Foundation for Polish Science announced the results of the first edition of the IMPULS competition organized within the SKILLS project. Two researchers from IIMCB were awarded: Prof. Janusz M. Bujnicki, Head of the Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Protein Engineering with the 1st tier prize, for the project "Commercialization of the eRNase technology - restriction enzymes for RNA", and Katarzyna Kaminska, prof. Bujnicki's PhD student, with the 3rd tier prize, for the project "Optimization of precursors for new anti-flu drugs: inhibitors of the influenza virus nuclease".

The aim of the IMPULS competition is to promote applied research and development of skills in commercialization of scientific results, and it is based on the evaluation of proposals of innovative ideas and research projects with a potential for commercialization.