FunGlass, or the Centre for functional and surface functionalized glass was established in 2017, as a new research Centre with massive financial support of European Commission (European Union´s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 739566), and the Slovak government (ERDF project CEGLASS, operational programme Research & Innovation). In its research activities focused on bioactive materials, glass processing, advanced functional coatings, functional glass and ceramics, upcycling of inorganic waste and additive manufacturing technologies, it cooperates closely with four international partners of the Centre, namely Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen Nuremberg, Germany (prof. A. Boccaccini), Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena, Germany (prof. L. Wondraczek), Institute of Glass and Ceramics, CSIS Madrid, Spain (prof. A. Durán), and University of Padova, Italy (Prof. E. Bernardo). The FunGlass symposium is aimed at presenting the latest, and the most important research activities of the Centre achieved in collaboration with, but also without our partners. This introductory lecture of the FG symposium gives a brief overview of the Centre, its structure, achievements, international collaborations, and activities.
 
Ackowledgement
This item is a part of dissemination activities of project FunGlass. This project has received funding from the European Union´s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 739566