On November 24, 2023, the election of the director of ISPM RAS took place. Acting director, Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Dr. Sergey Ponomarenko received 83% of the votes, while head of the Laboratory of Functional Materials for Organic Electronics and Photonics Dr. Oleg Borshchov received 17% of the votes. The elections were held in a competitive, but at the same time in an open, friendly atmosphere. Overall, 73% of the total number of ISPM RAS employees took part in the elections.