FSCN Research Centre is a multi-disciplinary research centre at Mid Sweden University. FSCN carries out research that supports the development of forest-based industries and new opportunities for forest-based biomaterials.
Our research is developed in close collaboration with the Swedish forest industry and their suppliers, as well as other materials, chemicals, transport and energy sectors. Our aim is to increase industry profitability by improving resource and process efficiency and to support the development of new bio-based products in different sectors. The underlying goal for all of our research is increased resource efficiency, environmental friendliness and circularity in the industrial ecosystem of the region.
FSCN was established in 1999. It has grown from the initial four professors to today´s 11 full-time professors and 15 graduate students. In all the staff consists of 80 researchers.
FSCN and the neighbouring research centre Sensible Things that Communicate (STC) together constitute the research environment Transformative Technologies. Our shared goal is to support the transformation of the industrial ecosystem through bioeconomy and digitalisation. Transformative Technologies is responsible for one third of all research at Mid Sweden University.
FORIC is our industrial research school for PhD students. FORIC's full name is Forest as a Resource Industrial Research College.
NeoPulp is a Research Profile with a vision to build a pioneering research profile in fibre behaviour during pulping and papermaking processes.
Friday 5 April 2024
On Friday, Anna Thorning had a licentiate seminar where she successfully defended her thesis "Sustainable Development in Forest Owner Associations – Stakeholder Roles".
Friday 5 April 2024
Welcome to the 33rd IMPC conference which will be held in Sundsvall, Sweden on May 27th - 29th, 2024. Join us and connect with industry experts and fellow researchers from across the globe while enjoying the city of Sundsvall and the surroundings.
08.45–16.30 Sundsvall
Monday 11 March 2024
Aluminum-based batteries are a promising candidate for next-generation batteries. Their potential to store a lot of energy, be relatively cheap and have lower environmental impact make them an attractive option, but how to optimize their performance and overcome the challenges?
Monday 11 March 2024
Monday 11 March 2024
Nearly 500 researchers, experts and representatives of the business community are expected to participate when Mid Sweden University hosts a major international research conference on bio-based materials. The conference will be held in Sundsvall in August 2025.
Monday 11 March 2024
Thursday 1 February 2024
On Tuesday 30 January, a delegation from the County Administrative Board and the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV) visited Campus Sundsvall. The visit to Mid Sweden University was part of PRV's two-day tour of Härnösand and Sundsvall under the theme "Västernorrland as an innovation county".
Thursday 1 February 2024
Tuesday 2 April 2024
The research project HIPS, Sustainable Innovations and Products in Forest Bioeconomy, is now starting. The goal is to strengthen smaller companies and contribute to regional development in Mid Sweden.
Tuesday 2 April 2024
The page was updated 4/16/2024
