The NCBJ and Dr Jacek Gajewski awarded the Crystal Brussels Sprouts Prize
2020.12.18 - Marek Pawłowski
The Crystal Brussels Sprouts Prize is awarded by a jury appointed by the National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the European Union. The prize is given for successes in the research and innovation framework programs of the European Union. On December 18, 2020, at the remotely organized Gala, the NCBJ had received the award in the „science – research institute” category, and Dr Jacek Gajewski received an individual award.
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Addendum to the agreement with European XFEL regarding Big Data analyzes in pandemic conditions
2020.12.09 - Marek Pawłowski
On December 8, 2020, NCBJ director, professor Krzysztof Kurek and European XFEL GmbH director, professor Robert Feidenhansl signed an addendum to the cooperation agreement between their institutions. The agreement was enriched with conditional provisions that set the framework and goals of possible collaboration in the Conceptual Project phase of he Scientific Big Data Analysis project.
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Top 2% ranking
2020.11.26 - Marek Pawłowski
Stanford University, together with the publishing house Elsevier and SciTech Strategies, has created a ranking of 2% of the best scientists in the world. It contains 159,648 names, including 726 from Polish scientific institutions.
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The microspheres from Świerk help patients with liver cancer
2020.11.20 - Marek Pawłowski
The MARIA reactor is one of the main irradiation centres for microspheres containing radioactive holmium, which are used in the treatment of liver tumors. The technology developed at NCBJ at the request of Quirem Medical - a global manufacturer of QuiremSpheres therapeutical microspheres - serves patients in several specialized centres in Europe.
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OneNet Project: One Electrical Network Infrastructure for Europe
2020.11.12 - Marek Pawłowski
The OneNet project aims to meet the challenges faced by Transmission Network Operators (TSO), Distribution Network Operators (DSO) and consumers in the European electricity market. The consortium of contractors consists of over 70 entities. The Interdisciplinary Division of Energy Analyses of NCBJ will develop an algorithm to optimize the TSO-DSO coordination in the Polish demonstrator.
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