Dr Vukašin Janković is an Assistant Research Professor at IMGGE. His research in eco-biotechnology focuses on bacterial pigments, textile biodyeing and the biodegradation of textiles and plastics. He received his BSc in Molecular Biology and Physiology (2019), MSc in Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (2020) and PhD in Biological Sciences (2026) from the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade. His doctoral thesis explored the use of bacterial pigments in the dyeing of natural and synthetic textiles, and the potential of Streptomyces strains to degrade synthetic textiles. He joined IMGGE in 2020 as a Research Trainee, later became a Junior Researcher, and was appointed Assistant Research Professor in 2026.

His scientific work uses microorganisms and their pigments to dye natural (cotton, silk, wool) and synthetic (polyamide, elastane) textiles, and studies how bacterial enzymes degrade these materials under composting conditions. He is currently optimising bacterial growth and pigment production in 5 L and 20 L bioreactors, including the use of food and agricultural waste as cultivation substrates. His broader interests include applied microbiology and bioinformatics.

He was the principal investigator of the “Hot Pink biodyeing and pigment” project within the Serbia Accelerating Innovation and Growth Entrepreneurship (SAIGE) project. He has participated in the EU project BioICEP. He is a member of IMGGE’s Technology Transfer Sector. He is active in technology transfer, science communication, gives public lectures in schools across Serbia, and is a long-time participant in European Researchers’ Night. He is a member of the Serbian Society for Microbiology and the Serbian Society for Molecular Biology.