- Oral Presentations (20 min):
Luminița SILAGHI-DUMITRESCU:
- Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, (Romania)
Radostina ALEXANDROVA: Targeted cancer therapy: challenges, success and hope
- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology with Museum, Sofia, (Bulgaria)
Erika BÁLINT: Flow chemical synthesis of biologically active compounds and active pharmaceutical ingredients
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Budapest, (Hungary)
Raluca POP: Functionalized nanomaterials with antioxidant properties
- Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Faculty of Pharmacy, Timisoara, (Romania)
Dana-Maria COPOLOVICI: Amphipathic peptides with biologic activities
- "Aurel Vlaicu" University, Arad, (Romania)
Victoria MORA:
- EU-OPENSCREEN ERIC, Campus Berlin-Buch, Berlin, (Germany)
Davide DALLA TORRE: Continuous flow: a new approach to the etherification of Bio-Based furanic compounds
- Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Venezia Mestre, Venezia, (Italy)
Lizeth Marlen MORENO PASCUAL: Valorization of bamboo biomass via chemo-enzymatic processes for sustainable products development
- University of Genoa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Genova, (Italy)
Giacomo TRAPASSO: Synthesis of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid esters and their application in macrocycles formation
- Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Venezia Mestre, Venezia, (Italy)
Beatriz CHÍCHARO: Towards Greener Polymers: Advancing the Synthesis of Furan-Based Materials from Renewable Resources
- Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Venezia Mestre, Venezia, (Italy)
Maria Jose CALANDRI: Synthesis of levoglucosenone-based amphiphilic molecules
- University of Genoa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Genova, (Italy)
Andra-Elena BEJAN: High performance polyamides for energy storage smart window
- "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Electroactive Polymers and Plasmochemistry Laboratory, Iasi, (Romania)
Dumitru-Claudiu SERGENTU: f-Orbital Electronic Structure: Complete, Ab Initio Derivation of Crystal Field Parameters for the f1-Configuration
- “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, Faculty of Chemistry, Iasi, (Romania)
- “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, ICI-RECENT AIR, Iasi, (Romania)
Alfonso POLICICCHIO: Biomass Activated Carbon as Sustainable Way for Hydrogen Storage
- University of Calabria, Physics Department, Rende, (Italy)
- CNISM - National Interuniversity Consortium for the Physical Sciences of Matter, Roma, (Italy)
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Nanotecnologia (Nanotec) - UoS Cosenza, (Italy)
Andrea PASQUALE: Chemo-enzymatic synthesis of novel macromolecular architectures by using bio-based functional monomers
- University of Genoa, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Genova, (Italy)
- University of Milano - Bicocca, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, Milano, (Italy)
Sevasti MATSIA: Encapsulation of DNA in polymeric nanoparticles for targeted gene delivery
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry and Advanced Materials, Thessaloniki, (Greece)
Robert BOTEA: Rational design of lanthanide and transition metal complexes with polydentate schiff base ligands
- University of Bucharest, Faculty of Chemistry, Bucharest, (Romania)
Monica Florentina RADULY: Hybrid materials based on metal complexes with polyphenols from taraxacum officinale for UV radiation shielding applications
- National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry (ICECHIM), Bucharest, (Romania)
Daniela BERGER: Nanoplatforms based on metallic nanoparticles for biomedical applications
- National University of Science and Technology “Politehnica” Bucharest, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, Bucharest, (Romania)
- Flash Presentations (5 min):
Maria KARTALI: Synthetic efforts exemplify structural speciation of biologically-relevant Zn(II)-amino acid zwitterionic species
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry and Advanced Materials, Thessaloniki, (Greece)
Anemona CORNEA: PVC-based coordination polymer membranes for impedimetric detection of phenol
- “Coriolan Drăgulescu” Institute of Chemistry, Timisoara, (Romania)
Maria MAISTRELLI: New Ti(IV)-metal organic compounds with α-hydroxycarboxylic acids
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry and Advanced Materials, Thessaloniki, (Greece)
Theodora MAISTRELLI: Derivatives of natural products with diamines providing enhanced anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry and Advanced Materials, Thessaloniki, (Greece)
Carlo POSELLE BONAVENTURA: Advanced synthesis and characterization of mesoporous silica using ionic liquids for enhanced hydrogen storage
- University of Calabria, Physics Department, Rende, (Italy)
- University of Calabria, CNR-Nanotec, (Italy)
📑 General TOPICS:
📌 General Topics:
Organic and Polymer Sciences
Inorganic and Coordination Chemistry
Applied Biomedical, Electronics, Optoelectronics and Environmental Sciences
Green chemistry for sustainable development
Computational chemistry and Chemoinformatics
📌 Presentation types:
Plenary lectures - 40 minutes (35 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A)
Oral Presentations - 20 minutes (15 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A)
Flash presentation - 5 minutes (3 minutes for presentation and 2 minutes for Q&A)
Poster presentation (A0/A1 format)
About The Event
Timisoara's "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry will host the 17th edition of the conference with foreign participation, "New Trends in Chemistry Research," on September 24-26, 2025. (Romania).
This international meeting promises to be a pinnacle of scientific excellence, collaborative spirit, and valuable discussions, bringing together leading minds, researchers, PhD students, and professionals from various fields of chemistry. From organic and inorganic chemistry to computational and green chemistry, the conference will offer specialized tracks to meet attendees' diverse interests and expertise and establish new fruitful collaborations.
Where
24 Mihai Viteazu Boulevard,
Romanian Academy Hall,
Timișoara, Romania
When
Wednesday to Friday
September 24-26, 2025
Event Speakers
Here are our speakers
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- Plenary lectures (40 min):
Daniela A. WILSON:
- Radboud University, Nijmegen, (Netherlands)
Evamarie HEY-HAWKINS: Carborane-containing drugs: New keys for old locks
- Leipzig University, Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy, Institute of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Leipzig, (Germany)
Gary HIX: Metal Phosphonate Chemistry; from crystal curiosity to application
- Middlesex University, Hendon, (United Kingdom)
Fabio ARICÒ: Organic Carbonates - Green Solvents and Reagents for bio-based platform chemicals
- University of Venice, Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Venezia, (Italy)
Athanasios SALIFOGLOU: Boron speciation chemistry in the physiology and pathology of plants
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry and Advanced Materials, Thessaloniki, (Greece)
Alessandra CRISPINI: The multiple facets in the application of metal containing hybrid biopolymer materials
- University of Calabria, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, Rende, (Italy)
Alessandro PELLIS: Sustainable strategies for the processing of platform molecules to polymeric materials
- University of Genova, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Genova, (Italy)
Robert VIANELLO:
- Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Laboratory for the Computational Design and Synthesis of Functional Materials, Zagreb, (Croatia)
Thomas Andreas JUNG:
- University of Basel, PSI Center for Photon Science, Basel, (Switzerland)
Zoltán DUDÁS: Silica adsorbent for environmental remediation-development, testing and future perspectives
- Budapest Neutron Centre, Centre for Energy Research, Budapest, (Hungary)
Simona NICA:
- Romanian Academy, "C. D. Nenitzescu" Institute of Organic and Supramolecular Chemistry, Bucharest, (Romania)
Livius COTARCĂ: "Radu Bacaloglu - The man, the teacher, the chemical engineer" "in memoriam"
- LC CONSULTING SAS, Udine, (Italy)
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The 17th Edition of New Trends in Chemistry Research
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Registration of participants

