Prof. Janusz Bujnicki's grant application tops the ranking list of the NCBR PBS programme in bio-sciences.
A consortium led by Prof. Janusz Bujnicki, head of the Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Protein Engineering, won the competition of the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) for applied research projects (Program Badań Stosowanych, PBS), with a grant of ~3 466 441 PLN. Prof. Bujnicki's project entitled “Development of new biotechnology products based on innovative technique of ribonucleic acid cleavage” received the top score among 120 competing proposals in track A competition in biological, agricultural, forest, and veterinary sciences. Planned research will be carried out in a consortium with A[&]A Biotechnology S.C., a Polish company in Gdynia (Group leader: Dr.Sławomir Dąbrowski).
"Program Badań Stosowanych" is a funding opportunity intended for researchers interested in turning the results of their research to practical applications and supports collaboration between the academia and industry.