Our Team

Vladimir Vodalov

Managing Director

Managing director at TFT Nano Center, and R&D Director and Production Coordinator at ZeptoHyperTech, responsible for research and development and manufacturing at TFT Nano Center and ZeptoHyperTech. With long managerial experience that includes directing a LaFarge factory to become the most efficient in Europe, he is also responsible for coordination and cooperation with existing manufacturers of Zepter products in multiple factories worldwide, as well as with Zepter headquarters in Switzerland and Monaco.

Noel Thompson

Manager, Chemical and Material Innovation Laboratory, ZeptoHyperTech

After completing his industry-sponsored PhD at the University of Cambridge, Noel worked in research and development at the world-class laboratories of Unilever and Veolia. An experienced chemist and chemical engineer, he is responsible for the research and development of novel technologies and products for Zepter International, covering every stage from discovery and establishment of initial technology to the IP protection and manufacture of finished product. Sole author of one internationally-recognised patent, with two more pending.

Jelena Janać

PhD in Pharmacy – Medical Biochemistry

Jelena earned her PhD in Medical Biochemistry from the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Belgrade. She has authored two manuscripts as the first author and has contributed as a coauthor on ten additional publications. With expertise in human metabolism and practical experience in both research and clinical laboratories, Jelena actively participates in biomedical research projects. She is an integral member of a team specializing in the regulatory pathways for cosmetics and dietary supplements, working at both national and international levels.

Nenad Jevtić

M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering – Biomedical Engineer, Manager of Process engineering

He holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Belgrade, where he wrote his master’s thesis on the stability of 3HFWC, testing its properties over 12 months. At TFT Nano Center, Nenad managed maintenance for cosmetic production equipment, ensuring standards compliance and product quality. He is currently working on a project to construct a facility for producing sterile galenical preparations and cosmetic substances, contributing to design and qualification documentation. His expertise includes nanotechnology, mechanical engineering, maintenance, and process engineering design.

Zorana Njegovan

M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering – Biomedical Engineer, Manager of Quantum cosmetics

Zorana is the Assistant Director for Production, Promotion and Marketing of 3HFWC substance at TFT Nano Center. She is a PhD student at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, at the University of Belgrade. Her Master thesis was: Effects of gold nanoparticles and double derivative of C60 molecules on skin biophysical properties. She participates in the process of substance production, its characterization and production of products based on the substance. She is in charge of organizing and conducting studies of testing the effects of new products. Her main areas of interest are nanotechnology and early diagnosis of cancer.

Milica Miličić

M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering – Biomedical Engineer, Coordinator of Biomedical studies

She is an enthusiastic and dedicated worker at TFT Nano Centre/ZeptoHyperTech – ZEPTER GROUP and Research assistant, as a Ph.D. student, at the Mechanical Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, at the University of Belgrade. She has strong interests in Physics and Biology, as well as for consciousness and she decided to pursue her career in these two three fields integrated into the psycho-bio-physics for biomedical engineering area. She has been the recipient of the “The best students at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering” award and of Scholarship sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia. Her Bachelor’s thesis was „Monitoring creatinine clearance in hemodialysis patients by using Vis-NIR spectroscopy”, while her Master’s thesis is related to nano and quantum optics “Spectroscopic characterization of BIOPTRON colour therapeutics filters”, which are used for skin and eye-brain treatments (psycho-bio-physical effects).

Ana Jovanović

M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering – Biomedical Engineer, Project Manager

She completed Bachelor and Master studies at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Belgrade. Her Master thesis was: „Spectroscopic characterization of colour filters and proposing their optimal number for therapy”. She is an employee at TFT Nano Center/ZeptoHyperTech – Zepter Group and participates in organization and coordination of cosmetic studies.

Jasmina Filipović

Senior Associate:

BSc, Quality Controller of the final products

Ten years of experience in manufacturing optical lenses. She has experience in following job titles: operator in the production of optical lenses, operator of final quality control and operator in the lab for Hard Coating. At this moment she is working as the main operator in final quality control of nanophotonic lenses.

EXTERNAL ASSOCIATES

Prof. Dr Đuro Koruga

Ph.D., Dipl.-Ing.in Mech. Eng.

Prof. Djuro Koruga has joint PhD in engineering and medicine, and his main responsibility is to provide the technical knowledge of this cutting edge technology. His stellar academic career spans several decades at the forefront of nanotechnology and biomedicine. Among his many accolades, he is head of NanoLab at the University of Belgrade, a Gold Awards winner from the WIPO for the best innovation (patent) in 2018, and 2008 from Belgrade Association of Inventors for nanotechnology. During his stay in the USA (1990-1997), he works for NSF, NASA, Army and DARPA projects in MER Inc. and at the University of Arizona. He is a pioneer in molecular electronics and nanotechnology, and he was invited to participate at the first U.S. Army Natick Research conference on nanotechnology in 1993. Professor Koruga’s decades of striving in this field make him a world expert, offering unrivalled critical know-how about both current and future uses of this ground-breaking technology. It is only with his high-level understanding that the power of this technology can be applied to create tangible and lasting change in the field of cancer screening.

Aleksandra Dragičević

External Collaborator:

Ph.D., Dipl.-Ing.in Mech. Eng., Project Funding Manager

Aleksandra’s main responsibility is to manage the company on an operating level, engineering the products for sale, by taking the technology and applying it to the market. She is a joint senior research scientist at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade and TFT Nano Centre. Her undergraduate and postgraduate work in both medicine and engineering puts her at the leading edge of Nanomedicine, presenting award-winning presentations across Europe and the US. She has been developing applications based on the characterization of epithelial tissue and nano creams using Opto-magnetic imaging spectroscopy and other methods for tissue characterization for over 8 years. She was a project manager of 7 projects with applications in industry. Her continuing dedication will see even more good come from this ground-breaking nexus of engineering and medicine.

Ass. Prof. dr. Suzana Miljković

External Collaborator:

M.Sc., Ph.D. in pharmacy and cosmetology, Senior scientist in nanocosmetics and pharmacy

She has more than two decades of experience in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry, and many original cosmetic products, mainly skincare and sun protection products, on the market. She initiated sun protection education and skin cancer prevention, among healthcare professionals as well as for the general public, and after about 15 years of numerous activities in this field, became the first Ph.D. for public health in Serbia. Her main responsibility in TFT NanoCentre is to create health care products using innovative technologies, long-lasting professional experience and knowledge in nanotechnology, cosmetology, pharmacy, nutrition and marketing, having in mind quality, safety and efficiency of the products, as well as the actual regulatory frame.