The Scientific Council of the Slovak Academy of Sciences at its 9th meeting on 29.5.2024 conferred the scientific rank of Doctor of Technical Sciences Dr.h.c. mult. prof. Ing. Jozef Živčák, PhD., MPH, professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, on the basis of successful defence of his doctoral dissertation "MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT IN PERSONALIZED IMPLANTOLOGY" in the scientific field 020300 Mechanical Engineering.