Centres

Our centres gather expertise in various research areas in collaboration with academia, public society and business. You will find all of them here.

Powertrain solutions

Advanced Man­u­fac­tur­ing Solutions for Next Generation Powertrain

Bringing together major stake­hold­ers from academia and industry, the centre will create innovative powertrain solutions, advancing energy-efficient trans­porta­tion and man­u­fac­tur­ing. Advanced Man­u­fac­tur­ing Solutions for Next Generation Powertrain (Centre X) is an initiative in the field of Production Engineering, led by KTH and Chalmers.

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2D material-based technology

2D-Tech

Our vision is to establish an inter­na­tion­ally visible and competitive Swedish hub for excellent 2D materials research and tech­no­log­i­cal innovation. We bring together key players from Swedish industry and academic research to establish close, multi-dis­ci­pli­nary and dynamic col­lab­o­ra­tion.

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3D printing of metallic components

CAM2 – Centre for Additive Manufacture Metal

Centre for Additive Manufacture Metal, CAM2, is a Vinnova funded competence centre focusing on research and development of materials and processes for additive man­u­fac­tur­ing (3D printing) of advanced metallic components. The centre is a consortium of more than 25 companies and five research actors.

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Healthcare environments

Centre for Healthcare Archi­tec­ture

CVA is Sweden’s leading center for development, exchange and dis­sem­i­na­tion of knowledge about healthcare envi­ron­ments. The center is a national platform for knowledge exchange. Focus is to contribute to a person-centered, efficient and safe care. CVA engages in research, contributes to education and runs continuing education. Active col­lab­o­ra­tion with Sahlgrenska Academy and orga­ni­za­tions within and related to the healthcare sector is central for relevance and utilization of research.

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Housing

Centre for Housing Archi­tec­ture

CBA enables col­lab­o­ra­tion between industry and academia with joint research appli­ca­tions and development projects. CBA's more than 35 members include the large archi­tec­tural offices, the public housing companies, the large housing cooperative-or­gan­i­sa­tions, con­struc­tion companies and authorities.

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Metal cutting

Centre for Metal Cutting Research

MCR is dedicated to strength­en­ing industry-academia part­ner­ships by bringing together large industries, an association of SMEs and other research providers. The centre supports Chalmers scientists to engage in inter­dis­ci­pli­nary research across departments, divisions and research groups. The MCR facilitates industry-driven operations in the area of metal cutting via research, learning, and by managing two competence-networks related to process-/met­al­work­ing fluids and grinding technology.

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Artificial intelligence

CHAIR

Artificial intel­li­gence will have a great impact on our future. It is up to us to make sure we make use of it in the best possible way. Chalmers AI Research Centre supports the university’s researchers to increase Chalmers’ expertise and excellence in AI. Interested? Get in touch with us, and if you are a Chalmers researcher – join our faculty!

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Railway mechanics

Charmec

More information is available at CHARMEC's old homepage. Information is gradually being transferred.

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Chemical engineering

Chemical Process Engineering

The centre merges the educational and research activities in chemical engineering, control engineering, bio­engi­neer­ing, fluid dynamics, process analytical engineering, measuring techniques, and applied mathematics.

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Semiconductor system design

classIC

The centre is a joint venture between Chalmers University of Technology, Lund University, Acconeer, Axis Com­mu­ni­ca­tions, Cadence Design Systems, Codasip, Ericsson, Frontgrade Gaisler AB, Glob­al­Foundries, Saab and Qamcom. With expertise from all levels in semi­con­duc­tor system design, the center will conduct research and offer education to pave the way for a new generation of chip designers and make Sweden a strong player in the field.

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Catalysis

Competence Centre for Catalysis

Welcome to the Competence Centre for Catalysis, KCK, which is a national inter­dis­ci­pli­nary research center at Chalmers. The research is focused on catalysis; for synthesis and production of renewable energy carriers, for reduction of greenhouse gases and emissions, for fuel cells and elec­tro­fu­els, and for energy-efficient chemical processes. Areas that are crucial for the transition to a sustainable society.

