“A Second Chance for Coffee – Let’s Find Sustainable Solutions” Every day, not only in Slovakia, tons of used ground coffee are thrown away from households, offices and cafes. This waste can be a valuable raw material — if we can properly dry, store and reuse it. The UPJŠ Technology and Innovation Park in Košice … Continued

On October 2-3, 2025, the opening ceremony of the Advanced Protein Biotechnology Consortium (APBC) project took place at the GES Club Košice – a unique scientific and innovation project that represents a significant step in strengthening cooperation between academia and the biotechnology industry in Slovakia. Project goal: connecting science, innovation and industry The APBC project … Continued

On September 26, 2025, the Center for Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (CIB) of the Technology and Innovation Park in Košice (TIP-UPJŠ) participated in the European Science Night festival, which took place in the Optima Shopping Center in Košice. The theme of the 2025 edition was CHAOS with the subtitle “Searching for Order in an Unpredictable World”. … Continued

On Thursday, September 25, 2025, in the Šafárik Chamber in the UPJŠ Rectorate building, the Vice-Rector for International Relations Dr. h. c. prof. Mgr. Slávka Tomaščíková, PhD. received the Fulbright scholarship holder Andersen Herman, accompanied by RNDr. Andrej Mirossay, PhD., Director of the UPJŠ Technology and Innovation Park, where the young researcher will spend the … Continued

Representatives of the Technology and Innovation Park of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice participated in the largest technology conference in Slovakia this year – SlovakiaTech 2025 in Košice. Representatives of TIP-UPJŠ had the opportunity to meet inspiring people, discuss the future of technology with students and companies, present their projects and listen to lectures … Continued

This week was in the spirit of events that connect science, innovation and people.  Our international lecturers, researchers, and PhD students were also present at the exceptional Brew and View evening organized by Business Košice. The invitation, extended through the Euraxess Welcome Office and represented by PhDr. Zuzana Szattlerová, was accepted by several international colleagues … Continued

The “FEBS3+ Meeting: XXVIIIth BIOCHEMISTRY CONGRESS of the Czech and Slovak Societies for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and with participation of Polish and German Biochemical Societies” with the motto “Unlocking of the Secrets of Life”, took place in Prague at the National Technical Library from 7 to 10 September 2025 on the occasion of the … Continued

At the beginning of September, students from Slovakia and the Czech Republic met at the CIB TIP of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice to explore - under the guidance of experienced experts - the world of modern protein engineering. The five-day Summer School on Protein Engineering offered them not only specialized lectures but also hands-on experience, including recombinant DNA preparation, protein expression, and protein purification.

Salisbury University graduate Andersen Herman ’25, a chemistry major from Fruitland, MD, has been awarded a 2025–26 U.S. Fulbright Student Award. He will spend the coming year in the Slovak Republic conducting groundbreaking research while engaging in cultural exchange and mentorship. Herman, a native of Haiti who immigrated to the United States with his family … Continued

On July 30, 2025, a professional meeting was held at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Biosciences (CIB), TIP UPJŠ, with an esteemed guest from India – Prof. Ramchand, CEO of MagGenome Technologies Pvt. Ltd., based in Chennai, India. The company specializes in the application of nanotechnology in biomedicine, particularly in the isolation of DNA, RNA, and … Continued