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Ruđer Bošković InstituteRuđer Bošković InstituteZagreb, Bijenička 54Zagreb, Bijenička 54

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Josip Ruđer BoškovićJosip Ruđer Bošković(Dubrovnik, 18 May 1711 - Milan, 13 Feb. 1787)

Physicist, mathematician, astronomer, poet, philosopher, diplomat

“Theoria philosophiae naturalis” published in Vienna 1758.

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1950 Founded by theCroatian Academy of Science and Arts

1955 Independent institute for nuclear energy and nuclear sciences, financed by the Yugoslav Federal Commission for Nuclear Energy

First departments:Theoretical physicsMolecular physicsNuclear physicsElectronics

1952 Chemistry1954 Biology

Historical overviewHistorical overview

1957. – RBI in collaboration with the University of Zagreb established the first postgraduate studies in this region

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1963 Institute was reorganized to 7 Departments and achieved the multidisciplinary character

1969Center for Marine Research (Rovinj)

1990Molecular Medicine and Molecular Genetics

Departments:Theoretical physicsNuclear and Atomic ResearchSolid stateElectronicsPhysical ChemistryOrganic Chemistry and BiochemistryBiology

1966 financed by Federal and afterwards Croatian Council for Scientific Work;At present by the Ministry of Science, Education and SportsMinistry of Science, Education and Sports (MSES) (MSES)

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RBI 1962- home made cyclotron-16 MeV deuterons; 8 MeV protons; 32 MeV -particles – 1972-1987 production of short-lived radio pharma-ceuticals

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Arial view of the RBI campusArial view of the RBI campus

20 000 m2 area for investigation and logistics82 equipped laboratories

Institute Institute todaytoday

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OrganizationalOrganizational structurestructure

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Laboratory for nuclear reactionsLaboratory for measurements of low-level radioactivityLaboratory 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

Liquid scintillation counter (LSC)Quantulus 1220 (Wallac Oy, Finland) 6.0 MV Tandem Van de

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1.0 MV Tandetron

IAEA contribution ~1.000.000 €

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RBI 10 years scientific performance – CC papers

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Overview byOverview by branchesbranches

Overview by ageOverview by age

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EU projectsEU projects

5 years ago: only 2 FP5 projects 301.569 €€

Present situation:

FP6 21 projects contracted 3.600.0003.600.000 € €

FP7 calls 45 project proposals submitted FP7 calls 45 project proposals submitted

4 projects accepted 4 projects accepted

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

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RuRudjdjer Innovationer Innovationss Ltd. Ltd. – 2007 – – 2007 – RBI’s Agency RBI’s Agency

for for commercialization of knowledgecommercialization of knowledge

SSpin-off companies:pin-off companies:BiozyneBiozyne – 2005; EU patent, potential anticancer drug – 2005; EU patent, potential anticancer drug

ChirallicaChirallica – 2006; chiral separations, chiral HPLC columns – 2006; chiral separations, chiral HPLC columns

Rudjer Medikol Diagnostics -2007; Rudjer Medikol Diagnostics -2007; hereditary breast cancer hereditary breast cancer

diagnosticsdiagnostics

Rudjer Medikol Cyclotron – 2007; production of Rudjer Medikol Cyclotron – 2007; production of

radionuclides for PET diagnosticsradionuclides for PET diagnostics

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Ivan Mestrovic: the statue of Rudjer Boskovic

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