About

Founded in 1948 Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences has been the most prominent multidisciplinary research institute in the Republic of Serbia. The task to etalblish the Institute as a scientific center for the study of the most contemporary topics at the time in basic natural sciences - physics, chemistry and biology was assigned to professor Pavle Savić, a physicochemist. Professor Pavle Savić had established in a research career working together with Nobel Prize winners, Irene Joliot-Curie from 1935 to 1939 at Institut Radium and Peter Leonidovich Kapice at the Institute of Physical Problems in Moscow from the last year of the Second World War up to his return to Belgrade.

Today “Vinca” Institute of Nuclear Sciences is leading institution for high-quality science in Serbia, a place where multidisciplinary approach to research is enabled by its internal organization and established practices. More then 500 researchers and Ph.D students working on multidiscplinary projects in fundamental and applied research govern by idea from innovation to commercialization through technology development projects. Research at the Institute covers the following areas: physics, chemistry, biology, power engineering and technology, radiation and environmental protection, production of radiopharmaceuticals, accelerator science, and nanoscience.