‍Prof. Galusek welcomed the in-person consortium members as well as the online participants, including all IIB members:

• Dr. Csaba Balazsi, PhD., DSc. – Centre for Energy Research, (ELKH) Centre of Excellence, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary;

• Dr. Andrew David Chew, CEng, CSci, CPhys, FInstP – Global Applications Manager of Scientific Vacuum Division, Atlas Copco, U.K.;

• Prof. Monica Ferraris – Full Professor of Science and Technology of Materials at Politecnico di Torino, Italy;

• Prof. Anne Leriche, PhD. – Laboratory of Advanced Ceramic Materials and Processes at the University of Valenciennes, France;

• Dr. Nina Obradovic – Serbian Academy of Science and Arts, Belgrade, President of Serbian Ceramic Society, Serbia;

• Dr. Diletta Sciti – Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics, Faenza, Italy;

• ‍Prof. Vladimir V. Srdic – Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad, Serbia.

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Peter Hošták, Project Office Manager, presented the journey of the GlaCerHub project, highlighting its main achievements and successes, along with the strategy for the second half of the project.

The GlaCerHub Innovation Chair, David Salamon, followed with an update on the implementation of the Joint Research & Innovation Strategy for Knowledge Valorization, and acknowledged the efforts of the Office Hub staff in maintaining effective communication with researchers and project partners.

Michaela Matejová provided an overview of the ongoing Training Programme and Networking activities within GlaCerHub.

The IIB members offered valuable feedback on the project’s progress, sharing insights and recommendations for future actions.

The meeting concluded with words of appreciation from the coordinator, who thanked all IIB members for their meaningful contributions to the success of the GlaCerHub project.