🏆 Congratulations to the #LUCESCOSTAction Best Poster Award winners!
🎉 Lea Fritz (Loughborough University, UK): Luminescent lanthanide probes for recognition of environmentally relevant anions
🎉 Filip Grdović (Ruđer Bošković Institute, HR): Toward chiral coordination cages
Brilliant science! ✨🔬
🔵 Final talk at #LUCESCOSTAction: Přemysl Lubal (Masaryk University, CZ) presenting “Application of Ln(III) Complexes of Tetraazamacrocyclic Ligands as Analytical Chemosensors”!
Closing the session with cutting-edge luminescent sensing strategies! ✨🔬 @costprogramme.bsky.social
🔬 Up next at #LUCESCOSTAction: Jadranka Blaževska Gilev (Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, MK) presenting “Polymer-Based Chemical Sensors”! Exploring smart materials for advanced sensing applications! ✨🧪 @costprogramme.bsky.social
🧪 Continuing at #LUCESCOSTAction: Avni Berisha (University of Prishtina, KV) presenting “Interactions of Diamondoids with 2D Carbon Nanomaterials: An Ab Initio Study”! Diving into nanoscale interactions with cutting-edge theory! ✨🧠 @costprogramme.bsky.social
🌍 Back to #LUCESCOSTAction talks: Cláudia Lopes (CICECO & University of Aveiro, PT) presenting “Microtubular Silicates for the Recovery of Economically Valuable Metals from Contaminated Waters”! Sustainability and innovation in action! ✨💧 @costprogramme.bsky.social
⚡ Flash presentations underway at #LUCESCOSTAction!
Young researchers showcasing their cutting-edge work in just a few minutes — energy, innovation, and brilliant ideas lighting up the session! 🌟🧪
📸 A great moment at #LUCESCOSTAction in Zadar!
We gathered for the official group photo during the coffee break — celebrating collaboration, science, and new connections! 🌟🤝 @costprogramme.bsky.social
🔬 Continuing at #LUCESCOSTAction: Esteban Urriolabeitia (CSIC, ES) presenting “Azlactones and Transition Metals as Versatile Luminescent Platforms”! Creative strategies for building new luminescent systems! ✨🧪 @costprogramme.bsky.social
🔵 After the break at #LUCESCOSTAction: Marija Bakija (Ruđer Bošković Institute, HR) presenting “Helical Chirality in Tetrahedral Transition Metal Complexes of 2-Aryl-(4S)-Phenyl Oxazolines”! Exploring chirality at the molecular level! 🧬✨ @costprogramme.bsky.social
🔬 Continuing at #LUCESCOSTAction: José Manuel Marín-Beloqui (University of Málaga, ES) presenting “Spectroscopy to Unveil the Property–Structure Relationship in Luminescent Molecules”! Linking molecular design to optical performance! ✨🔎 @liftcostaction.bsky.social @marinbeloqui.bsky.social
🧪 Up next at #LUCESCOSTAction: Ydris Yazgan (Kastamonu University, TR) presenting “High-Throughput Fluorescence Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Simulated Blood Samples”! Advancing rapid diagnostics through smart fluorescence sensing! ✨🩺 @costprogramme.bsky.social
🧬 Continuing at #LUCESCOSTAction: Gemma Aragay (ICIQ, ES) presenting “Recognition and Sensing of Creatinine Using Aryl-Extended Calix[4]pyrroles”! Innovative supramolecular approaches to biomolecule sensing! 🔬✨ @iciq.org @garagay.bsky.social @costprogramme.bsky.social
🌞 Good morning from Zadar! Day 2 of #LUCESCOSTAction begins! First up: Jérôme Lacour (University of Geneva, CH) presenting “Synthesis and Applications of Luminescent Macrocycles”! Excited for another day of cutting-edge science! ✨🔬 @costprogramme.bsky.social
Proud #KrbekGroup and #ProudPI seeing our Lidón present at @lucescostaction.bsky.social today!
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🍽️ Wrapping up a fantastic first day at #LUCESCOSTAction with the official Dinner in Zadar! Great science, inspiring discussions, and new collaborations — now time to celebrate together! 🌟🥂
✨ Final talk of the day at #LUCESCOSTAction: Olga Crespo (University of Zaragoza, ES) presenting “Tetracoordinated Emissive Complexes of Earth-Abundant Metals”! Pioneering sustainable luminescent materials! 🌍🔬 @costprogramme.bsky.social
🧪 Continuing at #LUCESCOSTAction: Nikola Sakač (University of Zagreb, HR) presenting “Introducing Colorimetric LSPR Biosensors for Estradiol and Glyphosate”!
