On the Occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health in Zagreb

Institut je osnovala Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti (sada Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti) 27. XII. 1947. na prijedlog tadašnjeg predsjednika Akademije Andrije Štampara. Od 1948. do danas Institut je djelovao pod ovim nazivima: Institut za medicinu rada, Institut za higijenu rada, Institut za medicinska istraživanja te Institut za medicinska istraživanja i medicinu rada. Institut je znanstvenoistraživačka ustanova, koja je između 1974. i 1993. bila dio Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. U godini osnivanja Institut je imao ukupno 34 djelatnika. Taj se broj postupno povećavao do maksimalnog broja 275 u godinama 1986.-89. U godini 2008. Institut ima ukupno 149 djelatnika. Od 1989. u Institutu rade prosječno 52 doktora znanosti.The Institute was founded by the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts (now the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts) on 27 December 1947 following the initiative of the then-president Andrija [tampar. Since 1948, the Institute’s names have changed on several occasions, as follows: Institute for Occupational Health, Institute of Industrial Hygiene, Institute for Medical Research, and finally, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health. The Institute is a research institution that was part of the University of Zagreb from 1974 to 1993. On foundation the Institute employed 34 people. This number increased gradually to reach a maximum of 275 in 1986-89. Now in 2008, the Institute employs 149 people. Since 1989, an average of 52 have had a Ph.D. degree