Scientists from Kragujevac have discovered the power of wine waste by transforming it into pharmaceutical and food products

Researchers from the Institute for Information Technologies Kragujevac, the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of Kragujevac, and the Faculty of Physical Chemistry at the University of Belgrade, in collaboration with Serbia’s wine industry, are working on projects funded by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia through the PROMIS 2023 and Proof … Read more

GraSP_MAT Workshop Held at ICCBIKG 2025

On September 26, 2025, as part of the 3rd International Conference on Chemo and Bioinformatics – ICCBIKG 2025, the GraSP_MAT workshop was held, focusing on the theme Sustainable Bioactive Materials from Grape Skins – From Waste to Wound Healing. The workshop explored the transformation of waste from the wine industry into bioactive materials for applications … Read more

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Invited Lecture

Invited lecture by Dr. Edina Avdović at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sarajevo: The potential of grape skins in the pharmaceutical and food industry Dr. Edina Avdović, senior research associate at the Institute for Information Technologies and project leader of GraSP_MAT within the PROMIS 2023 program and GraSP within the Proof of Concept program … Read more

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Participation at the 11th Annual International Microsymposium on Diabetes in Athens

At the international congress (11th Annual International Microsymposium on Diabetes, which is part of the 13th Annual International Conference on Health & Medical Sciences; https://www.atiner.gr/diabetes), organized by the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), Dr. Marko Antonijević presented the results of research conducted within the GraSP_MAT project. During the presentation titled “Nature’s Pharmacy: Grape … Read more

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Visit to the Faculty of Technical Sciences at the University of Maribor

Dr. Marko Antonijević, a member of the GraSP_MAT team, during his visit to the Faculty of Technical Sciences at the University of Maribor (Slovenia), presented part of the results of our research in the field of extraction and biological testing of natural compounds.This meeting marked the first step toward possible scientific collaboration with colleagues from … Read more

Research on the Quality of Wines from Serbia and Slovenia Published in the Prestigious International Journal Food Chemistry: X (Category M21a, IF=6.5)

As part of the Quality Testing Laboratory, researchers from the Institute for Information Technologies at the University of Kragujevac have successfully completed interdisciplinary research analyzing and evaluating the quality of wines produced in Serbia and Slovenia. The research was conducted using modern methods and in accordance with international standards. Part of this research was carried … Read more

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Serbian Scientists Publish Research on Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Bioactive Phenols from Grape Skins in Prestigious International Journal

We are pleased to share our publication in the prestigious journal LWT – Food Science and Technology (M21, IF=6), once again confirming the quality and significance of domestic science on the international scene. The scientific publication titled “Ultrasound-assisted extraction of bioactive phenolics from Marselan and Shiraz grape skins: A step toward circular economy in food … Read more

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KEFO conference

Members of the GraSP and GraSP_MAT teams, as part of the Proof of Concept program and PROMIS 2023, participated in the “Pharmacy and New Technologies” conference organized by KEFO company, where they presented their project objectives, results to date, and potential applications of their research. During the lecture, innovative approaches connecting scientific research and modern … Read more

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Participation in the conference “Physical Chemistry 2024”

Dr. Edina Avdović and Dr. Dušan Dimić participated in the 17th Conference on Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Physical Chemistry, “Physical Chemistry 2024,” held in Belgrade from September 23 to 27. On this occasion, they presented a study in which they analyzed the antioxidant activity of grape skin extracts from the Šumadija region. The extraction … Read more