Smart biosensing solutions for environmental and health monitoring! 🌿🔬 @costprogramme.bsky.social
🌟 Next at #LUCESCOSTAction: Estefanía Delgado (University of Valencia, ES) presenting “Cyclodextrin Polymers as Platforms for Highly Fluorescent Sensors via Aggregation-Induced Emission”! Smart materials lighting the way for advanced sensing! ✨🔬 @costprogramme.bsky.social
🔬 Continuing at #LUCESCOSTAction: Stefan Kubik (RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, DE) presenting “Gold Nanoparticle-Based Optical Probes for Inorganic Anions and Nucleotides in Water”! Innovative sensing strategies for critical analytes! ✨🌊 @costprogramme.bsky.social
💬 Back at #LUCESCOSTAction: Matjaž Humar shares insights on Funding Opportunities for Young Researchers!
Empowering the next generation to push the frontiers of science! 🚀🎓 @costprogramme.bsky.social
🧩 Next at #LUCESCOSTAction: Swapnil Ghule (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, DE) talking about “Naphthalimide-Buckybowl Tweezer for Selective Recognition of Fullerene C₇₀”!
Precision molecular recognition at its finest! ⚡🔬 @costprogramme.bsky.social
✨ Continuing at #LUCESCOSTAction: Sara Paniziutti (University of Cagliari, IT) presenting “TADF-Active Coumarin-Carbazole Derivatives as Fluorescent Sensors for Volatile Organic Compounds”! Merging advanced photophysics with smart sensing! 🌟🧪 @costprogramme.bsky.social
🌿 Up next at #LUCESCOSTAction: Maria Vittoria Piras (University of Cagliari, IT) presenting “Fluorescent Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Sensors Based on Bio-Derived Photocurable Polymers”! Sustainable sensing technologies in focus! ✨🌱 @costprogramme.bsky.social
🔄 Next at #LUCESCOSTAction: Lidón Pruñonosa Lara (University of Bonn, DE) discussing “Photoswitchable Metallo-Supramolecular Architectures”! Exciting advances in dynamic and responsive molecular systems! ✨🔬 @costprogramme.bsky.social
💡 Continuing the PhD session at #LUCESCOSTAction: Antonio Linero Artiaga (University of Murcia, ES) presenting “Rational Design of an Ir(III) Photosensitizer with Exceptional Binding to Human Serum Albumin for Targeted Photodynamic Therapy”! Targeted innovation! 🎯✨ @costprogramme.bsky.social
🔎 Starting the PhD session at #LUCESCOSTAction: Anthony Owusu-Darko (Loughborough University, UK) presenting “Multi-Anion Sensing with Lanthanide Probe Arrays”!
Innovative strategies for advanced chemical sensing! 🧪✨ @costprogramme.bsky.social
🔍 Productive afternoon at #LUCESCOSTAction GAM in Zadar!
Parallel meetings of WG1, WG2, and WG3 underway, shaping future directions in luminescent sensing, supramolecular chemistry, and environmental security!
Collaboration drives innovation! 🌍✨ @costprogramme.bsky.social
🧬 Wrapping up the morning session at #LUCESCOSTAction: Sophia Hayes (University of Cyprus, CY) presenting “Thiazole Orange Styryl Derivatives as G-Quadruplex DNA Fluorescent Probes”! Advancing molecular tools for DNA sensing! ✨📚
🛠️ Continuing at #LUCESCOSTAction GAM in Zadar: Guillaume Vives (Sorbonne University, FR) on “Switchable Molecular Tweezers as Multifunctional Platforms”! Smart molecular devices for dynamic control and sensing! 🧬🔁 @costprogramme.bsky.social
🔵 Up next at #LUCESCOSTAction: Guzmán Gil-Ramírez (University of Lincoln, UK) talking about “Chiral Luminescent Eu-Assemblies”!
Fascinating work at the crossroads of chirality, luminescence, and supramolecular chemistry! ✨🧪 @costprogramme.bsky.social
