The Heyrovsky Institute has opened its doors. We were there!
On Thursday, 15 May 2025, the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the J. Heyrovský Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic hosted the 4th annual event “Heyrovský Institute Opens”, during which projects implemented under the Jan Amos Komenský Operational Programme (OP JAK) of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports were presented.
About 70 guests from the academic and business world had the opportunity to get a glimpse into the world of cutting-edge research and we were there. Scientists from various institutes and universities presented their current scientific projects related to quantum technologies, electricity conversion and storage, biosensors or photocatalysis, which can purify wastewater.
The conference was opened by the Institute’s Director Martin Hof, who welcomed all the participants, stressed the importance of linking scientific research with practical applications and did not forget to show how the Heyrovsky Institute builds on the scientific legacy of Nobel Prize winner Jaroslav Heyrovský. This was followed by a presentation by Ing. Jakub Uchytil from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, who presented the possibilities of financing science and research within the framework of the OP JAK.
However, the most attention was naturally drawn to the scientific projects themselves and their unique results. Visitors had the opportunity to see technologies that only a few years ago sounded like science fiction.
The Faculty of Science of the J. E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem has been involved in one of the projects of the Operational Programme Jan Amos Komenský – AMULET (Advanced MUltiscaLe materials for key Enabling Technologies) since 1 January 2024. The project focuses on the research of advanced multiscale materials for key enabling technologies, which have a wide range of applications in the field of biomedicine, catalysis or environmental applications.
The main coordinator of the AMULET project is the J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of the CAS, v. v. i., while the Faculty of Science of the Jagiellonian University is one of the eight partner institutions involved. The AMULET project is a significant step towards the development of new materials with high application potential and UJEP is a proud partner of this scientific initiative.
The contribution of the Faculty of Science of UJEP to the AMULET project is the scientific investigations of advanced materials that have a wide range of practical applications. For example, scientists here focus on biomaterials for medicine, nanomaterials with unique properties, ultrathin layers or special structures for gas trapping. Their work thus opens the way to innovations in medicine, ecology and industry.
A small, so far all-female, scientific team led by Professor Zdeňka Kolská (CENAB) is involved in the AMULET project.