NanoEnviCz has achieved an excellent evaluation
NanoEnviCz, the national research infrastructure, has achieved an “excellent” evaluation, receiving the highest possible grade in the International Peer-Review Assessment of Large Research Infrastructures of the Czech Republic for the 2027–2034 funding period. It was recognized as “one of the leading Czech research infrastructures in environmental nanotechnology and advanced materials research”, highlighting its outstanding scientific quality and its important role in the Czech research landscape.
Coordinated by the Heyrovsky Institute, CAS, namely, doc. RNDr. Martin Kalbáč, Ph.D., NanoEnviCz brings together five partner institutions: Palacký University Olomouc, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, the Technical University of Liberec, the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, CAS, and the Institute of Experimental Medicine, CAS.
Special thanks go to Dr. Ing. Kateřina Minhová Macounová for her successful leadership of the infrastructure throughout the entire interim evaluation process, and to Ing. Andrea Krupová for her invaluable administrative support. This excellent result reflects the collective commitment and dedication of all those involved in developing NanoEnviCz.
NanoEnviCz – Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Future – was established in 2016 as a national large research infrastructure providing a comprehensive and unique portfolio of scientific user services in the field of nanomaterials, nanotechnologies, and their environmental, biomedical, and industrial applications. It integrates complementary expertise and advanced instrumentation distributed across leading Czech research institutions, creating a nationally unique platform for the synthesis, fabrication, and characterization of nanomaterials, as well as for environmental assessment, toxicology, analytical chemistry, and data services. Its research and service activities support the development of advanced nanomaterials and technologies for heterogeneous catalysis, photocatalysis, pollutant adsorption, sensing, and environmental monitoring. A key scientific objective is the development of novel nanomaterials using a safe-by-design approach, closely linked to assessing their toxicity and potential risks.