Keynote Dr. Liliana CSEH
Chairman of the Organizing Committee,
Director of the "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, Timișoara, (Romania)
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Group photo picture

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Timișoara City Tour
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Flash presentations (5 minutes each):

Conference Awards

Closing Remarks
The program may be subject to change

Hybrid vanadium complexes with natural substrates: Design, Characterization, and therapeutic prospects in human pathophysiology
Anastasios PAPADOPOULOS, Sevasti MATSIA, Maria KARTALI*, Antonios HATZIDIMITRIOU, Athanasios SALIFOGLOU
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry and Advanced Materials, Thessaloniki, (Greece)

The water electrolysis activity of carbon-based electrodes modified with Co-doped YMnO3 perovskite and 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-methoxyphenyl)-21H,23H-porphine
Bogdan-Ovidiu TARANU, Paula SFIRLOAGA, Marina Alexandra TUDORAN*
National Institute of Research and Development for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter (INCEMC), Timișoara, (Romania)

Potential antitumor activity of Cu(II) complexes with Schiff bases in human tumor cells
Abedulkadir Abudalleh*, Tanya Zhivkova, Hristo Hristov, Lora Dyakova, Daniela C. Culita, Gabriela Marinescu, Radostina Alexandrova
Institute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, (Bulgaria)

Ulvan extracted from Ulva Lactuca seaweeds used for green synthesis of au nanoparticles
Mihaela DEACONU, Miruna-Ioana SAVA, Daniela BERGER, Cristian MATEI*
National University of Science and Technology “Politehnica” Bucharest, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, Bucharest, (Romania)

Sol-Gel hybrid films containing BN–C nanostructures: deposition and functional characterization
Ana-Cristiane Dragomir*, Alina Ramona Buzatu, Andreea Anda Alexa, Raluca Pop, Anca-Ștefania Breban, Doru Buzatu, Livia Deveseleanu-Corici, Marilena Motoc
Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, (Romania)

Multifunctional Zn(II) coordination polymer: photoluminescent, antimicrobial and anticancer properties
Manuela CRISAN*, Ion BULHAC, Lilia CROITOR, Paulina BOUROSH, Victor KRAVTSOV, Sergiu SHOVA, Marioara Nicoleta CARABA, Ion Valeriu CARABA, Roxana POPESCU, Daniela HAIDU, Olga KULIKOVA, Natalia COSTRIUCOVA, Oleg PETUHOV, Olga DANILESCU
“Coriolan Drăgulescu” Institute of Chemistry, Timișoara, (Romania)

Structurally designed chloronitrobenzoic derivatives as promising antibacterial and anti-biofilm agents
Daniela HAIDU*, Anastasia GOROBET, Marioara Nicoleta CARABA, Lilia CROITOR, Pavlina BOUROSH, Ion Valeriu CARABA and Manuela CRISAN
“Coriolan Drăgulescu” Institute of Chemistry, Timișoara, (Romania)

Rapid synthetized UIOo-66 by microwave method and its application as H2 storage material
Roxana NICOLA*, Carmen CRETU, Carlo POSELLE BONAVENTURA, Giovanni DESIDERIO, Daniela COZZA ,Raffaele G. AGOSTINO, Alfonso POLICICCHIO, Ana-Maria LACRAMA
“Coriolan Drăgulescu” Institute of Chemistry, Timișoara, (Romania)
Info
Deadlines:
Registration form and abstract submission: July 21, 2025
Announcement of paper acceptance: July 30, 2025
Registration of the participants:
Wednesday 24 September 2025, 8.00-8.50
in the hall of "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, Romanian Academy,
24 Mihai Viteazu Boulevard, Timisoara.
2025 Conference Awards:
Best YOUNG SCIENTIST oral presentation: to be announced
Best FLASH presentation: to be announced
Best POSTER: to be announced
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Journals special issues:
The participants are invited to submit full papers to the following journals:
Additional facilities will be granted by submitting the intention of publishing the work (paper title, authors and abstract) to the journal guest editor.
The Special Issue "Natural and Synthetic Compounds: Processes, Challenges, and Opportunities for Human Health and Environmental Sustainability"
Special Issue webpage

The Special Issue "In Silico Methods Applied in Drug and Pesticide Discovery, 3rd Edition"
Special Issue webpage

The Special Issue "Porous Materials for Environmental Pollutant Adsorption and Degradation"
"Molecules" journal offers a 20% discount for high-quality papers submitted to the special issue.
Special Issue webpage

