IBB PAS on the Polish Research Infrastructure Roadmap

On August 4, 2026, the Minister of Science and Higher Education, Marcin Kulasek, approved the updated Polish Research Infrastructure Roadmap (PRIR), which includes strategic research infrastructures of key importance for the development of science and innovation in Poland. In the updated PRIR, the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IBB PAS) is the applicant for three strategic research infrastructures and participates as a partner in four further infrastructures.

IBB PAS is the applicant institution for the following entries in the Polish Roadmap for Research Infrastructures (PRIR):

  • Polish Multidisciplinary Laboratory for Polar Research (PolarPOL) – a national research infrastructure serving as Poland’s contribution to the international polar research infrastructure. Applicant: IBB PAS. Partner: Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences (IGF PAS).
  • Centre for the Development of Research Models for the Treatment of Infectious Diseases (CRMBT) – a national research infrastructure. Applicant: IBB PAS. Partners: National Medicines Institute (NIL) and the Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences (IIET PAS).
  • MASSTRIM – MASs Spectrometry platform for Translational Research and Innovative Medicine – a national research infrastructure. Applicant: IBB PAS.

IBB PAS is a partner institution for the following entries in the Polish Roadmap for Research Infrastructures (PRIR):

  • Polish Natural Collections – Biodiversity Research Infrastructure – a national research infrastructure serving as Poland’s contribution to the ESFRI Roadmap research infrastructure. Applicant: University of Warsaw.
  • CePT-ICBS – Interdisciplinary Centre for Research on Ageing to Improve Quality of Life – a national research infrastructure. Applicant: Medical University of Warsaw.
  • ELIXIR-PL – a national research infrastructure serving as Poland’s contribution to the ESFRI Roadmap research infrastructure. Applicant: Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań.
  • POL-OPENSCREEN – Polish Screening Platform for Chemical Biology – a national research infrastructure serving as Poland’s contribution to the ESFRI Roadmap research infrastructure. Applicant: Institute of Medical Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Łódź.

More information: https://ibb.edu.pl/en/polish-research-infrastructure-roadmap/