Samson Afewerki

Visiting researcher

Dr. Samson Afewerki received his Master of Chemical Engineering degree from
Uppsala University, Sweden in 2010 and subsequently, he obtained his PhD in Organic
Chemistry from Mid Sweden University in 2014. Afterwards, he conducted postdoctoral
research at Stockholm University. Between 2016-2019, he was a postdoctoral fellow at
Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dr.
Afewerki’s research interests are green chemistry, catalysis, valorization of biomasses
and the design and fabrication of innovative and advanced biomaterials (shear-thinning,
tissue adhesive, antibacterial, self-healing) for various biomedical and tissue
engineering applications. Dr. Afewerki’s scientific and entrepreneur activity have led to
more than 20 awards (e.g. Skapa award, Sweden-America foundation (The Family Mix
Entrepreneurship foundation). Dr. Afewerki is author of more than 30 scientific articles,
including several book chapters and reviews and holds 5 patents or patent applications.
He is also a co-founder of multiple successful companies including Organofuel Sweden
AB.