The Special Issue "New Trends in Porous Nanomaterials and Green Environment Applications"
Special Issue webpage
The Special Issue "Nature-Inspired and Synthetic Compounds: New Frontiers in Bioactivity and Drug Discovery"
Special Issue webpage
Event Venue
The "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry is located in Timișoara - Romania
The 2025 event takes place in Romanian Academy Hall, 24 Mihai Viteazu Boulevard.
"Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry
timeline:
1951 - Academician Coriolan Drăgulescu started, in Timișoara, the organization of the scientific research network of the Romanian Academy. The initial research groups were those already existing at the departments of the Faculty of Chemical Engineering within the Timișoara Polytechnic Institute.
1953 - The Timișoara Scientific Research Base of the Romanian Academy was established
1956 - Chemistry research groups were organized in a distinct section (Chemistry Section of the Timișoara Scientific Research Base of the Romanian Academy)
2001 - The Department of Chemistry becomes the "Timișoara Institute of Chemistry of the Romanian Academy".
2019 - The institute changes its name to "Coriolan Drăgulescu Institute of Chemistry".
2024 Snapshots
"New Trends in Chemistry Research" Timișoara
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about Timișoara
The capital of the historical province of Banat, Timișoara is the residence of Timiș County and the cultural and economic centre of the western part of Romania.
The city was built over an ancient Roman fortress, and the first documentary attestation dates back to the 12th century.
Timișoara owns the largest ensemble of old buildings in Romania, consisting of the urban ensembles of the Cetate, Iosefin, Elisabetin and Fabric neighbourhoods.
It is a multicultural city, influenced by various ethnic communities, especially German, Hungarian, Serbian and Roma, but also Italian and Greek
The varied architecture, the influences of the Viennese Baroque and the multitude of parks have earned Timișoara the reputation of "Little Vienna" and the "City of Parks".
Timișoara is a friendly and user-friendly city, with more than 40,000 students, a vibrant creative sector, and an array of welcoming cultural institutions. In 2023, the city of Timișoara was designed "European Capital of Culture". lt hosted a series of exhibitions highlighting important figures of Romanian and European art, while transforming the plazas and the parks into worldwide connected stages.
"Timișoara 2023 European Capital of Culture" event snapshots:
Views from Timisoara
photo credits: Primaria Timisoara, Consiliul Judetean Timisoara, Casa de Cultură a Municipiului Timișoara, Timisoara 2023 European capital of Culture, Opera Nationala Romana Timisoara, Filarmonica Banatul, JazzX, Flight Festival, Festivalul Inimilor
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Dr. Liliana CSEH "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, Timisoara, Romania Dr. Alina BORA "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, Timisoara, Romania
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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Acad. Maria ZAHARESCU Romanian Academy, Bucuresti, Romania Prof. Dr. Francisc PÉTER Politehnica University Timişoara, Romania Prof. Evamarie HEY-HAWKINS Leipzig University, Germany Dr. Yann SARAZIN Université de Renee, France, Dr. Alessandro PELLIS University of Genova, Genova, Italy Prof. Fabio ARICÒ Università Ca' Foscari, Venezia, Italy Dr. Livius COTARCĂ LC Consulting, Udine, Italy Dr. Ramona CURPĂN "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, Timisoara, Romania Dr. Sorin AVRAM "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, Timisoara, Romania Dr. Aurelia VIȘA "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, Timisoara, Romania Dr. Elisabeta I. SZERB "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, Timisoara, Romania Dr. Nicoleta PLEȘU "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, Timisoara, Romania Dr. Simona MUNTEAN "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, Timisoara, Romania Dr. Ana-Maria LACRĂMĂ "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, Timisoara, Romania
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PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Dr. Carmen CRETU "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, Timisoara, Romania Dr. Ildiko BUTA "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, Timisoara, Romania Dr. Manuela CRIŞAN "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, Timisoara, Romania Dr. Orsina VERDES "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, Timisoara, Romania Dr. Luminita CRIŞAN "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, Timisoara, Romania Dr. Andreea NISTOR "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, Timisoara, Romania Dr. Roxana NICOLA "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, Timisoara, Romania Dr. Cristian NEANU "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, Timisoara, Romania
F.A.Q
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Conference language
The official language of the conference is English.
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Attending conference
All conferences will be held in Academy Hall.
Is it possible to attend virtually the NEW TRENDS conference?
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Presentations (lecture, oral, flash)
How long is a presentation?
The presentation time is in accordance with the presentation type as follows
• Plenary lectures - 40 minutes (35 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A)
• Oral Presentations - 20 minutes (15 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A)
