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Łódź University of Technology recently hosted a three-month international research internship undertaken by Aiswarya Vijayakumar Thelappurath, a PhD student affiliated with CEITEC-IPM and Brno University of Technology. The internship formed part of her doctoral studies and was carried out under the supervision of Dr hab. Vignesh Kumaravel, Acting Director of ICRI-BioM.

We are delighted to share that Dr hab. Vignesh Kumaravel, Acting Director of ICRI-BioM, delivered a talk at the Nature Conference hosted by Tianjin University and organized by Nature Catalysis, Nature Sustainability, Nature Energy, and Nature Chemical Engineering.

Two Ph.D. researchers from the Biomaterials group, Tannaz Soltanolzakerin Sorkhabi and Issam Thamer, successfully presented their research at the 34th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB 2025), held in Turin, Italy, from September 7–11, 2025. This prestigious event brought together more than 1,000 scientists from around the world, offering a rich program of oral and poster presentations, panel debates, and networking opportunities.

We are pleased to share that a review meeting of the NCN National Science Centre–funded M-ERA.NET HEVA (Hybrid Electrosynthesis of Value-Added Chemicals) project was recently held in ICRI-BioM, Łódź.

An outstanding illustration by Dominik Dusza, created for research on F430-catalyzed dehalogenation, is now showcased on the cover of PCCP.

ICRI-BioM’s OPUS 28 + LAP application has been recommended for funding for the project titled “NIR-active Multi-layer Coatings for Titanium Alloys to Disinfect Superbugs” (NIR-CURATOR). This initiative is a collaborative research effort involving ICRI-BioM, Lodz University of Technology in Poland, and the Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC) at Brno University of Technology (BUT) in the Czech Republic.

As part of the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences at Lodz University of Technology (TUL), BACIF 2025 International Conference on “Innovation for Food, Nutrition, Health, and Beauty” brought together academic and industry experts for two days of knowledge exchange and networking. The event took place on June 9 & 10, 2025 in Lodz. Key themes of the conference included bioprocessing, biocontrol, food safety and preservation, and biopolymers.

The DORIS project (Development of Modular and Mobile By-Product and Wastes Biorefinery Valorisation Systems) has been selected as one of 24 projects recommended for funding under the Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership’s second transnational call: 24 Projects Recommended for Funding.

Dr. hab. Vignesh Kumaravel has joined the Editorial Board of Scientific Reports, a leading open-access journal from Nature Portfolio. He will serve as an Editorial Board Member in the Nanotechnology Division under the Materials section.

ICRI-BioM is proud to announce that we have successfully secured funding to host a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr hab. Vignesh Kumaravel's lab. Our application received an exceptional score of 96 out of 100, highlighting the strength and impact of our research.

Last night, the ICRI-BioM family came together to celebrate an incredible year of achievements.

On Wednesday 13th November 2024, a ceremonial session of the Senate of the Lodz University of Technology took place during which distinctions and medals were awarded to TUL employees, as well as prizes for the best TUL students and graduates. ICRI-BioM was there as well!