Interim Review Meeting of Recovery and Resilience Plan Projects

On October 22, 2025, FunGlass hosted the Interim Review Meeting of Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) projects. The meeting brought together members of the FunGlass management team and project principal investigators (PIs) to present updates on progress, achievements, and milestones within their respective projects.

The session served as a valuable platform for sharing experiences, discussing challenges, and identifying solutions to ensure the continued success of all ongoing initiatives. The diversity of project types—Matching Grants, Booster Grants, and R2–4 Grants—highlighted the wide research scope and innovative potential across FunGlass teams.

R2–4 Grants

• Dr. Germán Clavijo – 09I03-03-V04-00479
  Multi-technical fabrication of radiopaque bioactive glass coatings for biomedical applications (RADIOBIOCOATS)

• Dr. Orhan Sisman – 09I03-03-V04-00484
  Hybrid breathing metal-organic-framework (MOF) glasses for indoor air quality (HyBreath Glass – HBG)

• Dr. Ashokraja Chandrasekar – 09I03-03-V04-00480
  Innovative Bilayer Coatings for Degradable Implant Applications: Synergistic effect of PEO and Sol-gel coatings on magnesium alloys (SynBioDe-Mag)

• Dr. Ali Najafzadeh – 09I03-03-V04-00196
  Design, analysis and mechanical characterization of laminar ceramics (LaCer)

• Dr. Monika Michálková – R3 – 09I03-03-V04-00198
  Development of advanced luminescent glass 3D structures (LumiPiG)

Booster Grants

• Dr. Dagmar Galusková – 09I03-03-V06-00041
  Reference glasses for the analysis of strategic raw materials

• Assoc. Prof. Amir Pakseresht – 09I03-03-V06-00061
  Preparation and development of high-entropy oxide ceramics for thermal barrier coatings

• Dr. Si Chen / Dr. Martin Michálek – 09I03-03-V06-00042
  3D bioactive glass implant mimicking natural tissue with therapeutic effects

Matching Grants

• Dr. Jozef Kraxner – 09I01-03-V04-00076
  A New Approach to the Utilization of Non-Recycled Glass Waste for a Sustainable Society (Glass4Ever)

• Dr. Ali Talimian – 09I01-03-V04-00014
  Development of Oxide Glasses Resistant to Scratching Using Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Modelling Methods as a Complementary Research Project to the Original Horizon Project GlaCerHub (GlaScratchResistance)

• Dr. Hana Kaňková / Dr. Zuzana Neščáková – 09I01-03-V04-00040
  Linking chemical and biological analyses in the development of 3D biomaterial structures as an extension of the research area defined in the original FunGlass Horizon project (BioChemBalance)

The meeting underscored the vibrant research environment at FunGlass and the commitment of its investigators to advancing the field of functional glass and related materials. The open exchange of insights and experiences among project teams proved both fruitful and inspiring, setting the stage for continued excellence in project implementation.