Łukasiewicz – Industrial Chemistry Institute

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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.

OUR MISSION

We are developing chemical technologies that help build a modern, independent, secure and competitive economy.

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History of Łukasiewicz – Industrial Chemistry Institute

Łukasiewicz – Industrial Chemistry Institute It is a research institute with a history stretching back over 100 years. It is the successor to the METAN Company, established in 1916 in Lviv on the initiative of Professor Ignacy Mościcki, 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

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Ignacy Łukasiewicz

The patron of our research network is Ignacy Łukasiewicz (1822–1882) – a Polish pharmacist, entrepreneur, social and patriotic activist, philanthropist and pioneer of the oil industry. He was the founder of the world’s first oil mine and the inventor of the kerosene lamp.

Ignacy Mościcki

The patron of our Institute is Professor Ignacy Mościcki (1867–1946) – a Polish chemist and politician, who served as the third President of the Republic of Poland from 1926 to 1939. He was a scientist, inventor and a key figure in the development of the Polish chemical industry.

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Part of the Łukasiewicz Research Network

Our institute is part of one of the largest research networks in Europe. Łukasiewicz comprises 22 institutes employing over 4,500 people. Together, we create innovative solutions that give companies a competitive edge in business.