United in Excellence
Kick-Off Meeting of Poland's New Teaming Projects
19 February 2025
Copernicus Science Center, Warsaw (Poland)
About Teaming for Excellence
We are delighted to announce the official kick-off ceremony for three new Teaming for Excellence projects funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe framework programme for research and innovation. The event will take place at the Copernicus Science Centre, Poland's leading outreach hub, symbolically coinciding with Polish Science Day to highlight the importance of scientific knowledge.
This ceremony marks the beginning of three exciting pathways toward advancing scientific discovery and fostering societal engagement. The newly established Centers of Excellence aim to produce world-class research while working closely with local communities to address future challenges with innovative solutions.
Join us as we celebrate this milestone and pave the way for transformative collaboration and scientific progress!
On this day we will officially launch the following projects:
- Translational Research and Innovation in Ophthalmology Vision – Centre of Excellence (TRIO-VI CoE), coordinated by the International Centre for Translational Eye Research, Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS,
- Astrocent Plus – Particle Astrophysics Science and Technology Centre (Astrocent Plus), coordinated by the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center PAS,
- Centre of Excellence for Precise Phenotyping and BioDataBanking (P4Health), coordinated by the Łukasiewicz Research Network – PORT Polish Center for Technology Development.
Program
| 8:30 - 9:30 | Registration & coffee |
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| United in Excellence - Opening Remarks | |
| 09:30 | Welcome remarks |
| 09:40 |
Ministry of Science and Higher Education – address by a representative
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| 09:50 |
European Commission – address by a represenative
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| 10:00 |
European Research Executive Agency (REA) – address by a representative
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| Teaming for Progress: Enhancing Polish Science and Society | |
| 10:10 |
Polish Academy of Sciences
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Łukasiewicz Research Network
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Foundation for Polish Science
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The Office of the Marshal of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship in Warsaw
Małgorzata Białczak (Head of the Unit of Development and Management of Regional Innovation Strategy, Department of Regional Development and European Funds)
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Marshal's Office of Lower Silesia
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City Hall of Warsaw
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| Showcasing Excellence: Presentations by Teaming for Excellence Project Coordinators | |
| 10:40 |
Astrocent Plus
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TRIO VI CoE
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P4Health
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| 11:50 - 12:30 | Coffee break |
| 12:30 |
Keynote lecture: A scientist’s journey through the Universe, and back to the society
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| 13:15 - 14:15 | Lunch break (served onsite) |
| Behind the Success: Home Institutions of the Centres of Excellence | |
| 14:15 |
Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center Polish Academy of Sciences
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Institute of Physical Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences
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Łukasiewicz Research Network – PORT Polish Center for Technology Development
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| Presentation of Advanced Partners of Astrocent PLUS | |
| 14:30 |
Laboratoire AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Cité
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Gran Sasso Science Institute
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Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
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Łukasiewicz Research Network
Kinga Skupna
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McDonald Institute
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| 15:20 - 15:50 | Coffee break |
| Presentation of Advanced Partners of TRIO-VI CoE | |
| 15:50 |
University College of London
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Institut de la Vision
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| Presentation of Advanced Partners of P4Health | |
| 16:10 |
King’s College London
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Centre Europeen De Recherche En Biologie Et Medecine
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| Closing remarks | |
| 16:30 |
Astrocent Plus – Particle Astrophysics Science and Technology Centre
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Translational Research and Innovation in Ophthalmology Vision – Centre of Excellence (TRIO-VI CoE)
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Centre of Excellence for Precise Phenotyping and BioDataBanking (P4Health)
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| 16:45 - 18:00 | Poster Session |
| 18:00 | End of the meeting |
Poster Session
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P1: 3DPi: A Novel Total-Body PET Scanner Using Xenon-Doped Liquid Argon Scintillator with SiPM-based Photosensors
Masayuki Wada -
P2: DarkSide-20k Veto photon-detector units: Construction and Characterisation
Iftikhar Ahmad -
P3: PyMerger: Detecting Binary Black Hole mergers from Einstein Telescope Using Deep Learning
Wathela Alhassan -
P4: The Hyper Kamiokande long-baseline programme
Mariusz Suchenek -
P5: A seismic sensor prototype based fiber optic for seismic noise mitigation in VIRGO
Mariusz Suchenek -
P6: New technologies for unraveling the mystery of dark matter
Marcin Kuźniak -
P7: Understanding delayed (spurious) emission mechanisms in dual-phase TPCs for Dark Matter searches
