At the “Hrvatsko povrće” conference, held in Varaždin from 10 to 12 December 2025, Prof. Dr. Sc. Gabrijel Ondrašek delivered a presentation entitled “Development of Waste-Based Hydroponic Substrates in Vegetable Production.” The presentation outlined the objectives and current results of the Was2Grow project, which focuses on developing innovative substrates that enable more efficient and sustainable …
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AGRI 2025 Conference
Members of the research group from the partner organization Inovacije i razvoj, Bojan Bajić and Maja Jakšić, participated in the 5th Edition of the Global Conference on Agriculture and Horticulture, held from 8 to 10 September 2025 in Valencia, Spain. At the symposium, poster pitch on the project research topic titled “Meta-analysis of biochar effects …
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CROTOX 2025 Congress
The 7th International Congress of the Croatian Society of Toxicology – CROTOX 2025 was held on Rab from October 5 to 8, 2025. In the section dedicated to the monitoring of emerging contaminants, a member of the IMI research team, Sanja Stipičević, presented the research topic title „Safety assessment of the agricultural use of sewage …
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KOPAČKI RIT 2025 Symposium
Members of the IMI research team, Branko Petrinec and Marina Serenčeš, participated in the 14th International Symposium Kopački rit: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow 2025, held on 25 and 26 September 2025 at the Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences in Osijek. They presented two project topics in the field of radioecology in poster sessions: “Transfer Factors of ¹³⁷Cs …
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Was2Grow on the European stage of analytical chemistry
An illustrative example of an integrated application of spectrometric and spectroscopic analytical techniques in the characterization of waste sheep wool was presented at EUROANALYSIS 2025, the largest European conference on analytical chemistry held from August 31 to September 4, 2025, in Barcelona, Spain. The conference, under the theme “Analytics 5.0: Answering Societal Challenges,” was dedicated …
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Gold Medal, Utility Model & Trademark Recognition for the Innovation
At the 18th International Invention and Innovation Show INTARG 2025, held in Katowice, Poland, under the patronage of the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology of the Republic of Poland and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), staff members of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb – Prof. Gabrijel Ondrašek, PhD, and Jelena Horvatinec, …
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60th Croatian and 20th International Symposium on Agriculture
The 60th Croatian and 20th International Symposium on Agriculture was held from June 1 to 6, 2025, in Bol, on the island of Brač. The aim of the symposium was to present innovative scientific work by Croatian and international experts and to strengthen collaboration among scientists and professionals from various universities, research institutions, and industry. …
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Workshop “Innovative Bio-Waste-Based Substrates” Presented at the Science Festival
As part of the Science Festival, held from May 5 to 10, 2025, at the Nikola Tesla Technical Museum in Zagreb, Prof. Gabrijel Ondrašek, PhD and Jelena Horvatinec, PhD presented the latest research findings from the Was2Grow project. During the educational workshop titled “Innovative Bio-Waste-Based Substrates”, visitors had the opportunity to learn about sustainable solutions …
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Bronze Medal at the International Innovation Exhibition
Organized by the Croatian Association of Innovators and supported by the City of Zadar and the University of Zadar, the 23rd International Innovation Exhibition ARCA 2025 and the 16th International Fair of Innovations in Agriculture, Food Industry and Agricultural Mechanization – AGRO ARCA 2025 were held from May 15 to 17, 2025, at the Višnjik …
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Presentation of the Was2Grow project at the 4th MUZZA Science Week
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture participated in the 4th MUZZA Science Week, held from April 12 to 14, 2025, during which the Was2Grow project was presented. Through interactive activities, visitors were introduced to the project’s objectives, current results, and the potential of various types of biowaste within a circular economy model. The dissemination of …
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