Gjino Šutić (HR, 1984) is an innovator, scientist & post-modern intermedia artist. After studying Biotechnology at PBF Zagreb, he worked as a freelance scientist until 2013., when he founded Universal Research Institute UR. Since then, he has worked as scientist and director at UR Institute. He is doing research in multiple areas of natural sciences with a special focus in the fields of bioelectronics and biorobotics.
He invented the term biotweaking (enhan...read more
Gjino Šutić (HR, 1984) is an innovator, scientist & post-modern intermedia artist. After studying Biotechnology at PBF Zagreb, he worked as a freelance scientist until 2013., when he founded Universal Research Institute UR. Since then, he has worked as scientist and director at UR Institute. He is doing research in multiple areas of natural sciences with a special focus in the fields of bioelectronics and biorobotics.
He invented the term biotweaking (enhancing living organisms or their parts to completely express and make use of their full potential) so as to define his philosophy and work completely.
Since 2012, he has displayed his inventions & innovations at numerous scientific and art exhibitions and events. As a biohacker, he has designed and developed numerous DIY tools and materials. As well as developing his inventions & innovations he works as an educator in the areas of biotweaking & science. He is one of the founders of Radiona Makerspace, and a member of MENSA organisation & Hackteria network.
Antonija Šakić (HR, 1986) is vice president of UR Institute & expert for biotechnology. While studying biotechnology at PBF, Zagreb she worked in Pliva d.o.o, TAPI Research & Development Laboratory, working with ICP spectrometry. While doing her MSc in medical & pharmaceutical biotechnology, she worked in a project concerning recombinant protein production conducted by gene delivery in mammalian cells, using the transposon systems in the laboratory of cellular biotechnology at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). She is one of cofounders of the UR Institute, where she works as an expert consultant on numerous science & education projects in different areas of natural sciences.
Tanja Minarik (HR, 1983) is new media artist, and UR Institute’s expert for new media art & multimedia. Graduated movie & video art at the Art Academy Split. Her professional work includes practicing different aspects of video art: VJ-ing, video mapping, installations, filming & editing. She has displayed her work at different exhibitions and festivals in Croatia and abroad.
She is a member of ULUPUH and Radiona Makerspace, the indie experimental rock bend – Žen, is a resident of the Pistolero collective, and a member of Hipermedia A/V collective. Currently she is working on her MA degree in new media at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb.