Andre Cortez -
P8: Flicker Optoretinography: in vivo measurements of retinal rods and cones response to flickering light
Sławomir Tomczewski -
P9: X-ray imaging with MPGD-based detectors using Single Pixel Imaging techniques
Andre Cortez -
P10: Analysis of S1 Triplet Component in DarkSide-50 Experiment
Masayuki Wada -
P11: Communication and Outreach at Astrocent
Yuliya Hoika -
P12: Protein Conformational Changes as Driver of Innovations in Opthalmology: From Structure to Diagnosis
Vineeta Kaushik -
P13: Inferring multimodal single-cell feature signatures with topic modeling
Piotr Rutkowski -
P14: Image-guided and robotic-assisted techniques for surgical planning and therapy administration
Karol Karnowski -
P15: Physical Optics and Biophotonics (POB): advanced optical imaging techniques for functional and stuctural in vivo studies of the eye
Sławomir Tomczewski -
P16: Ophthalmic Biology Group (OBi): revealing secrets of visual information processing to restore sight
Jagoda Płaczkiewicz -
P17: International Centre for Translational Eye Research (ICTER)
Anna Pawlus -
P18: P4Health: Driving Excellence in Precise Phenotyping and Biobanking for Personalized Medicine
Witold Konopka -
P19: Clinical & Biobanking Platform
Patrycja Gazińska -
P20: Spatial & Computational Pathology Platform
Patrycja Gazińska -
P21: Bioanalytics Platform
Witold Konopka -
P22: Functional Validation in Disease Models Platform
Agnieszka Krzyzosiak -
P23: Cell Engineering & Cell-based Therapies Platform
Grzegorz Chodaczek -
P24: Unveiling the pathogenesis of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)
Patrycja Gazińska -
P25: Analysis of Optical Coherence Tomography Signal Changes in Mice Blood Over Time
Patricio Espinoza -
P26: Optimization-free, phase utilizing alignment method for multiple spectrometer-based OCT
Piotr Kasprzycki -
P27: Contrast sensitivity and spectral range of two-photon vision for Augmented Reality applications
Oliwia Kaczkoś
Hosting organisations
Patronage
Organiser
Contact
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Mihai Suster
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Joanna Kartasiewicz
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Marta Borowiec
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Anna Nosal
Travel How to get here?
The Copernicus Science Centre is perfectly located on the scenic banks of the Vistula River (Wisła), combining stunning views with a convenient central location in Warsaw.
You can find it at:
20 Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie St.
00-390 Warszawa, Poland
Click here to check the location on Google Maps
The nearest metro station (M2) is Centrum Nauki Kopernik. You can also reach the Center by bus. The bus stops closest to the Center are:
- Biblioteka Uniwersytecka (lines 106, 118, 127)
- Metro Centrum Nauki Kopernik (lines 185, 162)
Taking into account the Center’s location, we recommend traveling by public transport. However, if you choose to arrive by car, there are several car parks in close proximity to the Copernicus Science Center. Please note that due to its central location, most of them are paid.
Here are the paid options nearby:
- Street parking in the Powiśle area
- Underground car park at the Copernicus Science Center
- Underground car park at Elektrownia Powiśle
Arriving in Warsaw
If you arrive by plane at Warsaw Chopin Airport, there are two recommended options to reach the conference center:
- Taxi
There is a dedicated taxi operator at the airport (EleTaxi). The journey from the airport to the conference center takes about 20 minutes and should cost around 85 PLN (approximately 20 EUR). Card payments are accepted. Please note that Uber and Bolt also operate at the airport. - Train
You can take the S2 line to the Warsaw Powiśle station. From there, it is a 20-minute walk to the conference center. You can purchase a ticket in the vending machine located at the platform.
If you arrive by train at Warszawa Centralna Station, there are three recommended options to reach the conference center:
- Metro
You can take the M2 metro from Świętokrzyska Station (approximately a 15-minute walk from Warszawa Centralna) to the Centrum Nauki Kopernik metro station. From there, it is a 4-minute walk to the conference center. Please note that you will need to purchase a ticket in advance, which can be done at ticket vending machines. - Taxi
There is a dedicated taxi operator at the train station (iTaxi). The journey to the conference center takes about 10 minutes and costs around 45 PLN (approximately 10 EUR). You can also use Uber or Bolt as alternative options. - Bus
You can take the 127 bus line to the Metro Centrum Nauki Kopernik station. From there, it is a 4-minute walk to the conference center. Tickets can be purchased at vending machines located at the bus stop.
Accommodation Where can I stay?
We recommend considering the following accommodations during your stay in Warsaw. All of them are within walking distance of the conference center. To support you, we have asked some of them to provide a special offer for meeting participants.
Hotel Barcelo Powiśle****
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Special offer: 15% discount on the current room price. You can access the offer using this link, or by sending an email to warsawpowisle.sales2@barcelo.com and mentioning the TEAMING25 code to receive your discount.
Motel One Warszawa-Chopin
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Special offer: 308 PLN for SGL room with breakfast or 416 PLN DBL room with breakfast. Additional fee may be applied in case you choose a room with a city view. You can access the offer by sending an email to es1.warchop@motel-one.com and mentioning the TEAMING code to receive your discount.
Hotel Sava
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Special offer: 20% discount on the current room price. You can access the offer by sending an email to jakub@savahotel.pl and mentioning the CANDELA code to receive your discount.
Hotel Logos
Website of the hotel
Check location of the hotel on Google Maps
Special offer: 10% discount on the current room price. You can access the offer by sending an email to rezerwacja@hotellogos.pl and mentioning the TEAMING code to receive your discount.
