IOS’s strategy is to continually acquire new expertise and apply it to the economic and research area, both home and international. The institute’s mission is to use highly educated personnel and laboratories with the most advanced equipment possible in order to bring state-of-the-art technology into the economic environment. Fields of work are developing chemical sensors for detecting freshness of food, water monitoring, air monitoring, personal safety and protection and synthesis of nanomaterials and their functionalization for applications in various fields.