During the whole time of the project implementation, a significant progress was made to fulfill stated objectives. A number of activities were executed in order to advance scientific excellence and innovation capacity of CEITEC MU, ensure transfer of knowledge and skills and enhance CEITEC´s visibility and international recognition. Within the 2nd reporting period, 16 invited talks of top experts from partner institutions took place at CEITEC. Nine research training events were organized, five of them at CEITEC and four at partner institution. All of them allowing young researchers to gain state-of-the-art knowledge beyond standard education curricula and to network in an international research environment. Five high-profile research events including one conference were organized jointly by BISON partners, four of them taking place in Brno. Thanks to the BISON joint-supervision programme, young researchers were provided with a complex skill-set allowing their smooth progress towards an independent research career. New collaborative links established during the 1st part of the project duration were significantly reinforced and in some cases resulted in production of joint-publications. The partnership between laboratories was strengthened via short-term and mid-term secondments. Several activities also targeted research support services and aimed at reinforcing CEITEC´s competitiveness in grant support and research management.
The joint project results were presented at number of international conferences, e.g. at International Carbohydrate Symposium in Lisboa, Portugal, XXVIII International Conference on Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems in Dublin, Ireland, ECM31 European Crystallographic Meeting in Oviedo, Spain, The 23rd European Nitrogen Cycle Meeting in Alicante, Spain and others. BISON project was also presented at various occasions in Czech or Slovak Ministry or at REA (Coordinator´s Day) as examples of good practice. Last but importantly, the consortium placed emphasis on dissemination of BISON activities as well as the project as a whole among wider public via active participation at Researcher’s Night, open days and other events for public.
