Director of Łukasiewicz – PORT in the Supervisory Board of EIT Health InnoStars

Director of Łukasiewicz – PORT Andrzej Dybczyński, Ph.D., joined the Supervisory Board of EIT Health InnoStars, a network of the best health European innovators. He will represent all Polish partners in this organization.

The director of our Institute received the nomination during the EIT Health Summit in Stockholm, which took place on May 25-26, 2022. His term on the Supervisory Board of organization starts in June and will last three years.

– I regard the membership in the Supervisory Board of EIT Health InnoStars as an honor, but above all, as an appreciation of how dynamically has Łukasiewicz – PORT developed since its inception just three years ago. This nomination is also a commitment for me, the Łukasiewicz – PORT Institute, and the entire Research Network. I am convinced that our competencies and experience in innovation in the field of biotechnology and health, conducting research, and project management, will allow me to proudly represent Polish partners and make a significant contribution to the work of the council – says Andrzej Dybczyński, Ph.D., director of Łukasiewicz Research Network – PORT Polish Center for Technology Development.

EIT Health is a network of the best health innovators backed by the European Union.

EIT Health InnoStars is one of the eight geographical areas of this organization. It covers, among others, Poland, Italy, Portugal, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

EIT Health InnoStars focuses on promoting entrepreneurship, innovation, and education in healthcare and healthy living and closing the gap between regions that are innovation leaders and those that are still progressing.

As a member of the Supervisory Board, the director of our Institute will be the voice of all Polish institutions and companies associated with EIT Health InnoStars. Besides Łukasiewicz Research Network, these are the medical universities in Łódź and Gdańsk, the University of Warsaw, the Łódź the University of Technology.