Looking ahead: FunGlass discusses its future strategy On 6 October, FunGlass brought together its Scientific Board, International Advisory Board and Industry Board to review progress and discuss priorities for the coming period. 🤝 Prof. Enrico Bernardo, Prof. Alicia Durán, Prof. Lothar Wondraczek and Prof. Dušan Galusek joined the meeting in person, while members of the International Advisory Board and Industry Board participated online. The meeting was an opportunity to reflect on FunGlass’s progress and achievements and to discuss how to further strengthen its research, international cooperation and links with industry. #FunGlass #GlassResearch #ResearchAndInnovation #ScientificExcellence #InternationalCollaboration #KnowledgeValorisation #AI
FunGlass - Centre for Functional and Surface Functionalized Glass
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CENTRE FOR FUNCTIONAL AND SURFACE-FUNCTIONALIZED GLASSES is the project supported by the HORIZON 2020. It is based at University of Trenčín (Slovakia, coordinated by prof. D. Galusek). Project partners include FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany, with prof. A. Boccaccini), FSU Jena (Germany, with prof. L. Wondraczek), CSIC Madrid (Spain, with prof. A. Durán) and University of Padova (Italy, with prof. E. Bernardo). The scope of the project is the upgrade of existing Centre of excellence for ceramics, glass, and cement, to an internationally recognized Centre for functional and surface-functionalized glasses. The new Centre will be specialized to cutting edge research in the area of glasses with special functional properties (luminescence, electric), and to functionalization of conventional glasses with the aim of modification of their properties, and adding new functionalities. These would comprise reflection, and anti-reflection coatings for solar energy production and optoelectronic applications, increase of glass strength, enhancing the corrosion and leaching resistance of commercially produced glasses, self cleaning/antibacterial coatings of glasses for medical applications, including modification/enhancement of bioactivity. The research topics would include also utilization of waste materials for production of glasses and glass-ceramic materials with high added value. The project will be aimed at establishment of the Centre as a joint venture of all participating institutions, creation and formalizing the coordination and management structures, upgrading the research infrastructure, expansion of personal capacity of the existing center to the level facilitating achievement of the critical mass for R&D activities, with special attention paid to hiring high quality researchers and engineers from abroad, in order to create creative international environment, and formation of close ties with regional and European glass industries for efficient knowledge transfer.
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Our PhD student Shubham Gupta (शुभम गुप्ता) has successfully completed a three-month research stay at Tampere University, Finland, hosted by the Photonics Laboratory – Photonic Glasses Group under the supervision of Prof. Laeticia Petit. Supported by the Journal of the European Ceramic Society (JECS) Trust Mobility Program, Shubham worked on developing rare-earth-doped upconversion phosphors and phosphor-in-glass (PiG) composites for white LED and optical fibre applications. We are grateful to Prof. Laeticia Petit for her scientific guidance and support, and to the researchers and technical staff of the Photonic Glasses Group for their expertise, technical assistance, and warm welcome. Our thanks also go to Prof. Robert Klement, Shubham’s PhD supervisor at FunGlass, for his continued guidance throughout his doctoral research. The research stay provided valuable scientific and practical experience and further strengthened the collaboration between FunGlass and Tampere University. 👏 Congratulations to Shubham, and thank you to everyone who contributed to this successful research visit! #FunGlass #TampereUniversity #ResearchMobility #PhDResearch #JECStrust
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🌐 #RADIOBIOCOATS is now online. I warmly invite the medical community from both academia and industry to learn more about the https://radiobiocoats.com project focused on the development of radiopaque bioactive glass coatings for biomedical applications. Many thanks to FunGlass - Centre for Functional and Surface Functionalized Glass and the Biomaterials Group for hosting and supporting this proposal, and Výskumná a inovačná autorita (VAIA) – the Slovak Research and Innovation Authority – for supporting its implementation within Slovakia's Recovery and Resilience Plan, funded by the European Union through NextGenerationEU. A special thank you to Laurène Youssef, Aldo Roberto Boccaccini, Dagoberto Cabrera-Germán, and to the institutions they represent, for their continuous support, scientific contributions, and active participation throughout this journey. My sincere appreciation to everyone who has contributed to this project in any way, through their scientific expertise, technical support, discussions, advice, or professional collaboration. Every contribution has been valuable in bringing this project forward. We are sharing our webpage with the community with an open mind and a strong interest in new ideas, discussions, and potential collaborations. #Biomaterials #BioactiveGlass #MedicalDevices #Coatings #ThermalSpray #SurfaceEngineering #BiomedicalEngineering #MaterialsScience #Research #Innovatio
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Researchers from the FunGlass Biomaterials Dpt. / Trencianska univerzita Alexandra Dubceka v Trencíne participated in ESB 2026 in Antwerp, Belgium, presenting their latest research in bioactive glasses, glass-based biomaterials, and tissue engineering. The European Society For Biomaterials - ESB meeting brought together more than 1,000 researchers from fields including biomaterials science, biology, chemistry, tissue engineering, and medicine, creating an excellent environment for scientific exchange and collaboration. At the conference, our researchers presented: • Dr. Fatih Kurtuldu (Si Chen) – “Amorphous Borate Glass Composite Scaffolds with Incorporated Mesoporous Bioactive Glass Nanoparticles Fabricated by DLP” – APVV-22-0036 project. • Dr. Martin Michálek – “Magnetic Mesoporous Bioactive Glass Nanoparticles Codoped with Cobalt and Boron for Angiogenic and Osteogenic Stimulation” – BiCeps project, funded by the European Innovation Council (EIC), Project No. 101186758. • Dr. Fatih Kurtuldu also presented the poster “Biofabrication of a Co-culture System for Bone Tissue Engineering from Nanocomposite Bioinks Incorporating Ga-doped Mesoporous Bioactive Glass Nanoparticles” – VV-MVP-24-0409 project. We are pleased to see FunGlass research contributing to the international biomaterials and regenerative medicine community and to the development of advanced glass-based materials for biomedical applications. #FunGlass #ESB2026 #Biomaterials #BioactiveGlass #TissueEngineering #RegenerativeMedicine #BiomedicalResearch #Research #AlexanderDubcekUniversity
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Rektor Trenčianskej univerzity Alexandra Dubčeka v Trenčíne Jozef Habánik udelil čestný titul doctor honoris causa dvom významným zahraničným vedcom – profesorovi Enricovi Bernardovi z Università degli Studi di Padova, Taliansko a profesorovi Lotharovi Wondracz-ekovi z Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Nemecko. Obaja vedci sú dlhoročne spätí s Trenčianskou univerzitou a s Centrom pre funkčné a povrchovo funkcionalizované sklá (FunGlass), pri ktorého vzniku a rozvoji zohrali významnú úlohu. Obaja profesori sa dlhodobo podieľajú na rozvoji vedeckého smerovania centra FunGlass, medzinárodnej spolupráci a vzdelávaní mladých vedeckých pracovníkov.
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From 23 to 25 September 2026, Prof. Dušan Galusek and Dr. Martin Michálek represented FunGlass at the Teaming Club 2026 Conference in Riga, Latvia. Prof. Galusek presented the GlaCerHub Project as a success story of regional innovation and excellence in advanced glass and ceramics. He highlighted GlaCerHub’s role in building a cross-border innovation ecosystem between Slovakia and Czechia, connecting research, technology transfer, training, academia, industry, and public authorities. The conference also provided an opportunity to meet representatives of other Teaming Centres and discuss potential synergies and opportunities for future collaboration. #FunGlass #GlaCerHub #TeamingClub2026 #HorizonEurope #ResearchAndInnovation #Glass #Ceramics
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Profesor Galusek je nominovaný na prestížne ocenenie! Profesor Dušan Galusek, riaditeľ Centra pre funkčné a povrchovo funkcionalizované sklá (FunGlass) Trenčianskej univerzity, je zaradený medzi nominované vedecké osobnosti siedmeho ročníka ESET Science Award. O ocenenie sa uchádza v kategórii Výnimočná osobnosť vedy na Slovensku. ESET Science Award každoročne oceňuje osobnosti slovenskej vedy, ktorých práca posúva hranice poznania a zároveň prináša výsledky dôležité pre spoločnosť. Výskumné tímy FunGlass sa venujú vývoju nových materiálov a technológií s potenciálom uplatnenia v rôznych oblastiach – od recyklácie skla cez medicínu až po technológie určené na využitie v extrémnych podmienkach. Jednou z oblastí výskumu je efektívnejšia recyklácia skla. Vedci pracujú na technológii, ktorá umožní triediť odpadové sklo podľa jeho chemického zloženia, nielen podľa farby, ako je to pri bežných recyklačných postupoch. Takéto riešenie môže prispieť ku kvalitnejšiemu opätovnému využitiu skleného odpadu. O úspechu profesora Dušana Galuska môže rozhodnúť aj vy a do 14. októbra 2026 zahlasovať v Cene verejnosti: www.cenaverejnosti.sk Laureátov siedmeho ročníka ESET Science Award spoznáme 15. októbra 2026 počas slávnostného galavečera. Profesorovi Dušanovi Galuskovi k nominácii srdečne blahoželáme a držíme palce!
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Honorary Doctorates at Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín ▶️Watch the live stream: https://lnkd.in/d7-Ejcg7 Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín will confer the honorary degree of Doctor honoris causa upon two distinguished scientists and long-standing partners of FunGlass: 🎓 Prof. Dr. Enrico Bernardo Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy 🎓 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lothar Wondraczek Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany 📅 5 October 2026 🕙 10:00 CET 📍 Aula, Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín We look forward to celebrating this special occasion with our academic community, partners and guests.
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Dr. Anastasiia Novokhatska represented FunGlass at the 10th Shaping Conference, held in Padova, Italy, on September 21–23, 2026. The conference was jointly organized by the EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY and the Italian Ceramic Society, with the support of the Università degli Studi di Padova (UNIPD) / University of Padua. Anastasiia presented the work “Fabrication of High-Performance SOFC Monolithic Assemblies via Multi-Material DLP 3D Printing,” highlighting the potential of multi-material digital light processing (DLP) for fabricating complex ceramic architectures for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). The conference brought together researchers working in advanced ceramic processing and additive manufacturing, providing an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas, strengthen existing collaborations, and explore new research opportunities. #FunGlass #AdditiveManufacturing #Ceramics #3DPrinting #SOFC #DLP #MaterialsScience
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We are honoured to invite you to the ceremonial joint meeting of the University Scientific Council and the Faculty Scientific Councils on the occasion of awarding the honorary degree Doctor Honoris Causa to: • Prof. Dr. Enrico Bernardo from Università degli Studi di Padova (UNIPD) / University of Padua • Prof. Dr.- Ing. Lothar Wondraczek from Friedrich Schiller University Jena The ceremony will take place on Monday, October 5, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in the University Great Hall, Building B, Študentská 1, Trenčín, Slovakia. By bestowing this honour, Trencianska univerzita Alexandra Dubceka v Trencíne /Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín and the FunGlass Centre express their deep gratitude for the recipients’ outstanding research achievements, institutional engagement, and long-term academic cooperation with FunGlass. This award also acknowledges and celebrates our sustained partnership and commitment to future collaboration in research and innovation.
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