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IMIC

The Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IMIC) is the largest institution in the Czech Republic focusing on the study of microorganisms and their use in medicine and industry.

Soil ecology and ecotoxicology, which examines the impact of harmful substances on the environment, are important areas of research at IMIC. Part of the institute is dedicated to the importance of microorganisms in the development of immunity and in the emergence of autoimmune diseases such as diabetes or gluten intolerance.

The results of our research lead to the development of new drugs and treatment methods against serious diseases such as cancer and whooping cough.

27
laboratories
700
employees
160+
research projects
1962
year of foundation

History

1948–2024

1948

prof. Ivan Málek

founded a working group focusing on microbiology at the Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové

1950

this working group became the foundation of the microbiology department at the Central Institute of Biology

1952

after the establishment of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, the Microbiology Department moved from Hradec Králové to Prague to Fleming Square in Dejvice as the Microbiology Department of the Institute of Biology of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences

1962

the independent Institute of Microbiology of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences was established in Dejvice

1963

the institute moves to the newly established premises of the biological institutes of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences in Prague Krč

2024

currently the Institute of Microbiology is one of the largest departments of the Czech Academy of Sciences

Management and structure

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Compulsory disclosures

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