The Ruđer Bošković Institute is regarded as Croatia’s leading scientific institute in the natural and biomedical sciences as well as marine and environmental research. The Institute is the largest Croatian scientific research center of a multidisciplinary character. The Mission of the Institute is excellent scientific research in the natural, biomedical and engineering sciences, with contributions to higher education and cooperation with the business sector based on outstanding scientific research. The vision of the Institute is to be a recognized top European center of scientific excellence. The Institute is currently engaged in over 200 projects, for which over half of the total funding is from European Union projects and other international sources.