12 Projects receive StratRegen funding for 2025 and 2026
The SFO for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine has decided to allocate SEK 24 million/year for 12 research grants (each project receives SEK 2,000,000/year). The aim of the call is to support excellent research within the field of stem cells and regenerative medicine at Karolinska Institutet (KI). Furthermore, we aim to strengthen and support high-quality translational health research fostering collaboration between fundamental/pre-clinical and clinical research.
Junior Grants 2025-2026
Read here more about the StratRegen Junior Grant recipients:
Marco Gerling
Jeroen Goos
Jens Magnusson
Michael Ratz
Senior Grants 2025-2026
Read here more about the StratRegen Tandem Grant recipients:
Emma R Andersson
Pauliina Damdimopoulou
Jonas Frisén
Katarina Le Blanc
Pete Williams
Rula Zain
Tandem Grants 2025-2026
Read here more about the StratRegen Tandem Grant recipients:
Konstantinos Meletis & Per Svenningsson
Andrea Ponzetta & Magnus Tobiasson
The applications were reviewed and scored by a panel of eight international reviewers. One reviewer was assigned to present the project at the joint committee meeting. After discussion, the final rankings of all applications for Junior/Senior/Tandem grants were submitted to the steering group for decision.
Statistics* (M/F)
| Applicant | Number of applicants | Approved proposals (number of applicants) | Success rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 50 | 10 | 20,0% |
| Female | 20 | 4 | 20,0% |
Success rate* (Junior/Senior/Tandem grants)
| Call | Number of applications | Funded projects | Success rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 25 | 4 | 16,0% |
| Senior | 33 | 6 | 18,2% |
| Tandem | 6 | 2 | 33,3% |
| TOTAL | 64 | 12 | 18,8% |
* The number of applications and applicants differs because tandem grants require two applicants.