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Material recycling

Competence Centre Recycling

Competence Centre Recycling, CCR, is a creative platform for a broad research and development co-operation between academia and industry in the material recycling area. Material recycling and reuse of materials and components are central parts of a resource smart material use in a sustainable society.

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Digital construction and management of cities

Digital Twin Cities Centre

Digital Twin Cities Centre (DTCC) is a national competence centre funded by Vinnova and hosted by Chalmers University of Technology. DTCC is devoted to the study of digital twins of cities as a foundation for digital planning, design, con­struc­tion, and management of sustainable, intelligent, and liveable cities. Within DTCC, more than 30 partners from academia, industry, and the public sector collaborate in projects that explore different aspects and imple­men­ta­tions of digital twins for cities.

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Lignocellulose-based thermoplastics

FibRe

FibRe is a Vinnova Competence Centre, which is a research consortium between academia, industry and the public sector. The vision is a sustainable society where ther­mo­plas­tic, fossil-based plastics are replaced by lig­no­cel­lu­lose-based materials.

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Fibre optic communication

Force

FORCE is a Chalmers-based centre with the purpose of bringing together all research relevant to optical fiber com­mu­ni­ca­tion. This is cross-dis­ci­pli­nary and currently involves people from three departments and bridges the whole chain from components to systems and analysis to experiments.

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Functional RNA delivery

FormulaEx

The Formulaex centre is a SSF-funded industrial research centre for functional RNA delivery. The three academic partners Chalmers University of Technology, Karolinska Institutet and University of Gothenburg carry out research in close cooperation with AstraZeneca, Vironova, Camarus and Nanolyze. The centre contributes with fundamental knowledge required for the design of safe and efficient nanoscale drug-delivery vehicles for next generation nucleotide drugs.

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2D-materials

Graphene Centre at Chalmers

The Graphene Centre gathers all research at Chalmers on atomically thin 2D materials (including graphene, transition metal dichalco­genides, van der Waals het­erostruc­tures and related materials). It provides a forum for 2D material researchers to exchange ideas, to identify synergy effects, to build new and strengthen already existing col­lab­o­ra­tions within Chalmers, and finally to coordinate joint appli­ca­tions for new grants.

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Corrosion resistant materials

High Temperature Corrosion Centre

High temperature corrosion centre, HTC, is a Swedish competence centre devoted to high temperature corrosion. Our vision is to generate new generic knowledge that helps solve critical corrosion issues, thereby con­tribut­ing to the development of a more sustainable energy system. HTC is financed by Chalmers and 22 companies.

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Maritime research

Lighthouse – Swedish maritime competence centre

Lighthouse is a national competence centre for maritime research and innovation and a neutral platform for col­lab­o­ra­tion and knowledge exchange for a competitive sustainable shipping. Lighthouse brings academia and industry together and contributes to increasing the sus­tain­abil­ity of shipping and Sweden's com­pet­i­tive­ness.

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Sustainable battery production

MAXBATT

MAXBATT is a competence center established with the aim of strength­en­ing Sweden's com­pet­i­tive­ness in battery production. The goal is to create a dynamic environment for the development and production of world-leading sustainable battery tech­nolo­gies and systems.

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Integrated metaphotonics

META-PIX

Integrated photonics refers to the science and technology that deals with the synthesis, processing and detection of light at the chip scale. The field is enabling many exciting scientific endeavors: from the development of quantum simulation archi­tec­tures operating at room temperature to optical inter­con­nects for datacentres.

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Logistics

Northern LEAD

The centre supports logistics research and development by connecting academics, companies, authorities and other organ­i­sa­tions. The research centre will contribute to a positive logistics development which will give companies competitive advantages and benefit the society. The focus of this development is the estab­lish­ment of sustainable, efficient and effective logistics systems.

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Vehicle and traffic safety

Safer

SAFER Vehicle and Traffic Safety Centre at Chalmers is a research and competence centre where close to 50 partners from the Swedish automotive industry, academia and authorities cooperate to make a centre of excellence within the field of vehicle and traffic safety.

