UPJŠ in Košice had something to show off once again at the SlovakiaTech Forum-Expo 2025 event, presenting its innovations and visions for the future and was a part of dozens of exhibition stands from various fields of science and more than 120 speakers. The event took place on September 17 and 18, 2025, in Kulturpark, Košice. The opening ceremony was attended by Prof. RNDr. Renáta Oriňaková, DrSc., Vice-Rector for Science, Research and Project Agenda at UPJŠ, who took an active interest in all the topics presented by our university.
The Faculty of Science of UPJŠ in Košice presented three areas of research at the event:
1. New batteries for mobility and energy – from prototypes to technologies for electric cars.
2. Smart geographic solutions for climate change adaptation – flood modeling, urban heat island analysis, and the concept of a climate-neutral municipality.
CAP – a data analytics platform developed collaborating with VISSIM, focused on applied research and support for education in the field of artificial intelligence.
The topics presented at the event by researchers and doctoral students from the Faculty of Science of UPJŠ in Košice attracted great interest from visitors. Doc. Mgr. Michal Gallay, PhD, Vice-Dean for external relations of the Faculty of Natural Science of UPJŠ, came to support his exhibiting teams.
The SlovakiaTech 2025 conference was also attended by RNDr. Andrej Mirossay, PhD., director of the UPJŠ Technology and Innovation Park (TIP-UPJŠ), prof. RNDr. Erik Sedlák, DrSc., head of the Center for Interdisciplinary Biosciences (CIB), researcher Mgr. Mária Tomková, PhD., Mgr. Dušan Rostáš, PhD., head of the Technology Transfer Center, researcher doc. RNDr. Michal Goga, Mgr. Diana Juhászová, specialist in intellectual property management and administration, and RNDr. Deepti Routray, PhD., from the Faculty of Science at UPJŠ in Košice.
The main point of the TIP-UPJŠ presentation was the APBC – Advanced Protein Biotechnology Consortium project, which brings together partners from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom and is led by Prof. RNDr. Erik Sedlák, DrSc. The aim of the project is to support the creation of spin-off companies, attract talent, and build new research capacities, including the Center for Mass Photometry in Košice.
Another project was also presented: a two-month research expedition to Antarctica led by doc. RNDr. Michal Goga, PhD., who, in addition to his research on mosses and lichens, will test our partners’ products – functional superfoods from RISTRE®, functional clothing and sleeping bags from CARINTHIA for temperatures down to -30°C, a Pavian Car mobile siren with an acoustic range of 500 meters, and a safety beacon from Telegrafia – Warning Systems!
