Тhe scientific conference EMBO|FEBS Lecture Course entitled "The evolving role of mitochondria in metabolism", will be held from 14 to 18 September 2025 at the Belgrade Youth Center. The organizers of the meeting are the CECAD Cluster of Excellence for Aging Research at the University of Cologne, Germany and the Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade.

More information about the meeting and the speakers as well as the preliminary programme can be found on the website https://meetings.embo.org/event/25-mitochondria.

The deadline for registration and submission of abstracts is 1 June 2025 at the following link: https://coms.app/febs25-05/welcome.html.

Science Fund Proof of Concept project, which resulted in the national patent application P-2025/0366, is completed successfully. The patent refers to innovative materials for the ecological protection of legumes and cereals from pest insects.

In addition to the patent, two publications are being prepared for publication in top international journals, which further confirms the scientific importance and potential of this team work.

Research was conducted with the support of the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, PROJECT NUMBER 12929, Project name "Materials for controlled release of natural repellents produced in an environmentally friendly manner" - Acronym: NatuRep.