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Mentees of the Laboratory of Biocybernetics Received Krka Awards and Recognitions
Four students mentored by members of the Laboratory of Biocybernetics at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, were honoured in the 56th Krka Awards competition. Jan Čagalj received the Krka Award for his diploma thesis on cell membrane electroporation, while Dr Anja Blažič, Dr Peter Lombergar, and Aleksandar Sarić each received a Krka Recognition Award. The ceremony was held together with the 36th Krka Scientific Symposium on 16 October 2026 in Novo mesto.
Interview Transcript Published on EP Lab Digest: 2026 HRS Scientific Statement on PFA for Cardiac Arrhythmias
A transcript of an interview with Prof. Damijan Miklavčič has been published on EP Lab Digest. The interview covers the 2026 HRS Scientific Statement on pulsed field ablation (PFA) for cardiac arrhythmias.
Three LBK researchers among the world's top 2% most influential scientists
Damijan Miklavčič, Tadej Kotnik and Lea Rems have been included in the Stanford/Elsevier ranking of the top 2% most influential researchers worldwide for the 2020–2024 period.
Prof. Miklavčič co-authors HRS/EHRA Scientific Statement on Pulsed Field Ablation
Prof. Damijan Miklavčič co-authored the 2026 HRS/EHRA Scientific Statement on Pulsed Field Ablation for Cardiac Arrhythmias, presented at Heart Rhythm 2026 in Chicago.
Doctoral dissertation by Rok Šmerc awarded cum laude
On 7 July 2025, Rok Šmerc defended his doctoral dissertation at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, which the FE Senate subsequently assessed as passed with honours (cum laude).
UKC Ljubljana acquires state-of-the-art pulsed field ablation device
The University Medical Centre Ljubljana has acquired the Affera device for pulsed field ablation of cardiac arrhythmias, purchased in cooperation with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering.
Laboratory of Biocybernetics featured in the programme "Svet" on the TV channel "Kanal A"
"Kako nove metode zdravljenja spreminjajo prihodnost onkologije? / How are new treatment methods changing the future of oncology?" - you can watch a segment, recorded at the Laboratory of…
Bite the science
In the latest episode of Ugriznimo znanost (a.k.a. Bite the science , last Thursday, January 30, 2025), a short news segment was published about how researchers from the Faculty of Electrical…
Happy holidays and all the best in 2025!
Colleagues from the Laboratory of Biocybernetics wish everyone happy holidays and all the best in 2025!
Jernej Štublar and Vid Jan recipients of awards at the 5th World Congress on Electroporation
From 15th to 19th of September 5th World Congress on Electroporation was hosted in the beautiful city of Rome at the Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering of Sapienza University. We are happy…
Exhibition "Lojze Vodovnik" at the Technical Museum of Slovenia in Bistra
In cooperation with partners, we contributed to presenting the legacy of Academician Prof. Dr. Lojze Vodovnik, a pioneer of Slovenian biocybernetics, biomedical engineering and rehabilitation engineering.
Tina Cimperman, Tjaša Potočnik, Tamara Polajžer and Angelika Vižintin are recipients of this year's Krka's recognition awards
At the 2023 Krka awards ceremony our colleagues Tina Cimperman, Tjaša Potočnik, Tamara Polajžer and Angelika Vižintin were awarded with the Krka award (Tina Cimperman), Krka's recognition awards…
Tina Cimperman is the recipient of a commendation for a scientific publication in the scope of the dr. Uroš Seljak awards
On Wednesday, October 4th, during an award ceremony at the University of Ljubljana now held for the second year already, the "Dr. Uroš Seljak" awards and commendations were given for the best…
Media releases related to the award of the ERC-StG project
Interviews with Lea Rems, related to the award of the ERC Starting Grant, were published in the following media (all in Slovene): \t Interview for the national Radio Slovenia:…
The name of the 36th week of 2023 is Lea Rems!
Radio Val 202 listeners chose (by poll) Lea Rems as the name of the 36th week (September 4-10) of 2023! Among almost 2,700 applications from all over the world, Lea was successful in the European…
Success of our colleague Lea Rems, recipient of the European Research Council Starting Grant 2023!
The European Commission today announced the results of the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant 2023 competition. Out of nearly 2,700 applicants from around the world, after a ten-month…
An article on electroporation-based therapies with Damijan Miklavčič published in 11 May issue of DELO
An article entitled "Metoda za zdravljenje raka, srčne aritmije in redkih bolezni" ( trans . "A method of curing cancer, heart arrhythmia and rare diseases") based off an interview with Damijan…
Damijan Miklavčič explains the science behind a potential heart arrhythmia treatment by means of electroporation
Watch a great video/interview with Damijan on how a novel technique using electricity to destroy targeted cells (pulsed field ablation) might change the way clinicians treat atrial fibrillation. The…
We are looking for a Young Researcher (announcement of a vacant position / job call)
The Young Researcher will be trained in the Laboratory of Biocybernetics, which is an international interdisciplinary group composed of engineers, biologists, microbiologists, medical doctors and…
Electroporation featured in the news broadcast Odmevi on channel TV SLO 1
On Thursday's (February 23, 2023) show Odmevi on TV SLO 1 (link below), you could catch, among others, a just under 10-minute long segment on electroporation, with an emphasis on electrochemotherapy…