Other Names: Institut za medicinska istraživanja i medicinu rada (IMI)

Location: Ksaverska cesta 2, POB 291, HR-10001 Zagreb, Croatia

Subordinate to: University of Zagreb

Size: Approximately 150 staff members as of May 2004

Primary Function: Large research institute. Activities include but are not limited to research into protection against exposure to Soman (GD) and VX in late 1990s through 2002.

Description: The Laboratory of Biochemistry employs a number of persons engaged in CW relevant research who appear to have been previously involved in the protective CW program of Yugoslavia in the 1970s and 1980s. This institute also hosted Dr. Zlatko Binenfeld prior to his death in 1996. Other persons of significance are Dr. Elsa Reiner and Dr. Vera Simeon-Rudolf.

Key Sources: M. Skrinjaric-Spoljar, N. Burger, and J. Lovric, "Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase by three new pyridinium compounds and their effect on phosphonylation of the enzyme," Journal of Enzyme Inhibition, 14 (5) (1999), pp. 331-41; V. Simeon-Rudolf, E. Reiner, M. Skrinjaric-Spoljar, B. Radic, A. Lucic, I. Primozic, and S. Tomic, "Quinuclidinium-imidazolium compounds: synthesis, mode of interaction with acetylcholinesterase and effect upon Soman intoxicated mice," Archives of Toxicology 72 (5) (April 1998), pp. 289-95; V. Simeon-Rudolf, M. Skrinjaric-Spoljar, E. Reiner, Z. Orehovec, I. Jukic, S. Bokan, and B. Smoljan, "Identification of the contents and the shelf-life of indicator tubes from field kits for detection of organophosphorus compounds in the air," Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju 48 (2) (1997), pp. 219-224; E. Reiner, V. Simeon, S. Simaga, S. Cizl, D. Jelicic, V. Sumanovic, and D. Batinic, "A field-test for detecting organophosphorus compounds in water," Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju 44 (2) (June 1993), pp. 159-162.

	Updated September 2004