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BIOLAWEB project – the first activities

BIOLAWEB - "Boosting Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy in Water Biomonitoring" Twining project aims to strengthen the research and innovation capacity of the University of Belgrade -Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy in biodiversity assessment and biomonitoring.  The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101079234. The kick-off meeting, the first Expert visit related to the development of a tailor-made Scientific Strategy for UB-ICTM, and the first workshop on project management were held in Belgrade, at the Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy (ICTM) in the period from November 22 to 24, 2022. These activities brought together researchers and research-supporting staff from the University of Belgrade, the Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy (UB-ICTM), the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), and the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA). A brief report on the first events within the BIOLAWEB project is attached.

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The success of our researchers - Stanford University updated the list of the top 2% of scientists in the world

We are proud of the results of our colleagues, Svetlana Štrbac and Nebojša D. Nikolić, who are again on the list of 2% of top scientists in the world published by Stanford University.

Stanford University has published the fourth version of the study based on the September 01, 2022, snapshot from Scopus and is updated to the citation year 2021: Ioannidis, John P.A. (2022), "September 2022 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators," Mendeley Data, V4, doi: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.4 (published on 10. 10. 2022). The study is based on standardized citation metrics and includes around 180,000 scientists.

Two lists were published: the list of the most influential scientists for the entire scientific career and the list of the most influential scientists for 2021. The career-long list includes 72 scientists from institutions in Serbia; Svetlana Štrbac and Nebojša D. Nikolić are from ICTM. The list of the most influential scientists in the world for 2021 includes 113 scientists from institutions in Serbia, Nebojša D. Nikolić from ICTM appears on this list.

SAIGE project – Memorandum of Understanding signed

The director of the Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, Dr. Jasmina Stevanović, on 31/10/2022, signed a Memorandum of Understanding and an Agreement with the Ministry to support the transformation process of institutes that carry out scientific research activities. This marked the official start of our institute's transformation process within the Serbia Accelerating Innovation and Growth Entrepreneurship (SAIGE) project. ICTM is in the third group of institutes that joined this project. The SAIGE project is financed and implemented in cooperation between our country, the World Bank, and the European Union, with the aim of additional investment in science, technological development, innovation, and innovative entrepreneurship.

ICTM at the Biotech Future Forum

ICTM researchers attended the international conference "Biotech Future Forum," organized by the Government of the Republic of Serbia, the World Economic Forum with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in the Palace of Serbia on 10/20/2022. The goal of the meeting was to improve cooperation and exchange of knowledge and experience in three areas - biotechnology, bioinformatics, and bioengineering- and connect the public and private sectors with the academic community. The new Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Serbia was officially launched at the meeting, which recently joined the Global Network of Centers for the Fourth Industrial Revolution of the World Economic Forum. The future Bio4 campus was also presented.

On this occasion, IHTM informally presented its research in biotechnology, bioinformatics, biomedical chemistry, and metabolomics.