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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.

We are very pleased to announce that Ewa Śmigiera, Ph.D., Eng., Director of Łukasiewicz - ICI, has been appointed as a member of the Council of the Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry (PIPC). In the largest organisation, representing the entire industry on the national and international arena, she will support activities for the development of the Polish chemistry.

According to the latest edition of the Stanford University report, Prof Urszula Domańska-Zelazna is once again among the 2% most cited scientists in the world.

The highest quality of hydrogen is crucial for the durability and efficiency of fuel cells. It will be guarded by Łukasiewicz - ICI experts, who will check all its properties and optimise its production process in the newly opened laboratory.

The Product Technology Park, Pharmacokinetics, Hydrogen and Biotechnology and Vinyl Polymer Laboratories are just some of the stops on the Łukasiewicz - ICI tour by special guest Prof. Dr. Maria Mrówczyńska, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education, who visited our Institute on July 30, 2024.

What do you know about powder coatings? Certainly that powder coatings do not emit VOCs, meet the criteria set for coating products by modern industry, such as environmental compliance... But... They can always be improved. This is the topic that researchers have addressed in the publication (TOP 10 Scopus) "Antimicrobial Powder Coatings Based on Environmentally Friendly Biocides," ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. Co-authors of the paper are Michał Kędzierski, Ph.D. Sc. Eng., and Katarzyna Bieniek, M.Sc. Eng., of the Polymer Synthesis and Modification Section.

We have just signed agreements for investment in research infrastructure with funds from the National Reconstruction Plan (KPO). The total value of the funding is more than PLN 165 million.

More than PLN 20 million for Łukasiewicz - ICI from EU funds in the just concluded call FENG.01.01-IP.01-002/23 - SMART Track. The project we will be implementing is 'Development of an innovative technology for the production of a medicinal product used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis'.

The Cluster of New Medical Technologies gained new members today (18 VI 2024) - Institutes from the Łukasiewicz Research Network, including Łukasiewicz - ICI. The signing ceremony took place during the Cluster workshop 'Science - Business: Innovation in Medicine and Health'. The event was an opportunity to present solutions ready for commercialisation.