On January 20, 2015 an agreement between the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw (IIMCB) and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (AMU) was signed by [nbsp]Prof. Jacek Kuźnicki, Director of the Institute, Prof. Michał Witt, Deputy Director of the Institute, Prof. Bronisław Marciniak, Rector of the University, Prof. Bogdan Jackowiak, Dean of the Faculty of Biology at the University and Prof. Zofia Szweykowska-Kulińska, Head of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology.

The aim of the agreement is to establish a new research group in the field of bioinformatics affiliated with both AMU and IIMCB. The laboratory in bioinformatics will be located at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. The group leader will be selected during an open international competition organised jointly by both institutions.