Advanced Imaging in Deeptech Academy: Core Group member, LINXS Fellow

Core responsibility in Theme: Strategy Development, Education and Innovation, Instrument Development

Project Leader, MedMAX, MAX IV, and Development Strategist, Lund University, Sweden.

Selma has a scientific background in the development of scattering methods for studies in health and disease. She has experience from industry, academia, large scale research infrastructure, the Swedish and European funding ecosystem and as the founder of several national and international research networks, educational programs, and innovative start-ups. She founded and developed Northern Lights on Food, a national and international research network, and research theme at the LINXS Institute of Advanced Neutron and X-ray Science. Selma initiated the national collaboration Infralife joining MAX IV, ESS and Scilifelab to open and broaden the use of infrastructure in Life Science to both academia, industry, and health care. Developed PRISMAS, a national PhD program training 40 PhD students joining nine universities and 43 associated partners. She is project leader for the development a life science beamline and corresponding user community at MAX IV. Currently, Selma leads the implementation phase for the establishment of “Swedish Platforms for Advanced Infrastructure for Research, Innovation and Technology (SPIRIT)”, a national technical park function surrounding MAX IV and ESS.