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PHOENIX-OITB Launches Open Call Offering Funded Services in Nanopharmaceutical Development

Applications are open from 10 Oct 2022 – 31 Jan 2023 for the PHOENIX-OITB Open Call!

PHOENIX-OITB’s mission is to offer a Single-Entry-Point for a consolidated network of facilities, technologies, services and expertise for all the technology transfer aspects from characterization, testing, verification up to scale-up, GMP compliant manufacturing and regulatory guidance in the field of nanopharmaceutical development, framing the OITB clearly within the nanomedicine field.

The services and expertise provided by the PHOENIX-OITB include production and characterisation under GMP conditions, safety evaluation, regulatory compliance and commercialisation boost. Under the scope of the Open Call, we offer the following service categories:

  • Physico-Chemical Characterization,
  • In vitro Characterisation,
  • In vivo Characterisation and
  • Manufacturing

How to apply

Any legal entity (SMEs, start up or RTOs) and research group, based in the European Union or associate countries of H2020 can apply to this call.

The Evaluation Committee will evaluate each proposal in three main criteria:

  • Excellence
  • Implementation
  • Impact

The applicants will be informed about the decision made by the Evaluation Committee by the end of 01.03.2023 via email. A Stage 2 detailed application must then be submitted by 31.03.2023. Awarded projects must be completed by February 2025.

For more information and all application documents, visit our website.

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Symposium “Synergy at the chemistry-nanotechnology interface”

On May 28th, 2022, at the Faculty of Science, the first Symposium “Synergy at the chemistry-nanotechnology interface” was held. Symposium was organized by project HRZZ-PZS-2019-02-4323 “SENDER”, granted by “Research Cooperability” Program of the Croatian Science Foundation and funded from the European Social Fund.

Organizing Commitee consisted of: SENDER leader Dr Ivana Vinković Vrček, Dr Ivan Pavičić, Nikolina Peranić, MSc, Nikolina Kalčec, MSc and Ivan Mamić, MPharm. Plenary lecture “NMR structural studies of antimicrobial peptides in model membranes and live bacteria” was held by co-leader of SENDER project, Dr Frances Separovic.

As part of the programme, besides the very attractive plenary lecture, there were oral presentations with lot of interesting topics held by colleagues from Ruđer Bošković Institute, School of Medicine, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry.

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Launch of the European research and innovation PARC programme to improve chemical risk assessment

The European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC), which is being launched in Paris, France is seeking to develop next-generation chemical risk assessment, incorporating both human health and the environment in a “One Health” approach. It will help support the European Union’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and the European Green Deal’s “zero polution” ambition. Bringing together nearly 200 from 28 countries as well as EU agencies (EEA, ECHA and EFSA), PARC is coordinated by ANSES, with funding on an equal basis from Horizon Europe, the 9th EU research and innovation framework programme and the partnership’s participants. The partnership will run for seven years. Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health will be included in this partnership as an affiliated entity (AE).

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Thesis topic defense – N. Kalčec

On February 11th 2020 at the Faculty of Science, the public presentation of the thesis topic was held by PhD student Nikolina Kalčec. The proposed thesis title was “Design and characterization of gold and selenium nanoparticles as potential delivery systems of levodopa and dopamine”, supervised by Dr Ivana Vinković Vrček and Prof Frances Separovic. The defense was held in front of the commission consisting of: Prof Snežana Miljanić, Prof Ita Gruić Sovulj and Dr Maja Dutour Sikirić.

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Thesis defense – Barbara Pem

Dr Barbara Pem, Master of Pharmacy, defended her doctoral thesis that was made within the NanoFaceS project “Interaction of metallic nanoparticles with sulphur-containing biomolecules – implications for nano-bio interface”, under the menthorship of Dr Ivana Vinković Vrček and co-mentorship of Prof Valerije Vrček. Thesis defense was held on December 14 2021 at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb.

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Thesis defense – Rinea Barbir

Dr Rinea Barbir, Master of Biochemistry, defended her doctoral thesis that was made within the NanoFaceS project “Interaction of metallic nanoparticles with sulphur-containing biomolecules – implications for nano-bio interface”, under the menthorship of Dr Ivana Vinković Vrček and co-mentorship of Prof Sanja Dabelić. Thesis defense was held on November 17 2021 at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb.

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Thesis defense – Barbara Vuković

Dr Barbara Vuković, Master of Biochemistry, defended her doctoral thesis that was made within the NanoFaceS project “Interaction of metallic nanoparticles with sulphur-containing biomolecules – implications for nano-bio interface”, under the co-menthorship of Dr Ivana Vinković Vrček and mentorship of Prof Vatroslav Šerić. Thesis defense was held on May 14 2021 at the School of Medicine, University of Osijek.

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Thesis defense – Marija Milić

Dr Marija Milić, Master of Biochemistry, successfully defended her doctoral thesis that was made within the NanoFaceS project “Interaction of metallic nanoparticles with sulphur-containing biomolecules – implications for nano-bio interface”, under the co-menthorship of Dr Ivana Vinković Vrček and mentorship of Prof Vatroslav Šerić. Thesis defense was held on May 14 2021 at the School of Medicine, University of Osijek.

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