BICRO INFO DAY held today at the Ruđer Bošković Institute was a perfect opportunity for the RBI scientist to learn more about the Business Innovation Centre of Croatia – BICRO and get closer insight into government support programs aimed at strengthening cooperation between science and industry. This event was organized under the auspices of the RBI Director General Ms. Danica Ramljak, DVM, PhD.

An intensive three-day ESF Exploratory Workshop How to Constrain the High Density Symmetry Energy started in Zagreb today. Organized by the Ruđer Bošković Institute in partnership with the European Science Foundation (ESF) the workshop gathered renowned US and European scientist to discuss the issues related to nuclear symmetry energy. RBI scientist Zvonimir Basrak, PhD, Head of the Laboratory for Nuclear Physics, is one of 59 European scientists to have gained ESF support in a fierce international competition of 337 proposals.

The RBI Director General Danica Ramljak will participate in the NATO conference: Challenges and Opportunities in Trans-Atlantic Defence Industrial Cooperation in 2009 to be held at NATO headquarters in Brussels on 15 - 16 October 2009. Issues on the agenda will include technology transfer, intellectual property, market access and investment policies in the context of an economic downturn and anticipated recovery. Organized by NATO's Defence Investment Division in partnership with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) of London, the conference will bring together National Armaments Directors as well as government and defence industry leaders from both sides of the Atlantic. During this conference the RBI Director will meet with the high NATO officials, defence ministers and senior representatives of government institutions of NATO member states to discuss the RBI capabilities for joint cooperation on NATO projects.

Peter R. Jackson, PhD, Chief of AIDS Research Review Branch (ARRB), Scientific Review Program, Division of Extramural Activities at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS held today a workshop on Strategies for Preparing and Submitting an NIH Grant Application.

The Ruđer Bošković Institute partnered once again with the Zagreb Observatory and the Croatian Astronomic Society to celebrate Galileo's night. On Thursday, 22 October 2009, our visitors will have the opportunity to take part in two interesting lectures on astronomy and astrophysics by the RBI scientist Tihomir Surić, PhD, and Mr. Marko Šimac. After these lectures the visitors will continue their astronomy adventure at the RBI basketball field where they will be able to observe the sky through the powerful telescopes and feel the thrill of discovery and wonder under dark Zagreb sky.

The Sixth Scientific Meeting of the Croatian Physical Society which was held in Primošten on 8 – 11 October 2009, gathered more than 250 scientists from the country and abroad, involved in physics research and applied physics. The four day meeting included interesting lectures and insightful poster presentations on key topics, as well as three round table discussions on: The Talent Drain - Where and Why do Women Flee from Physics, Financing of Science in Croatia and the EU projects in Croatia.

Peter R. Jackson, PhD, Chief of AIDS Research Review Branch (ARRB), Scientific Review Program, Division of Extramural Activities at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS held today a workshop on Strategies for Preparing and Submitting an NIH Grant Application.

At the special ceremony held today in the Croatian Parliament scientists, researchers and junior researchers were presented with the National Science Awards for 2008 in recognition of their exceptional achievements in scientific research, new scientific discoveries and scientific accomplishments. This is the most prestigious acknowledgment to Croatian scientists for their work, presented by the Republic of Croatia.

The Sixth Scientific Meeting of the Croatian Physical Society to be held in Primošten on October 8 - 11, 2009 will gather more than 250 Croatian scientists from the country and abroad, involved in physics research and applied physics. The objective is to promote the advancement and dissemination of knowledge in all areas of physics research and to enable graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, university faculty, and researchers across government and industry to share their latest developments and project result in the field.

Peter R. Jackson, PhD, Chief of AIDS Research Review Branch (ARRB), Scientific Review Program, Division of Extramural Activities at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS will be visiting the Ruđer Bošković Institute on Wednesday, 7 October 2009. On this occasion Dr. Jackson will give talk on The US National Institutes of Health: Strategies for Successful Grantsmanship. In this presentation he will identify resources and strategies which should facilitate the development of competitive NIH grant applications. The lecture by Dr. Jackson is the third of the Distinguished scientists at RBI series, organized under auspice of RBI Director Danica Ramljak, D.V.M, PhD.