Ruer Bokovi Institute Zagreb Bijenika 54 CROATIA Josip

Ruđer Bošković Institute Zagreb, Bijenička 54 CROATIA Josip Ruđer Bošković (Dubrovnik, 18 May 1711 - Milan, 13 Feb. 1787) Physicist, mathematician, astronomer, poet, philosopher, diplomat “Theoria philosophiae naturalis” published in Vienna 1758. 1

Historical overview 1950 Founded by the Croatian Academy of Science and Arts First departments: Theoretical physics Molecular physics Nuclear physics Electronics 1952 Chemistry 1954 Biology 1955 Independent institute for nuclear energy and nuclear sciences, financed by the Yugoslav Federal Commission for Nuclear Energy 1957. – RBI in collaboration with the University of Zagreb established the first postgraduate studies in this region 2

1963 Institute was reorganized to 7 Departments and achieved the multidisciplinary character Departments: Theoretical physics Nuclear and Atomic Research Solid state Electronics Physical Chemistry Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Biology 1966 financed by Federal and afterwards Croatian Council for Scientific Work; At present by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (MSES) 1969 Center for Marine Research (Rovinj) 1990 Molecular Medicine and Molecular Genetics 3

RBI 1962 - home made cyclotron-16 Me. V deuterons; 8 Me. V protons; 32 Me. V -particles – 1972 -1987 production of short-lived radio pharmaceuticals 4

Institute today Arial view of the RBI campus 20 000 m 2 area for investigation and logistics 82 equipped laboratories 5

Organizational structure 6

Laboratory for nuclear reactions Laboratory for measurements of low-level radioactivity Laboratory for ion beam interactions - 6 MV EN Tandem Van de Graaff accelerator and a new 1 MV Tandetron accelerator Laboratory for radiation chemistry and dosimetry Laboratory for radioecology Heavy ion physics laboratory IAEA contribution ~1. 000 € Liquid scintillation counter (LSC) Quantulus 1220 (Wallac Oy, 6. 0 MV Tandem Van de Finland) Graaff 1. 0 MV Tandetron 7

RBI 10 years scientific performance – CC papers 8

Overview by branches Overview by age 9

RBI scientific performance : RBI scientists - 5% of the total produce 22 % of the total Croatian scientific output (CC papers) RBI - concentration of advanced scientific equpment EU projects 5 years ago: only 2 FP 5 projects 301. 569 € Present situation: FP 6 21 projects contracted FP 7 calls 3. 600. 000 € 45 project proposals submitted 4 projects accepted 10

Rudjer Innovations Ltd. – 2007 – RBI’s Agency for commercialization of knowledge Spin-off companies: Biozyne – 2005; EU patent, potential anticancer drug Chirallica – 2006; chiral separations, chiral HPLC columns Rudjer Medikol Diagnostics -2007; hereditary breast cancer diagnostics Rudjer Medikol Cyclotron – 2007; production of radionuclides for PET diagnostics 11

Ivan Mestrovic: the statue of Rudjer Boskovic 12

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