EINSTEIN
Excellence initiative for nutrifood-based theranostics
for healthy European society
The EINSTEIN project consortium is composed of 9 institutions, out of which 6 are from Serbia and the remaining 3 are from Austria, Netherlands and Denmark.
Coordinating Institution
University of Novi Sad is the second largest university in Serbia with around 5,000 employees and 50,000 students. Comprehensive, entrepreneurial oriented university with 14 faculties and with 390 accredited study programmes (according to the Bologna declaration). UNS has signed bilateral agreements with more than 130 leading institutions worldwide. UNS is the most active organization in Serbia in H2020 and FP7 projects. Awarded with a prestigious acknowledgement – the Logo of Excellence in the field of improving the work conditions of researchers. UNS is new headquarter of the Secretariat of the Consortium of Higher Education Institutions in the framework of the cooperation of the Republic of China and 16 countries of Central and East Europe.
Contact Person:
Prof. Goran Stojanović
sgoran@uns.ac.rs
Consortium members
Science and Technology Park Novi Sad, RS
Science and Technology Park Novi Sad plays a crucial role in attracting innovative technology and development companies,
creating conditions for the development of the knowledge-based economy, and accelerating the export of value-added
products and services to strengthen the competitive position of the Republic of Serbia economy. The STP provides startups with access to expert mentors, funding and investors, peer mentorship, workspaces, and technology for
product development to jumpstart their growth.
Contact Person:
Dr. Vladimir Todorović
vladimir.todorovic@ntpns.rs
Business on High Heels, RS
Business on High Heels is a social organization with over 1,500 members that promotes women’s entrepreneurship and has vast experience implementing various projects and organizing events (more than 80), focusing on gender equality and women’s economic empowerment. Every month, BH organizes open-door events for networking and disseminating vital business and funding information to all women who want to achieve business
success. Each year, BH organizes an international conference for women from all business spheres, from old crafts to industrial production.
Contact Person:
Renata Milinković
renatamilinkovich@gmail.com
Vojvodina ICT Cluster, RS
VOICT is a business association founded in 2010 through a bottom-up initiative of ICT companies and several supporting institutions. It is a fast-growing organization, strongest in its field in Serbia with a total workforce of 8.000+ experienced IT professionals working in its member companies. Since 2014, Vojvodina ICT Cluster has been developing and implementing IT re-qualification training for the inclusion of a new workforce into the IT industry in Serbia. 1.600+ students of the Cluster Academy, including 400+ kids learning to code, 350+ people re-trained to start IT careers, and hundreds of trained in soft skills.
Contact Person:
Milan Šolaja
milan.solaja@vojvodinaictcluster.org
New Hospital, RS
New Hospital is the region’s leading and state-of-the-art equipped general hospital, which performs specialist-consultative and inpatient health activities at the secondary level of health care. New Hospital provides patients with a complete medical service, from diagnosis to surgical interventions and treatment, respecting all the requirements of the modern medical profession, according to all ethical codes, in a representative environment that is equipped according to the highest world standards.
Contact Person:
Svetlana Pavić
svetlana.pavic@paroco.co.rs
Vojvodina Organic Cluster, RS
VOC is an association founded on September 29, 2014 by institutions, associations, producers, processors and distributors of organic products. The aim of the association is to increase the innovation, competitiveness and sustainability of organic agriculture in Vojvodina. VOC is relevant representative of over 60 organic producers. Long-term cooperation with organic producers and participation in domestic and foreign
collaborations and projects, demo trials, as well as cooperation with scientific and educational institutions, has provided VOC with necessary knowledge, skills and experience.
Contact Person:
Dr. Miloš Rajković
rajkovicmilos@gmail.com
Johannes Kepler University Linz, AT
The Institute of Physical Chemistry (LIOS), JKU, is a photo-physical experimental research laboratory specialized in the investigation of organic materials: dielectrics, semiconductors and photoactive
nanostructures. Among the topics developed at LIOS are transport properties in organic and perovskite solar cells; phase segregation studies in semiconductors nanostructures; metallic properties of conducting polymers; bioelectrocatalysis using immobilized enzymes and microorganisms; field effect transistors fabrication using all-natural materials; polarization mechanisms in natural dielectric materials; sensors fabrication based on electrochemical
transistors.
Contact Person:
Prof. Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci
serdar.sariciftci@jku.at
Wageningen University, NL
Wageningen University specializes in life sciences, with a focus on agriculture, food and nutrition, technology and engineering. It is one of the top-ranked universities in the world in these areas. Wageningen University hosts over 13,000 students from more than 100 countries. Wageningen University actively promotes diversity and inclusion, entrepreneurship and technology transfer.
Contact Person:
Prof. Witkamp Renger
renger.witkamp@wur.nl
Technical University of Denmark, DK
Through strong cooperation with the health sector, industry, academia, and other health partners, the Department of health technology at Technical University of Denmark focuses on creating health technology that improves the quality
of life. The Technical University of Denmark team has excelled in the development of bioactive materials for implantable devices and sensors for monitoring various health parameters. In addition, innovation partners at Technical University of Denmark support researchers in transferring innovative ideas and products from the University’s research labs into the real world.
Contact Person:
Dr. Alireza Dolatshahi-Pirouz
aldo@dtu.dk