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19. June 2026

President Petr Pavel visits the National Atmospheric Observatory Košetice. Dr. Ing. Vladimír Ždímal Presents Aerosol Research on Behalf of ICPF

The President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, and the First Lady visited the National Atmospheric Observatory Košetice. Vladimír Ždímal Presents Aerosol Research on Behalf of ICPF Košetice Observatory, one of the country’s key facilities for monitoring air quality, atmospheric composition, and conducting long-term meteorological measureme…

ICPF International Advisory Board Meeting

8. June 2026

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ICPF International Advisory Board Meeting

On 1–2 June 2026, the Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Sciences (ICPF) hosted the third meeting of its International Advisory Board (IAB). The Board comprises leading experts from academia and industry across Europe and serves as an independent body providing feedback and recommendations on the scientific strateg…

29. September 2025

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Interview with Mark Terentyak: What is it like to represent our Institute at the FameLab Competition?

Our doctoral student, Mark Terentyak from the Research Group of Multiphase Reactors, has advanced to the national round of the FameLab 2025 competition, which is looking for the best science communicators. His three-minute presentation on using bubbles to deliver oxygen to cells in biotechnology research captivated the jury and the audience. In an …

8. August 2025

Applied Research

Highly Selective Galectin-1 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

We have received the project “Highly selective galectin-1 inhibitors for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer” in the PRAK Program, which is an internal program of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), from which funding can be obtained for the development of the application potential of research results. Researchers have up to…

1. July 2025

Applied Research

Fast Hydrogen Electrolyzer can Revolutionize Energy Stability

Scientists from the Department of Materials Chemistry have been awarded the THETA 2 project “Sustainable technologies for synthetic fuel production and energy storage” (2025-2029) by the Technology Agency of the CR. The project aims to develop innovative technologies for efficiently converting CO₂ into synthetic fuels and energy stora…

Czech scientists from the Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS detected forest fires in Canada

17. June 2025

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Czech scientists from the Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS detected forest fires in Canada

Scientists from the Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Sciences, who are part of the large research infrastructure ACTRIS – CZ, detected a sharp increase in air pollutants at several monitoring stations. The phenomenon was observed in the Czech Republic on June 9 and 10, 2025. Backward trajectory calculations of ai…