Core facilities for research
Karolinska Institutet offers a wide range of core facilities, providing service, recourses and competence to academic research in Sweden. These core facilities were all founded to meet the needs of the university’s own scientists, and they are under constant development to provide the latest techniques and knowledge within their fields of expertise. Karolinska Institutet is also a major partner in several national research infrastructures.
Thematic overview of our core facilities
Animal experimental facilities
Animal experimental facilities
The managing organisation for all aspects of animal experimentation in research at Karolinska Institutet is Comparative Medicine. Our scientists also have access to animal facilities managed by the Karolinska University Hospital.
Biobanks and registries
Biobanks and registries
Karolinska Institutet has globally unique resources in biobanking and longitudinal cohorts, as well as expanding competence in biostatistics. This puts our university at the frontline of medical epidemiological research in an international perspective.
Biosafety and translational
Biosafety and translational
Karolinska Institutet collaborates closely with the healthcare sector, mainly in the Stockholm county area. Here we present clinical and translational research infrastructures, as well as different kinds of laboratory resources, including BSL-3.
Imaging and X-ray
Imaging and X-ray
Karolinska Institutet offers a wide range of imaging and X-ray infrastructures. Our facilities collaborate closely with other world-leading centres to ensure that we stay in the front-line of the field.
Omics and high-throughput
Omics and high-throughput
Facilities and resources within proteomics and genomics and related techniques, including single cell analysis, located at our two main campuses. Several of the listed core facilities are also a part of the national research facility SciLifeLab.
Stem cells, engineering and FACS
Stem cells, engineering and FACS
Cutting edge fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) technologies are mandatory elements in the toolbox of a leading medical university. Karolinska Institutet also provide state of the art iPS technology, and platforms for material engineering.
Coronavirus outbreak
National portal for COVID-19 research
National portal for COVID-19 research
The Swedish COVID-19 Data Portal provides information, guidelines, tools and services to support researchers in utilising Swedish and European infrastructures for data sharing, in particular the European COVID-19 Data Portal.
SciLifeLab prioritise COVID-19 projects
SciLifeLab prioritise COVID-19 projects
The national, government-funded research infrastructure SciLifeLab are now prioritising projects regarding the new coronavirus and COVID-19. Contact them and find out more.
KI COVID-19 Resource Hub
KI COVID-19 Resource Hub
A hub for Karolinska Institutet’s resources related to research on the new coronavirus. Find shortcuts to COVID-19 literature, the COVID-19 Immune Atlas, a digital meeting-spot for innovators, and more.
Biosafety level 3 labs ready for SARS-CoV-2
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Infrastructures at SciLifeLab
Infrastructures at SciLifeLab
SciLifeLab is a national centre for cutting-edge molecular biosciences, with its Stockholm hub located at the border of KI's north campus area. Here is a list of core facilities that the centre offers.
Stockholm Center for Health Data
Stockholm Center for Health Data
Stockholm Center for Health Data is a new service hub for researchers who require access to health data from different health-care providers in the Stockholm area. The center is managed by the county council.
National research facilities
National research facilities
The Swedish Research Council supports a number of national and international infrastructures, providing researchers with the facilities for carrying out research of the highest quality.
Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing (SNIC)
Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing (SNIC)
SNIC is a national research infrastructure that makes available large-scale high-performance computing resources, storage capacity, and advanced user support, for Swedish research.
Core facilities for education
Core facilities for education
Core facilities for education are specially equipped premises, e.g. course laboratories and methodology rooms, which are used by several educational programs at KI. Find more information in Swedish.