• Flash presentation - 5 minutes (3 minutes for presentation and 2 minutes for Q&A)For flash presentation section, also a paper poster is required?
No, if you choose the flash poster presentation, no additional paper poster is required.
You need to prepare only a 3 minutes power point presentation with the description of your work.What is the accepted format for plenary/oral/flash presentation? When should the presentation be sent?
The recommended format is PowerPoint or similar presentations.
The material will be brought on a USB or sent via conference e-mail (if the authors agree), uploaded to the conference laptop and checked before the appropriate session to avoid any inconvenience. -
Poster presentation
What size should be the poster?
Each poster will be displayed on a standing panel kit, in a portrait orientation.
Poster size should not exceed A0 dimension (1189 x 841 mm). We kindly recommend an A1 poster size (841 x 594 mm).
Please note that the oversized posters that may obstruct an adjacent poster will not be displayed.Where and when should I expose the poster?
The posters will be displayed after registration and will remain displayed throughout the poster session.
Please pin the poster on the poster board where appropriate number is displayed.
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Registration fee
What does the registration fee include?
Standard registration fee includes: 1 plenary or oral presentation and 1 poster, conference materials, lunches, coffee breaks, cocktail socialization, and social activities.
For accompanying person, separately fee will be charged. Please see the registration fee section on the conference web site.
The registration fee does not include the accommodation and dinner.How and when should the registration fee be paid?
There are two possibilities to make the payment as follows:
bank account transfer:
1. By transferring the required amount directly from the Institution or your bank account to the designated bank account of the “Coriolan Dragulescu” Institute of Chemistry. (for bank account details please click Register section on the conference webpage)
Please note that banks and other payment providers are likely to charge a fee to customers making international money transfers.
on site cash payment:
2. Cash payment in the first day of the conference, at the participant registration section. Please note that even if the payment is made in cash, the information for issuing an invoice must be prepared. -
Invoice Payment
Should I ask for the invoice before or after payment?
It's generally recommended to request an invoice before the payment. This allows organizers to monitor participant details and payment.What information are required for issuing the invoice?
Represented institution: VAT(CUI): Bank Name: Address: SWIFT Code: Account number: Amount due:
Participant Name - will be specified on the invoice body.
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Authors registration
What is the procedure for registration as an author?
www.newtrends-timisoara.roStep 1. On the website above, click on the register section, in order to download the registration form and abstract template.
Step 2. Please fill in the required information, presentation type, contact author, and contribution title. Please specify the name of the accompanying person, if applicable.
Step 3. Please use the abstract template provided on the website to edit your abstract.
Please note that the body of the abstract must not exceed 1 page and must be submitted as a "word" document.
Step 4. The registration form and the abstract should be sent via e-mail to the newtrends@acad-icht.tm.edu.roThe name of attached file should have the form: Name_poster.docx
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Participants registration
Where the conference registration does takes place?
The conference registration will take place in the lobby of the “Coriolan Dragulescu” Institute of Chemistry, 24 Mihai Viteazu bvd., Timisoara, every day of the conference between 8 and 8.50 a.m. -
Participant photo
When should the participant send a photo?
For plenary/oral/flash presentations, participants are asked, if they agree, to submit a photo to be associated with the presentation profile on the conference website.
Register
Please, fill in the registration form / abstract and send them to the following email address:
Please follow the submission guidelines for abstract

• 800 Lei (~160 €) Standard registration (1 plenary or oral presentation and 1 poster)
• 700 Lei (~140 €) Standard registration, SChR members
• 400 Lei (~80 €) for Students, PhD students, Junior Researchers
• 400 Lei (~80 €) for Accompanying person
• 1500 Lei (~300 €) for private and industry participants (includes stand)
• 2000 Lei (~400 €) for private and industry participants (includes stand and 5-minutes presentation)
In order to pay the registration fee, we ask you cordially to send the following data to the email address: newtrends@acad-icht.tm.edu.ro An invoice issued for an Institution: Name of the participant Registration fee Name of the Institution Fiscal code/Tax code of the institution Address SWIFT or Number Account Name of the Bank An invoice issued for a private individual: Name and Surname National Identification Number/Personal Numerical Code (CNP) Address Registration fee The invoice will be sent as a pdf attachment to the e-mail indicated as your contact address. The participant/payer is responsible for any bank charges/fees associated with the payment.
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📭 Address
“Coriolan Drăgulescu” Institute of ChemistryB-dul. Mihai Viteazu nr. 24 300223 Timișoara Jud. Timiș ROMÂNIA.