Modern societies are experiencing a widespread trend toward weight loss. This is a response to one of today’s greatest pandemics—obesity—and to the increasing awareness of its negative health consequences. According to World Health Organization (WHO) data, in 2022 one in eight people worldwide lived with obesity (BMI > 30), amounting to nearly one billion individuals. Obesity is not only a disease in itself but also contributes to the development of many other serious conditions, such as cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and even cancer. As early as around 400 BCE, Hippocrates observed that people with obesity were at higher risk of sudden death. Paradoxically, on a global scale, more people die from excess food consumption and related diseases than from malnutrition. So what can be done to counteract obesity?

Today, as part of Fantasy Days, we took part in a press briefing held at the Mediateka, where the 19th edition of Fantasy Days was officially launched. The meeting was an opportunity to visit the headquarters of one of this year’s DF partners, where lectures, discussion panels, and meetings with authors will take place.

We are pleased to invite you to actively participate in the online matchmaking meetings “Science for Business,” which will take place on 11/26/2024. Participation in the event is free of charge. Simply register on the B2match platform (instructions below). We encourage you to schedule matchmaking meetings between 12:00–15:00.

The objective of the implementation doctorate was to develop systems for graphene synthesis on copper surfaces and to optimize synthesis conditions to enable effective coating of copper wires and tracks with graphene, along with establishing methods for assessing the quality of the resulting coatings.

We invite you to take part in the workshops organized in the Łukasiewicz – PORT Experience Gardens. Let’s combine science with fun during Fantasy Days. We focus on hands-on discovery and experimentation in fully equipped laboratories, allowing young explorers and their parents to uncover the scientific mysteries of the world around them—while having a great time.

The P4Health project, which has received funding under the Horizon Europe Teaming for Excellence program, will focus on developing and implementing solutions essential for the advancement of personalized medicine in Poland. Patients will gain access to new diagnostic methods and more affordable therapies. The project will run for 6 years.

Dnia 23.05 (z inicjatywy Łukasiewicz – PORT) odbyło się spotkanie inaugurujące w ramach Dnia Polskiej Genomiki, które  celem nadrzędnym było rozpoczęcie prac nad mapą drogową dla polskiej genomiki oraz omówienie ścieżki wejścia Polski do europejskich inicjatyw genomicznych takich jak 1+MG.

The results of the third Virtual Research Institute (WIB) call are now known. The aim of the call is to fund research in the field of medical biotechnology. Out of five submitted projects, an international panel of experts rated two projects the highest. They will receive funding totaling nearly PLN 119 million for research on oncology therapies.

On 24/04/2024, Łukasiewicz – PORT will host Dr. Aleksandra Badura, Head of the laboratory focused on neural networks at Erasmus MC University in Rotterdam, who will deliver a lecture entitled: “The Role of Hindbrain and Midbrain Inhibition in Autism-Like Behaviors.”

The end of August at Łukasiewicz – PORT will be marked by fantastic meetings and journeys into the unknown. All thanks to the oldest Lower Silesian festival dedicated to fantasy, which this year will be hosted as a guest event at the Pracze Campus.