We are pleased to announce that the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) has awarded Mossakowski Medical Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences (MMRI PAS) funding for the implementation of a project under the Strategic Partnerships 2024 program.

The project titled "Strategy for the Development of Scientific Research in the Field of Cancer Immunotherapy" (STRIM) is one of only 11 projects (out of 142 submitted) selected for funding in the 2024 edition.

Its goal is to enhance MMRI’s research potential and scientific excellence in the area of cellular immunotherapy by establishing an international, long-term strategic partnership between MMRI and foreign partners: the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC) and the University of Oviedo (UO).

At MMRI, the STRIM project will be implemented by the Department of Immunology, led by Dr. hab. Magdalena Winiarska. On the IJC side, the project will be coordinated by Prof. Pablo Menendez, and at UO by Prof. Xose Puente.

Planned activities include, among others, enhancing MMRI's visibility by fostering networking and mobility of MMRI researchers, as well as disseminating project outcomes and knowledge about CAR-T therapies among scientists, medical professionals, and the broader public.

In addition, the expected improvement in MMRI’s research capacity may bring tangible benefits in the area of basic and translational research, potentially leading to the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies.