Republic of Serbia

Improve people’s lives through preeminent research, education, and creative endeavor.

Aspire to become recognized internationally as an institution that imagines and influences the future.

Attaining critical mass In the last ten years IPB has experienced substantial growth:  61% increase in number of employees.  81% increase in number of researchers.  IPB is now the largest research institution in Serbia in the field of physical sciences and their associated technologies.

Leadership role  IPB makes up 1% of Serbia’s research sector, producing 10% of the country’s scientific output.  IPB leads Serbian participation in international projects and collaborations.  IPB is recognized as a focal institution in Serbia for cooperation with CERN - ATLAS, GRID, and SHINE Collaborations  Spin-off companies (Senzor Infiz, MTT Infiz, etc.)

Research 75% of IPB researchers work in four research units designated as EU (and national) Centers of Excellence:  Center for complex systems  Center for non-equilibrium systems  Center for photonics  Center for solid state and new materials Substantial additional expertise comes from researchers working in laboratories in high-energy physics, atomic physics, nuclear physics, and environmental physics.

Innovation Center – IPB organizational unit that employs around 30 people (technicians, engineers, and researchers) Workshops (mechanical, electronics, and glass works) Workshops (mechanical, electronics, and glass works) Project Development Department Project Development Department TTO IPB currently employs around 300 people

Holography

Atomic force microscopy

Ellipsometry

Raman spectroscopy

High magnetic field laboratory

Low temperature plasma laboratory

Low background radiation laboratory

Dual Lidar facility

Supercomputing facility