What's new at Łukasiewicz – PORT?
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We invite our research groups to participate in the “Commercialisation Ideation Workshop”, organized as part of the SAME-NeuroID – Senior Staff Training project, in cooperation with the Technology Transfer Office of Łukasiewicz – PORT. The workshop will take place on Wednesday, 26 February, and will be led by the Biocatalyst Foundation—a non-profit organization that supports the development of the biotechnology community and facilitates networking and international collaboration.
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Seven Wrocław-based scientific institutions are consolidating their efforts to jointly build a strong research and development ecosystem and strengthen the city’s position as a major scientific center. This marks the first step toward establishing a Wrocław-based center of excellence.
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Dr hab. Grzegorz Chodaczek, leader of the Immunotherapy Research Group at Łukasiewicz – PORT, demonstrates that appropriately selected gamma-delta T lymphocytes obtained from human blood may constitute an effective tool in the fight against the most aggressive brain tumor – glioblastoma multiforme. Nearly PLN 15 million granted to the Wrocław-based researchers by the Medical Research Agency (ABM) will enable the continuation of studies aimed at developing an innovative anticancer therapy based on human immune cells.
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Łukasiewicz – PORT Polish Centre for Technology Development invites you to a lecture by Prof. Agnieszka Chacińska, group leader and Director of IMol – the International Institute of Molecular Mechanisms and Machines of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
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Dr. Marek Wagner, Head of the Innate Immunity Research Group at Łukasiewicz – PORT, has achieved something that is rare in Polish science (and beyond) and a dream of every scientist. He has just published an article in Nature, one of the most prestigious scientific journals in the world. In the paper, he presents, among other findings, the results of his research on ILC2 immune cells, demonstrating that cells previously known mainly for inducing type 2 immune responses associated with protection against parasites may also play a key role in the fight against cancer.
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Łukasiewicz – PORT Polish Center for Technology Development invites you to a lecture by Dr. Nikolas Karalis, Team Leader at the Paris Brain Institute (Institut du Cerveau – ICM), France.
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The Friday meeting of the Institute Council, convening for the first time in its new composition, resulted in decisions on matters of key importance for Łukasiewicz – PORT. The Council issued a positive opinion on the candidacy of Prof. Jarosław Bosy for the position of Institute Director, approved the directions of the Institute’s scientific activities, and positively assessed the draft work plans (including the financial plan) for the coming year. The meeting was chaired by the Chairperson elected at the beginning of the session – the Council members entrusted this role to Prof. Adam Maciejczyk.
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The AutoHealth consortium, involving Dr Raluca Contu from the Astrocyte Biology Research Group at Łukasiewicz – PORT, will investigate how stress experienced early in life affects the brain and body in adulthood. Meanwhile, Dr Ali Jawaid, as part of the EMPATHY consortium, will analyze brain–body interactions underlying eating disorders. Both projects have received funding from ERA-NET NEURON – a network of 35 organizations and ministries from 28 countries supporting research on the brain and its disorders.
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We support innovation and education. Together with KOGENERACJA S.A., we are launching a new educational project entitled “Thermal Energy as the Key to a Sustainable Future”, under which we will organize workshops for children and young people. Our goal is to build environmental awareness in the next generation and, from an early age, highlight the importance of renewable energy sources in sustainable development and climate protection.
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On 3 December, we launched the fourth call of the Virtual Research Institute (WIB) for innovative research projects with high commercialisation potential. This means PLN 142 million available to the best scientists working in medical biotechnology.