisciplinary research bridging the Faculty of Science and Engineering and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
LSX now calls for seed grant applications to promote interdisciplinary collaborations at LiU. We expect to fund 5-7 projects with a maximum of 150 000 SEK per project. Previous LSX grant holders may apply for new projects. The grant can be used only for salaries for involved researchers and running costs (experiments and consumables). Main applicants must hold a PhD and be employed at LiU. Each proposal should have at least two main applicants from different LSX fields. The projects should be clearly interdisciplinary, enhance research synergies, and support the establishment of new collaborations.
The projects are should be initiated no later than 15 September 2026 and the activities should be reported 1 March 2027.
Application
The proposal must contain:
- A research proposal of no more than 2 pages, composed of the following outline: Objectives, Background, Research Tasks, Expected Results, Interdisciplinarity, Novelty and Impact, and Budget
- For applicants with previous LSX seed grant funding, the proposal to this second call must be a clearly new idea. In cases where the research topics are even somewhat overlapping a previous seed grant, a brief (~2-4 sentence) explanation of novelty should be provided.
- A one page CV for each applicant including max 5 key publications relevant for the application
Assessment
In the assessment process, the following will be taken into consideration:
- Relevance to the field and mission of LSX
- Expected impact
- Novelty
- Interdisciplinarity
- Feasibility of the proposed research, including access to required research facilities
Applicants benefitting from the support will report their results by giving oral presentations at an LSX Symposium and as a short written report.
The application should be submitted as a single PDF file by 14:00 (2 pm) on 4 June 2026 through the application portal at:
Timeline
2026-06-04 Call closes at 14:00
2026-06-25 Decisions communicated
2026-09-01 Latest project start
2027-03-01 Deadline for submission of project report