NEW BUILDING OF BIOSENSE INSTITUTE OPENED IN THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

The new building of the BioSense Institute, member of the University of Novi Sad, was officially open April 19, 2023.

The new facility, located on an area of more than 6,500 square meters within the central University campus, is unique in its architecture, as it has an anti-vibration core that floats on four cushions, which enables the most sensitive scientific research in the field of micro and nano technologies. In addition, in the new Institute building there are so-called ‘clean rooms’, laboratories equipped with the state-of-the-art equipment for multidisciplinary scientific research, a data centre as well as a specially created space for start-ups. All this together makes the BioSense Institute a unique institution of this type in Serbia.

The Prime Minister of Serbia Ana Brnabić and the European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel, together with the director of the Institute Vladimir Crnojević and the coordinator of the ANTARES project Vesna Bengin, by cutting the ribbon, symbolically marked a new chapter of this institution. The event was also attended by the University Rector Prof. Dr. Dejan Madić, President of the Provincial Government Igor Mirović, Minister for Education Branko Ružić, as well as the members of the diplomatic missions in Serbia and representatives of partner universities from the region.

This project has been supported with 34 million euros invested in the team of dedicated people working at BioSense, the building and the equipment. European Union’s support is worth 14 million, while the Republic of Serbia invested 20 million euros. Thanks to this support, new capacities and highly sophisticated equipment will enable strengthening the institute’s potential as a European Centre of Scientific Excellence, which is capable of implementing the most advanced projects applicable at the world level.

Today, the BioSense Institute has more than 140 employees, and thanks to the new infrastructure and state-of-the-art equipment financed through the ANTARES project, the institute is expected to fully fill its capacity of 250 employees.

Photo: Government of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina