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RECETOX is engaged in research and education on managing the environmental and health risks associated with the chemicals around us

We are building a Centre of Excellence in Environmental Health Sciences. Through research and innovation, the Centre addresses the most current societal needs and scientific challenges at national and global levels and provides stakeholders and policymakers with robust scientific evidence and innovative tools for diagnosis and prevention.

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30 Sep

RECETOX participated in the 5th Teaming Club Conference 2026 in Riga

The conference was organized by the BBCE Centre at Riga Technical University (RTU) in Latvia and brought together representatives of Teaming Centres, European Commission, and European Research Executive Agency.

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28 Sep

Researchers' night 2026 focused on the theme of Communication

Friday night at RECETOX once again belonged to the popular annual event Researchers' Night. This year's edition carried the theme of "Communication," which is why RECETOX prepared a program focused on the human body's primary communication center. The human brain.

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24 Sep

Professor emeritus Jiří Holčík received a letter of appointment

A ceremonial gathering, held in recognition of their long-standing work and contribution to Masaryk University, brought together five professors emeritus from the three founding faculties – the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Law. Rector Martin Bareš presented the letter of appointment, among others, to mathematical biologist Jiří Holčík.

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22 Sep

Searches a billion proteins to find a custom enzyme. EnzymeMiner 2.0 will make work easier for scientists worldwide

EnzymeMiner 2.0 was developed by scientists from the Loschmidt Laboratories to search through vast databases of protein sequences. An article about the web server, which could accelerate the engineering of enzymes in laboratories, was published by the Nucleic Acids Research journal.

RECETOX pillars

RESEARCH

Twenty research groups in five research programmes produce over 130 peer-reviewed publications annually

SERVICES

Twelve units in three core facilities provide physical and virtual access to the Research Infrastructure

EDUCATION

Bachelor's, master's and PhD study programmes in Environmental Health and Computational Biology and Biomedicine

IMPACT

We support evidence-based policymaking and provide innovative solutions and knowledge-transfer to partners

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October 2026

Gaudeamus Brno 2026

20 – 23 Oct 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM

RECETOX Seminar Series

Online and in person

27 Oct 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

M. Vojtová (RCX) - LinkedIn - science popularization, communication strategy The full programme of the RECETOX Seminar Series is available HERE.

December 2026

Saint Nicholas Day 2026

3 Dec 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Saint Nicholas is coming back to RECETOX!

Christmas Party 2026

15 Dec 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Come and enjoy Christmas time with your colleagues on December 15, 16:00. Let’s wrap up the year together in a festive atmosphere filled with warmth, music and good cheer.

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Making a difference

Regional representation

We represent the Czech Republic in multiple international expert bodies at the European and global levels (e.g., WHO, UNEP, OECD)

Capacity building

The Stockholm Convention Regional Centre hosted at RECETOX supports CEE and other countries in developing expertise for environmental and health protection

Shaping policies

We provide long-term data on the status of the environment and human health for the development of national, EU and global policies

Innovation and technology transfer

We translate research results into knowledge that impacts daily life. We join forces with the private and public sectors

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PhD Programme

Join RECETOX and start your scientific career in one of our research groups

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We are looking for talented, highly motivated colleagues in junior and senior positions

Study at RECETOX

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Magistrát města Brna

Jihomoravský kraj

Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy

Ministerstvo životního prostředí

Ministerstvo zemědělství

European Research Infrastructure for the observation of Aerosol, Clouds and Trace Gases

Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

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