From tradition
to modernity
We create sustainable solutions in the fields of industrial chemistry, biotechnology and modern pharmacy. We are committed to more than a century of experience.
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Mościcki Campus will rebuild Polish chemistry and pharmacy
Construction of the Mościcki Campus begins at the Łukasiewicz – Industrial Chemistry Institute. Poland is gaining a unique research and development centre on a European scale, which will consolidate the country’s potential in chemistry, pharmacy and biotechnology.
OUR SPECIALTIES
Research Areas
CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES
Hydrogen and low carbon technologies, catalytic processes, purification and management of process, waste and/or economic streams – development, scaling and industrial implementation. Bioeconomy and oleochemistry, energy conversion and storage. Analytics and technology expertise. Modeling and digitization of unit processes and operations.
POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES
Modern polymers and their composites used in energy-efficient structures and technologies, modern polymeric materials with targeted properties, e.g. reduced flammability, improved mechanical properties, recyclable, environmentally friendly binders for paints and varnishes
COSMETIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Research and development of medicines and prophylactic products, innovative medical technologies, functional food, preventive health care, Manufacturing plant of solid forms of investigational medicinal product (Technology Park)
PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYTICS
Testing of active substances, medicinal products, excipients, pharmaceutical raw materials, pharmacokinetic testing, including equivalence and bioavailability testing of medicinal products to GMP standard
ACTIVE SUBSTANCES, DEVELOPMENT (API)
Research and development of active pharmaceutical substances (APIs). Synthesis development, validation and scale-up of manufacturing technologies, technology transfer, active substance manufacturing.
Step-by-Step
History of Łukasiewicz – Industrial Chemistry Institute
Łukasiewicz – Industrial Chemistry Institute is a research institute with more than 100 years of tradition. It is the heir to the METAN Company, established in 1916 in Lviv on the initiative of Professor Ignacy Moscicki, which was soon transformed into the Chemical Research Institute.
On June 1, 2020, the following belonging to the Łukasiewicz Research Network: the Pharmaceutical Institute and the Institute of Biotechnology and Antibiotics were incorporated into the Industrial Chemistry Institute (Lukasiewicz – ICHP).
Today, we are a leading research institute in Poland in the field of applied research and development in chemistry, chemical technology, biotechnology and pharmacy. The Institute’s achievements include more than 2,000 patents and hundreds of original technological and apparatus developments applied on an industrial scale at home and abroad.
1916
establishment of METAN
1922
establishment of the CHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
1952
establishment of the Pharmaceutical Institute (IF)
1985
Establishment of the Institute of Biotechnology and Antibiotics (IBA)
2019
Institute becomes part of ŁUKASIEWICZ RESEARCH NETWORK
2020
Integration of IF and IBA into Łukasiewicz – ICI
We Are
Part of the Łukasiewicz Research Network
Our institute is part of one of the largest research networks in Europe. Łukasiewicz comprises 22 institutes with more than 4,500 employees. Together we create innovative solutions that allow companies to gain an edge in business.
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OUR LEADERS
They will respond to your challenge
Jolanta Janiszewska, PhD. Sc. Eng.
HEAD OF Pharmacy, Cosmetic Chemistry and Biotechnology RESEARCH GROUP / Leader of AREA
Graduate of the Faculty of Chemistry at the Warsaw University of Technology. She effectively combines scientific research results with industrial practice. She implements projects on obtaining and using active substances with cosmetic and pharmaceutical activity. In the last 6 years, she has co-created over 80 products for this industry.
Selected projects:
1. Research and development work involving the formulation, laboratory scale and semi-technical scale formulation of a cream containing bacteriophages against Staphylococcus aureus as an active ingredient.
2. Develop the formulation of a line of cosmetics designed to protect, regenerate and care for the skin of seniors, including dermocosmetics for the lying senior, based on natural active ingredients.
3. Development of an innovative line of natural products for the care and protection of the skin of infants and children with a synergistic interaction of the plant extracts used.
Aneta Łukomska, PhD Sc.
HEAD OF Pharmaceutical Analysis LABORATORY
Graduate of the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw. Experienced manager of projects, contracts and orders from industry. Scientific specialisation: analytical chemistry, applied electrochemistry, scanning electron microscopy. Co-author of over 40 scientific publications and 5 patents and patent applications.
Management in research projects:
1. Studies on extraction purification of phosphoric acid using electrolytic metal separation
2. Industrial research involving the development of a method for hydrometallurgical treatment of electrode mass extracted from mechanically processed lithium batteries and the recovery of valuable metals from it, particularly cobalt
3. Phosphoric acid (V) extraction purification studies using a neutralization method with an ammonia water solution to reduce the mer index to less than 4%.
Antoni Migdał, PhD. Sc. Eng.
HEAD OF Chemical Technology RESEARCH GROUP/ Leader of AREA
Graduate of the Faculty of Footwear Materials Science and Technology at the Radom University of Technology, majoring in Petroleum Products Materials Science (1999). He obtained his doctoral degree in chemical sciences at the Warsaw University of Technology in 2006. A long-standing member of the Scientific Council and the Council of the Institute. Passionate about chemistry and technology.
Selected projects:
1. 01.03.01-00-010/08 Synthesis of acrylic acid and acrylic esters based on renewable raw materials, including the glycerin fraction from the production of fatty acid methyl esters (¼-technical scale);
2. Studies of the co-hydrogenation process on the example of HON VI and HON VII plants – research work for PKN ORLEN
3. Full analysis of the phenomena and mechanisms that occurred in the DA-202 column during its inhibition – research work for PKN ORLEN
Piotr Jankowski, PhD. Sc. Eng.
HEAD OF Polymer Technology RESEARCH GROUP/ Leader of AREA
A graduate of the Faculty of Chemistry at the Warsaw University of Technology. He is mainly involved in the technologies of: reduction of flammability of plastics, modification of plastics in order to change their properties, synthesis of macromolecular compounds, compositions and polymer composites of various applications.
Selected projects:
1. POIR.04.01.04-00-0034/17 “Innovative structural materials with improved performance, used in modular buildings, for users of facilities in different climatic conditions
2. contract no.722555/BP-2/2018 “Development of modified gelcoat formulation with testing of its properties”.
3. RD 841312/BP-2/2023 “New raw materials for innovative polymer materials – adhesion modifiers in PS processing, ionic liquids in flame retardants, renewable and/or recycled raw materials for PUR/PIR foams”
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