Chemical Biology Consortium Sweden
CBCS provides state-of-the-art infrastructure and expertise to support the discovery, development, and application of high-quality bioactive small molecules for life science research. Our platform is designed to enable the exploration of complex biology across a wide range of applications.
For detailed information, please visit the CBCS external webpage.
Founded in 2010 and now part of SciLifeLab, CBCS operates through a network of national units, with core facilities at Karolinska Institutet and Umeå University, and local access nodes at Lund, Gothenburg, Linköping, and Uppsala Universities. Each site offers specialised expertise, including phenotypic profiling, ion channel screening, biosafety level 3 screening, and industry collaborations.
CBCS services include
- Access to large-scale small-molecule libraries (SciLifeLab Compound Collection, ~350,000 compounds)
- Robotic platforms for high-throughput screening (biochemical, cell-based, phenotypic)
- High-throughput imaging technologies
- Expertise in assay development, automation, and antimicrobial/plant-based screening
- Hit identification and optimisation
- Computational chemistry, cheminformatics, and molecular modelling
- Medicinal and synthetic chemistry support
- Target identification through chemical proteomics
- Mechanism of action (MoA) studies
- Access to the SPECS Drug Repurposing library through the Compound Center
Click HERE for more Information on our available services.
Project engagement
CBCS works through a collaborative research model. Large collaborative projects undergo a formal application process to ensure transparent prioritisation based on scientific excellence, novelty, feasibility, and relevance. An independent Project Review Committee, including academic and industry experts, reviews project proposals.
Smaller projects are handled on a first-come, first-served basis. Our nodes at Karolinska Institutet and Umeå University also offer open access to instrumentation. For more information, please contact any of our nodes or read more about our application process here.
Upcoming dates for Project Review Committee (PRC) meeting and the proposal submission deadline are published on our website www.cbcs.se
Nodes
CBCS KI
The KI node is located in the SciLifeLab Alpha 5 building, KI Solna. For detailed information about our local services, visit the CBCS KI site.
Contact
Anna-Lena Gustavsson, Director CBCS
anna-lena.gustavsson@ki.se
Brinton Seashore-Ludlow, Biology team leader
b.seashoreludlow@scilifelab.se
CBCS UMU
CBCS Umeå is located in the KBC Building at the Department of Chemistry. For detailed information about our local services, visit the CBCS UMU site or our local Umeå University site.
Contact
Stina Berglund Fick, Head of Unit
stina.berglund.fick@umu.se
Erik Chorell, Platform Scientific Director
erik.chorell@umu.se
CBCS UGOT
CBCS UGOT is located at the Swedish NMR Centre at the University of Gothenburg. For detailed information about our local services, visit the CBCS UGOT site.
Contact
Göran Karlsson, Director
goran.karlsson@nmr.gu.se
Weixiao Yuan Wahlgren, primary contact
weixiao.yuan.wahlgren@gu.se
Telephone 0706-296074
CBCS UU
CBCS UU is located at SciLifeLab Navet, BMC, Husargatan 3 in Uppsala. For detailed information about our local services, visit the CBCS UU site.
Contact
Jordi Carreras-Puigvert
jordi.carreras.puigvert@farmbio.uu.se
Malin Jarvius
malin.jarvius@farmbio.uu.se
CBCS LU
CBCS LU is located at Chemical Biology & Therapeutics department, BMC D10, Sölvegatan 19 in Lund. For detailed information about our local services, visit the CBCS LU site.
Contact
Roger Olsson, Platform Scientific Director
Roger.Olsson@med.lu.se
Fredrik Ek, primary contact
Fredrik.ek@med.lu.se
Telephone 0727-172205
CBCS LiU is located at Campus US at Linköping University. For detailed information about our local services, visit the CBCS LiU site.
Contact
Electrophysiology Unit
Prof. Fredrik Elinder, Head of Unit
fredrik.elinder@liu.se
Dr. Nina Ottosson, Staff Scientist, automated patch clamp specialist
nina.ottosson@liu.se
BSL-2/BSL-3 Unit
Prof. Maria Lerm, Head of Unit
maria.lerm@liu.se