The end of 2024 is getting closer, and in the midst of the final hectic attempt to finish all projects and ideas, we can look back at the year. We sadly had to say goodbye to our deputy director Maria Messing, who took a new leadership position at Chalmers. After a thorough process, the recruiting group found a new top candidate, Martin Leijnse, who already contributes hugely to the leadership. This work found that NanoLund has many excellent candidates for scientific leadership positions, which bodes well for the future.
This year, six of our researchers became or were renewed as Wallenberg Scholars. This is a great recognition and boost for fundamental research in NanoLund, which is a core strength of our environment. Scientific endeavors conducted simply to satisfy human curiosity are of the highest value in themselves and are the long-term foundation for our applications to stand on.
Finally, towards the end of the year, we got the message that Vectura was chosen as the landlord for NanoLab Science Village. This is a great step forward for this project, which will be central to our efforts to create a new hub for science, education, and innovation here in Lund. This will contribute to the vision and action work we will do in the new year, to form a new strategy for NanoLund for 2030 and beyond.
I look forward to exciting discussions and new ideas – to be pioneering we must be ready to jump into the unknown.
For the leadership of NanoLund,
Anders Mikkelsen
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