Antarctica is one of the most extreme places on Earth. It was to this environment that Assoc. Prof. Michal Goga, PhD.—from the Institute of Biological and Ecological Sciences at the UPJŠ Faculty of Science and the Technology and Innovation Park UPJŠ—ventured to study the fascinating ability of mosses and lichens to survive in conditions hostile … Continued

How do we get from DNA to a functional protein and how can the properties of proteins be purposefully changed or new molecules designed? Students sought answers to these questions during two Summer Schools of Protein Engineering, which were held as part of the APBC program at the workplace of the Center for Interdisciplinary Biosciences TIP UPJŠ in Košice.

As part of the Advanced Protein Biotechnology Consortium (APBC) project, a two-day professional workshop dedicated to modern protein biotechnology was held on August 31 and September 1, 2026 at the TIP UPJŠ Interdisciplinary Bioscience Center in Košice.

Dear colleagues, we would like to invite you to the EASTMED 2026 conference: Where Science Meets Business, which will take place on September 23, 2026 in Košice. EASTMED 2026 connects research, medicine, technology and business and creates a space for discussion on how to get the results of scientific work from the laboratory closer to … Continued

The Center for Interdisciplinary Life Sciences TIP UPJŠ in Košice invites students, the scientific community and the general public to the Protein Biotechnology workshop, which will take place on August 31 – September 1, 2026. Over two days, experts in the field of protein biotechnology will present current topics and trends in protein research. The … Continued

This week, we presented our capacities at the Technology and Innovation Park UPJŠ (TIP-UPJŠ) in Košice: protein biotechnology, natural substances, screening and imaging. The audience was small and targeted — exactly as it should be. Our guest was Martina Luckaničová, founder of Amawa Ventures. The meeting was attended by Andrej Miroššay, director of TIP-UPJŠ, Zuzana … Continued

The Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice has prepared a research cooperation agreement in cooperation with Bioinova, a.s. (Prague), the subject of which will be a series of pilot experiments with the enzyme chitinase. The research may bring new possibilities of use in human medicine as well as in agriculture and animal production. The UPJŠ … Continued

Double Recognition for Our Researcher We are pleased to announce the significant achievements of our colleague, RNDr. Michal Nemergut, PhD., who received the Slovak Biophysical Society Award for Young Scientists under the Age of 35 during the XII. Symposium of the Slovak Biophysical Society. The award is presented in recognition of outstanding scientific achievements and contributions to the … Continued

We invite you to a seminar dedicated to the implementation of the Prehistoric Silk Road exploration project. The Center for Integrative Paleobiology TIP-UPJŠ welcomes colleagues from Canada and Switzerland! On Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 9 a.m., a special seminar will be held, featuring the following speakers: Prof. Donald BrinkmanUniversity of Alberta + Royal Tyrrell … Continued