On 14th-17th January 2019, Peter Otrubcak, FunGlass Project manager, participated in the Workshop – “EU Research Infrastructure - Science and society“, organized by Milano-Bicocca University, Italy. The aim of the workshop was to explore ways in which the return on investment in Research can be assessed and evaluated. The workshop focused in particular on investment in Research Infrastructure [...]

Scaffolds and biocomposites for tissue regeneration – new project approved We are pleased to inform our colleagues, friends and partners about the approval of project application submitted within bilateral scientific cooperation between Slovak Academy of Sciences and National Science Council, Republic of China (Taiwan). Prof. Ing. Dušan Galusek, DrSc., Director of FunGlass, is the project leader, blending [...]

Presentation of FunGlass at the JOINT MEETING of DGG – USTV We would like to extend a cordial invitation to the FunGlass Special Session which will take place in the framework of the 93rd Annual Meeting of the German Society of Glass Technology (DGG) in conjunction with the French Union for Science and Glass [...]

FunGlass researchers at department of Ceramic Materials Engineering at University of Bayreuth In the frame of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) two researches of FunGlass, Dr. Ivana Petríková and Dr. Milan Parchovianský, were visiting department of Ceramic Materials Engineering at University of Bayreuth during the months of November and December. Their experimental [...]

FunGlass PhD students actively participating at APVV project From 19th of November to 8th of December, 2018 our PhD student Aleksandra Nowicka, participated in the research stay at Mateis, INSA Lyon, France, in the frame of a joint bilateral project APVV project SK-FR-2017-0008 focused on corrosion and low temperature degradation of zirconia based [...]

Funglass’s first ‘graduate’ We would like to happily announce that FunGlass has its first ‘graduate’ of one year training at a partner institution: Dr. Zuzana Neščáková just completed and returned back from her long term training that she underwent at The Institute of Biomaterials at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, one of the partner institutions. The [...]

FSU Jena success at 2018 Innovation Radar Prize of the European Commission The European Commission has awarded Europe's most promising digital innovations emerging from EU funded research and innovation projects. It is with pride that we would like to inform all colleagues, friends and alumni about success of Friedrich-Schiller-University JENA, one of FunGlass partner institutions, which [...]

From 4th to 7th December 2018, Peter Otrubcak, FunGlass Project manager, participated in the Training/Networking – “V4 Project management “ organized by the Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development (SLORD) in Brussels, Belgium. Training was dedicated to Marketing communication, Regional innovation schema, WP preparation, HR excellence in research, Open data management and Good [...]

Morning cup of cocoa offered by Saint ‘Mikulas’ FunGlass stands not only for ‘functional’ but also for FUN – as a proof, this morning we got together for a morning cup of cocoa and a cake offered by ‘Saint Mikulas’ (pronounced like ‘Meekulash’). The customs related to the day of St Nicholas have [...]