SAIGE project - The project for accelerating innovation and fostering entrepreneurship in the Republic of Serbia

In October 2022, the Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the RS with the aim of supporting the process of institutional transformation through the implementation of the SAIGE project - "The project for accelerating innovation and fostering entrepreneurship in the Republic of Serbia".

The SAIGE project supports the further reform of the scientific and research sector, strengthens ties between the business and academic sectors, and promotes the development of innovative companies. It is implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the RS, the World Bank, and the European Union. Participants in the project include 18 scientific institutes, including IBISS.

The implementation of this project includes improving the quality of scientific research work, increasing the competitiveness of IBISS in international projects, promoting activities in the field of knowledge and technology transfer, and improving the capacity of all IBISS work processes.

In the implementation of the SAIGE project, international and national experts were consulted to help achieve the goals in the transformation process of IBISS, for which we thank them all:

International Institutional Consultant: Dr. Richard Adams
National Institutional Consultant: Dr. Aleksandar Belić

International Advisory Board:
Dr. Teresa Lettieri, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC), Ispra, VA, Italy;
Prof. Marianne Rots, Professor of Molecular Epigenetics in the Department of Pathology and Medicine, Biology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Groningen and University Medical Centre Groningen, The Netherlands;
Prof. Gordana Vunjak-Novaković, Columbia University and Mikati Foundation, USA;
Dr. Matjaž Polak, Supply Chain Director of the Knauf Insulation System Division, previously Head of Launch Management at Sandoz, Slovenia;
Dr. Efstathios Gonos, General Director of the Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Athens, Greece;
Prof. Damid Barcelo, Cullerds IDAEA-CSIC, Barcelona, and Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Girona, Spain;
Dr. Thomas Mohr, ScienceConsult - DI Thomas Mohr KG, Guntramsdorf, Austria; Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Austria; Center of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine,Medical University of Vienna, and Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Vienna, Austria.

Consultant for Knowledge and Technology Transfer: Davorka Moslavac Forjan