Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy continues the tradition of the National Chemical Laboratory - founded in 1859 by the Decree of Prince Miloš Obrenović, in the building built in 1882 at the corner of Njegoševa and King Milutin Street. The ICTM scientific-research and development activities are carried out within the scope of fundamental, applied and development research; winning and development of technological processes and scale-up and know-how in the fields of: - organic chemistry - electrochemistry - catalysis - microelectronic technologies - polymers and macromolecular compounds - biochemistry and biotechnology - special materials - monocrystals - metallurgy and casting - instrumental analysis - chemical engineering - design and engineering