RESEARCH GROUPS

Wojciech Chaładaj

Homogeneous catalysis with transition metal complexes

Karol Grela

Applications of organometallic chemistry in organic synthesis

Cina Foroutan-Nejad

Design of molecular devices for molecular electronics

Agnieszka Szumna

Molecular recognition

Sebastian Stecko

New methods of stereocontrolled synthesis of compounds with significant biological activity

Ryszard Ostaszewski

Multicomponent reactions, enzymes and microorganisms in organic synthesis and biotechnology

Bartosz Zambroń

Stereocontrolled organic synthesis

Mykhaylo Potopnyk

Medicinal chemistry. Luminescent boron complexes.

Zbigniew Wróbel

Practical organic synthesis. Chemistry of nitrogen heterocycles

Rafał Loska

Stereoselective synthesis of allenes

Bartłomiej Furman

Stereocontrolled synthesis of biologically active compounds

Dorota Gryko

Sustainable catalysis

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

AQUAChem: Aqueous systems for chemical transformations – from lab bench to industrial innovations

IOC PAS with support from European Funds

  • IOC PAS has signed a grant agreement for a project funded under the programme European Funds for Smart Economy 2021–2027 (FENG), Priority II, Action: Grants for Eurogrants.

    🎯 Project objective: to prepare a grant proposal for the Horizon Europe programme (MSCA Doctoral Networks 2025) aimed at establishing an international doctoral programme focused on sustainable organic synthesis in aqueous systems.

    🧪 Scope and activities: building an international consortium of academic institutions and industrial partners, developing the scientific concept and training programme for doctoral candidates, and preparing a complete grant application in accordance with the requirements of the European Commission.

    💰 Project value: PLN 39 601,00

    💶 European Funds contribution: PLN 39 601,00

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