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We are looking for new PhD students who are interested in advanced material and biomedical research, deepening their knowledge of macromolecular science.
Register by 8 March 2021.

Two of the largest research and education institutions will continue collaborating in the BIOCEV.

The management of the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences announces with deep sorrow that on 30 October 2020, prof. Ing. Karel Dušek, DrSc. passed away at the age of 90.

The Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, CAS, the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, CAS and Charles University have signed a licensing agreement with the company Immunotech for the use of iBodies®, a joint technology for measuring free testosterone in blood

The team of scientists of the Polymer membranes dept won the fourth place from all 206 projects registered in the Hack the Crisis contest organized by the CzechInvest agency.

Oxygenerator invented by the IMC scientists in cooperation with the Czech membrane R&D company MemBrain differs from other oxygenerators by utilization of hollow fibre membrane, which filters 100% of all viruses and increases oxygen content up to 45% (or more).
We welcome any cooperation for production.

The elected president for the years 2020 – 2021 is Dr. Jiri Kotek, director of the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry CAS and representative of the Czech Chemical Society.

We celebrated 60 years of foundation of the Institute by Professor Otto Wichterle.

The Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the CAS within the European Polymer Federation organizes the conference. It will be held 26 June – 1 July in Prague.