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Radiation sciences

Saint

SAINT is a competence centre founded by Uppsala University and Chalmers University of Technology. To create a thriving environment for research and education within radiation sciences in Sweden, the centre works for inten­si­fy­ing col­lab­o­ra­tion within its fields of research, more efficient use of its existing research infra­struc­ture, increasing the recruitment to education within radiation sciences, assisting its researchers in their scientific outreach and facil­i­tat­ing the initiation of new col­lab­o­ra­tive research projects.

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Digitalisation and software engineering

Software Center

Software Center, SC, works in a strategic partnership with 17 partner companies and 5 uni­ver­si­ties to sig­nif­i­cantly accelerate industrial dig­i­tal­iza­tion and the adoption of novel approaches to software engineering.

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Energy systems

Swedish Electricity Storage and Balancing Centre

Making the transition to a low-carbon emission future a reality requires the development of new solutions for storage and system flexibility, to guarantee continuous electric power balancing. Our vision is that the future energy system will be sustainable, and the electric power system will play a critical role for the realization of the 100% renewable-based society, where the electric power system shall not be a limiting factor for society progress but available, secure and reliable at any place, at any scale, and at any time. Read more at the Centre's website.

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Electromobility

Swedish Elec­tro­mo­bil­ity Centre

The Swedish Elec­tro­mo­bil­ity Centre, SEC, is a national competence centre for elec­tro­mo­bil­ity that gathers leading academia as well as industry. The centre’s research covers all aspects of elec­tro­mo­bil­ity from the intelligent vehicles and systems, electric drives and charging, and energy storage to environment and society and vehicle-grid interaction.

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Life cycle field

Swedish Life Cycle Center

Swedish Life Cycle Center, SLC, is a center of excellence and a col­lab­o­ra­tion platform for academia, research institutes, industry and government agencies. It fosters competence-building and knowledge exchange in advancing and applying the life cycle field.

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Wind power

Swedish Wind Centre

Swedish Wind Centre, SWC, is a hub for and develops research-based knowledge about wind power. SWC wants to make knowledge about wind power available and easy to understand for everyone. Our vision is a robust and sustainable energy system.

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Hydrogen research

TechForH2

TechForH2 is a competence center for mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary hydrogen research with the overall aim of developing new technology in hydrogen propulsion for heavier vehicles as an important step in the transition to a fossil-free transport system.

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Quantum technology

WACQT

The world is on the verge of a quantum technology revolution, with extremely powerful computers, intercept-proof com­mu­ni­ca­tions and hyper-sensitive measuring instruments in sight. Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology is a 12 year SEK 1 billion research effort that aims to take Sweden to the forefront of this very rapidly expanding area of technology. Through an extensive research programme, we aim at developing and securing Swedish expertise within the main areas of quantum technology: quantum computing and simulation, quantum com­mu­ni­ca­tions and quantum sensing. Our main project is to develop a quantum computer that can solve problems far beyond the reach of the best con­ven­tional super­com­put­ers.

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Innovative materials from trees

Wallenberg Wood Science Center

Wallenberg Wood Science Center is a research center with focus on new materials from trees. The center creates knowledge and builds competence that has the potential to form the basis for an innovative and sustainable future value creation from forest raw materials.

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Digital product realisation

Wingquist Laboratory

Wingquist Laboratory is an inter­na­tion­ally competitive competence centre for mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary research within the field of digital product realization. The lab envisions a fully digital product realization process, where complex, mechanical, assembled products and their production systems are developed and verified together, without need for physical prototypes or testing.

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Wireless infrastructure technology

WiTECH

Welcome to the Wireless Infra­struc­ture Technology Centre at Chalmers (WiTECH), where cutting-edge research meets col­lab­o­ra­tive innovation to shape the future of wireless com­mu­ni­ca­tion and semi­con­duc­tor tech­nolo­gies. In an era defined by con­nec­tiv­ity and sus­tain­abil­i­ty, WiTECH stands as a beacon of progress, driving forward the development of robust and reliable wireless com­mu­ni­ca­tion and sensor systems. Supported by Vinnova funding (2024-2028), WiTECH is hosted by the Department of Electrical Engineering in close col­lab­o­ra­tion with the Department of Microtech­nol­ogy and Nanoscience at Chalmers University.

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