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Participation of the Centre’s Experts at the 2026 IABPA European Training Conference “The Art of Blood”From 1 to 5 June 2026, the 2026 IABPA European Training Conference, entitled “The Art of Blood”, was held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 01.07.2026. | Page

Participation of the Centre’s Forensic Experts at the 14th ISABS Conference in DubrovnikFrom June 15 to 19, 2026, the 14th International Society for Applied Biological Sciences (ISABS) and the Mayo Clinic Conference was held in Dubrovnik. The conference brought together numerous distinguished experts, researchers, and Nobel Prize laureates, who presented research on the application of artificial intelligence in forensic sciences, medicine, genetics and anthropology. 01.07.2026. | Page

An expert from the Centre "Ivan Vučetić" participated in the 33th Annual Meeting of the European Textile and Hair Group (ENFSI ETHG) From June 10th to 12th, 2026, in Marseille, France, an expert for textile fibres, Martina Majstorović, participated in the Annual Meeting of the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes European Textile and Hair Group. 19.06.2026. | Page

31st ENFSI Drugs Working Group Annual MeetingThe 31st ENFSI Drugs Working Group Annual Meeting was held from 21st - 23rd April 2026, in Faro, Portugal.
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Participation of the Centre’s experts at the 55th ENFSI DNA Working Group MeetingThis year's meeting of the DNA Working Group, held from 13 to 15 May in Palermo, Italy, in organization of the Direzione Centrale Anticrimine della Polizia di Stato, Servizio Polizia Scientifica (DAC-SPS), was attended by 152 experts from 36 countries, including two DNA experts from Biology and Fibres Department of the Forensic Science Centre "Ivan Vučetić". 09.06.2026. | Page

Participation of the FSC Ivan Vučetić’s Experts at the 24th Triennial Meeting of the International Association of Forensic Sciences (IAFS 2026) in SofiaBetween May 25 and 30, 2026, the 24th Triennial Meeting of the International Association of Forensic Sciences (IAFS 2026) was held in Sofia, Bulgaria. 09.06.2026. | Page

European Commission and Member States Delegation on a Working Visit to the FSC “Ivan Vučetić” As part of the 4th session of the Monitoring Committee for Internal Affairs Funds, representatives of the European Commission and the management authorities of Poland and the Czech Republic visited the FSC to familiarize themselves with the results of projects funded by the Internal Security Fund (ISF). 11.05.2026. | Page

Experts from the Forensic Science Centre “Ivan Vučetić”, Biology and Fibres Department, participated in the 13th annual meeting of the ENFSI APST Expert Working Group, held from April 21 to 24, 2025, in Madrid, Spain.Around 50 experts from European forensic institutions gathered at the annual meeting of the ENFSI Expert Working Group for Animal, Plant and Soil Traces, held at the Criminalistics Service of the Guardia Civil in Madrid. 05.05.2026. | Page

In Memoriam Dr. Henry C. Lee 1938–2026With great sadness, we received the news of the passing of Dr. Henry C. Lee, one of the most distinguished forensic scientists of our time. 30.03.2026. | Page

Forensic Science Centre “Ivan Vučetić” and University Collaborators at the 78th Annual Conference of the American Academy of Forensic SciencesForensic Science Centre "Ivan Vučetić" participated in the annual conference of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), held from 9 to 14 February 2026 in New Orleans, USA under the slogan "Back to Basics: The Fundamentals of Forensic Science". The conference represents the largest international scientific and professional gathering in the field of forensic sciences, bringing together forensic laboratories, universities and judicial institutions from around the world. 16.02.2026. | Page