RESEARCH GROUPS

Agnieszka Szumna

Molecular recognition

Mykhaylo Potopnyk

Medicinal chemistry. Luminescent boron complexes.

Bartosz Zambroń

Stereocontrolled organic synthesis

Zbigniew Wróbel

Practical organic synthesis. Chemistry of nitrogen heterocycles

Sebastian Stecko

New methods of stereocontrolled synthesis of compounds with significant biological activity

Dorota Gryko

Sustainable catalysis

Karol Grela

Applications of organometallic chemistry in organic synthesis

Wojciech Chaładaj

Homogeneous catalysis with transition metal complexes

Ryszard Ostaszewski

Multicomponent reactions, enzymes and microorganisms in organic synthesis and biotechnology

Bartłomiej Furman

Stereocontrolled synthesis of biologically active compounds

Rafał Loska

Stereoselective synthesis of allenes

Cina Foroutan-Nejad

Design of molecular devices for molecular electronics

Bartosz Grzybowski

Computer Aided Organic Synthesis

Foundation for Polish Science Prize

FNP Prize Winners at the IOC PAS

  • Professor Dorota Gryko, who received the Prize in 2025 for developing photochemical methods for the synthesis of organic compounds, has joined the Foundation for Polish Science Prize in the field of applied and materials sciences at the Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

    Winners:

    Prof. Mieczysław Mąkosza  – 2012

    Prof. Karol Grela – 2014

    Prof. Daniel Gryko – 2017

    Prof. Bartosz Grzybowski – 2022

Centre for Quantum Digital Organic Memristors

IOC PAS launched the CKCOM project

  • At the beginning of the year, the IOC PAS launched the CKCOM project under the FENG 2021–2027 programme, Priority II: Innovation-friendly environment,
    Measure FENG 2.1: The International Research Agendas Measure (IRAP FENG), implemented by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP). The project is co-funded by the European Union.

    🎯 Project objective: to develop a new generation of molecular memristors based on quantum proton tunnelling, enabling energy-efficient data storage and processing for nanoelectronics, artificial intelligence and edge computing.

    🧪 Activities: R&D work carried out by five research teams (design and synthesis of organic compounds, modelling and characterisation of materials, and prototype testing), acquisition of state-of-the-art research equipment, as well as development of human resources and international collaboration.

    💰 Total project value: PLN 29,984,500.00
    💶 EU contribution: PLN 29,984,500.00

ABOUT US

IOC PAS

The IOC PAS is a leading Polish research unit conducting research in the field of organic chemistry. The main lines of research concern the methodology of organic synthesis, catalysis and the study of reaction mechanisms. The chemistry of porphyrinoids, supramolecular chemistry and computer-aided organic synthesis are being intensively developed on the basis of the CHEMATICA program, recognized by the Chemistry World journal as one of the 10 most important discoveries of 2019. The Institute is authorized to award doctoral and postdoctoral degrees in chemical sciences. Currently, the research is conducted by 135 researchers, including 14 with the title of professor and 45 doctoral students.

  • 472

    awarded PhD degrees in chemical sciences

  • 46

    grants are implemented by the Institute, including 33 grants from the National Science Center and 7 grants from the EU

  • 88

    papers were published by the Institute's employees in 2025, including 17 with IFs above 10