Dr. Nikolina Filipović (1992, Osijek, Croatia) is a researcher in inorganic and structural chemistry with particular interest in biologically active transition metal complexes with benzopyranone and hydroxypyranone ligands. She earned her B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Chemistry from the University of Osijek, receiving the Dean’s Award for the best student of the third year and the Rector’s Award for her work on infrared and Raman spectroscopy. Since 2017 she has been employed as an Assistant at the Department of Chemistry, University of Osijek, and since 2018 she has also served as an external collaborator at the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, teaching Medical Chemistry. She completed her PhD in Chemistry in 2024 at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. Dr. Filipović has authored eight peer-reviewed papers and presented her research at 33 scientific conferences, including several oral presentations. She has participated in six research projects and currently leads a project on the biological activity of copper complexes funded by the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. In addition to her research, she is deeply involved in science outreach as a long-term coordinator of the Festival of Science, University Open Days, and the first Science Week in Osijek (2024). She is a member of the Croatian Chemical Society (HKD), the Society of Chemists and Technologists of Osijek (DKT), the Croatian Association for Cancer Research (HDIR), and the Croatian Society for Biochem