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ABM: innovative therapeutic solutions in RNA technology with opportunity in Poland ?
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ABM: innovative therapeutic solutions in RNA technology with opportunity in Poland ?

Medical Research Agency (MRA) has informed that the innovative therapeutic solutions, selected in a recent competition, among others, will be a starting point for the creation of vaccines and innovative medicines using RNA technology. The selected five research teams will develop RNA technology in Poland in the course of the coming five years. A total of…

ABM announced competition for Oncology Clinical Research Support Centers
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ABM announced competition for Oncology Clinical Research Support Centers

The Medical Research Agency has announced a competition, the subject of which is the establishment and development of Oncology Clinical Trials Support Centers (OnkoCWBK). Increasing the number of both clinical trials in the area of oncology, to increase the number of participants in Poland, as well as to exploit the potential of the commercial and non-commercial…

Piotr Czauderna resigns as President of ABM
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Piotr Czauderna resigns as President of ABM

Piotr Czauderna is no longer the President of the Medical Research Agency (ABM). On 10 December, he informed the Minister of Health that he resigned from his post. Prof. Piotr Czauderna at the head of ABM has been in charge since the end of September 2019. The resignation from the position was dictated by the…

Piotr Czauderna appointed as President of ABM
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Piotr Czauderna appointed as President of ABM

Prof. Piotr Czauderna was elected president of the Medical Research Agency (ABM). ABM is a unit established six months ago, whose aim is to contribute to the growth of innovativeness of Polish medicine, among others through financing non-commercial clinical trials. Paediatric surgeon will head up the ABM Prof. Dr. hab. n. med. Piotr Czauderna is…

ABM: First competition for non-commercial clinical trials launched in Poland
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ABM: First competition for non-commercial clinical trials launched in Poland

Non-commercial clinical trials account for only 2% of clinical trials conducted in Poland. The recently established Agencja Badan Medycznych (ABM) wants to change this. It has just announced the first competition with a pool of PLN 100m. ABM counts on 40-50 projects worth financing The competition is open to projects from the areas of pediatrics,…

Will there be help for heart patients?

Will there be help for heart patients?

As part of the first competition for the implementation of non-commercial clinical trials, the Medical Research Agency (ABM) financed a study designed by scientists from the Department of Cardiology of the Medical University of Bialystok. The aim of the study is to help patients with advanced systolic heart failure. It has been reported that the…

MoH: Over PLN 11bn for oncology in Poland in 2020
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MoH: Over PLN 11bn for oncology in Poland in 2020

In 2020, spending on oncology in Poland will amount to PLN 11.2bn, announced the Ministry of Health. In early February the Council of Ministers adopted the National Oncology Strategy. It is a comprehensive programme for fighting cancer, which assumes investment expenditures of PLN 5.1 bn between 2020 and 2023. More than PLN 4bn increase in…

Will there be a new tax on drug advertising?
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Will there be a new tax on drug advertising?

Will there be a new tax on drug advertising? The Ministry of Health (MZ) is considering a new tax modelled on the Italian Grattini tax. It would be imposed on the marketing activities of pharmaceutical companies. According to the assumptions, 5% of these companies’ advertising and event expenses would be allocated to the budget of…