The CANVAS Project Final Conference, titled “Enhancing Cancer Vaccine Science for New Therapy Pathways”, took place on 10–11 March 2026 at the International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science, University of Gdańsk, in Gdańsk. The event brought together approximately 90 participants, including researchers and project partners from Italy, France, Netherlands and Poland, creating a truly international […]
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Prof. Natalia Marek-Trzonkowska, Director of the International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science, was invited by the European Commission to join a group of 20 experts in Brussels on 4 February to discuss the potential role of vaccination in the prevention of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). NCDs remain the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Europe,
On 16 January 2026, researchers from our Centre dr Katarzyna Dziubek and dr Anna Biernacka participated in the Night of Biologists, a nationwide science outreach initiative aimed at promoting biology and life sciences. The event took place at the University of Gdańsk as well as at research institutions across Poland and was held under the
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On Friday, 21 November 2025, the International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science (ICCVS) hosted the Mayor of Gdańsk, Aleksandra Dulkiewicz, and the Rector of the University of Gdańsk, Prof. Piotr Stepnowski. The visit began with a meeting during which the Director of ICCVS, Prof. Natalia Marek-Trzonkowska, together with the Administrative Director, Izabela Raszczyk, MBA, presented
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Izabela Raszczyk participated in the 1st Central and Eastern European (CEE) Congress for Research Managers and Administrators, organised by the PolSCA Office of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Brussels during 4-5 November 2025.The event gathered research managers, administrators, funders, faciliators, RPO leaders and research policy experts from across Central and Eastern Europe, as well
During 28–29 October 2025 at the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB), Izabela Raszczyk and Anna Krajewska from the ICCVS Research Support Team attended the 4th BESTPRAC Thematic Group Event held under the theme “Bridging the Gap: Project Managers and Research Support Teams in Action”. The Barcelona meeting reminded us how crucial the interface between EU
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A very good recent experience at the Building Bridges 2025 conference in Dresden — a space for intensifying collaboration between policy, research & innovation. Before the conference Izabela Raszczyk from ICCVS attended also the pre-event: “Widening in Horizon Europe: Sharing Best Practices” organized by ZEUSS on 11 September 2025. It brought together Horizon Europe coordinators,
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On 19 September 2025, the Science, Biotech & Beyond series hosted its second episode of the season at ICCVS, Gdańsk. Our guest was Dr. Karolina Kaźmierczak-Siedlecka (Medical University of Gdańsk, Fahrenheit Biobank BBMRI.pl), who delivered a lecture titled: “Gut and tumour microbiome-related aspects – are they novel possibilities to enhance anti-cancer management?” Dr. Kaźmierczak-Siedlecka presented
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At ICCVS, in the CANVAS Twinning project, we collaborate with European partners CEA and University of Rome Torvergata not only scientifically but also with the goal to upgrade research management and grant writing capacities. We are convinced that collaboration also on national ground is very beneficial for capacity building in this area as it allows
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Dr. Artur Pirog represented the ICCVS team at the EMBO conference “Protein Quality Control: From Molecular Mechanisms to Aging and Disease”, held in Hersonissos, Greece (18-23 May 2025). The event brought together researchers from around the world to share the knowledge about proteostasis, the clearance of misfolded proteins, molecular mechanisms of chaperone activity, and novel
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