Chemists from the Polish Academy of Sciences are working on green solutions for industry and society. Their latest achievement creates new opportunities for synthesis of organic compounds in pharmaceutical laboratories.
T2K Results Restrict Possible Values of Neutrino CP Phase – published in “Nature”. The results are a major step forward in the study of the difference between matter and antimatter.
From Thursday, April 16 – in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic – covering the mouth and nose in public space is obligatory in Poland. One can use a face mask or piece of clothing. We advise on how to put it on, remove it, and clean it.
The pan-European hackathon of ideas will last from April 24 to 26. Its participants will jointly seek digital solutions for social problems related to COVID-19 pandemic. The event is organized by the European Commission. Registration remains open until April 19.
It’s been a warm, and in many places snowless winter. Spring has begun with relatively low rainfall. We observe low water levels on rivers. According to weather forecasts there will be no significant rainfall in April. "Drought is a cumulative phenomenon, and Poland is not prepared to capture water" – comments Prof. Paweł Rowiński, hydrologist, vice president of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) has just launched an IT platform for collecting coronavirus data. The PAS Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center will cooperate with EMBL as a national data hub.
The whole world has been searching the ways to effectively fight against COVID-19. The Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS), as well as the international scientific organizations launched special web portals dedicated to COVID-19. We present an overview of interesting websites worth visiting.
The test was developed at the PAS Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry in Poznań. This is a great success of young researchers who have been voluntarily working in the laboratory day and night for the last three weeks. The request for registration has already been submitted. Thanks to a subsidy from the Ministry of Science the production will start in the coming days.
The Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM) in its statement calls for providing protection of the physical and mental health of medical workers. To improve the functioning of the healthcare system medical staff should also be offered coronavirus antibody tests as soon as possible.
The Institute has just launched COVID-19 Diagnostic Laboratory. This is yet another PAS institute that due to epidemiological situation offered its help in carrying out the tests.
The PAS Committee on Demographic Studies backed appeal published by the Institute of Public Health. The authors of the position note that ad hoc solutions need to be embedded in a long-term strategic perspective. Epidemics or natural disasters may now become a sign of the times.
Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS) invites scientists to participate in a free of charge workshop held by Yellow Research. For over 30 years Yellow Research advises how to effectively apply for European grants, including a prestigious funding from the European Research Council (ERC). Depending on the pandemic situation the meeting will take place in Warsaw or remotely.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic and high demand for testing at the end of March a new laboratory was opened in Łodź. To facilitate the launch of the new lab our institute provided the necessary equipment and helped develop diagnostic and safety procedures. Additionally, PAS researchers are carrying SARS-CoV-2 testing.
Is chloroquine effective in treating patients with COVID-19? Should it be used prophylactically to avoid new coronavirus infection? A stand on this matter was prepared by Polish pharmacy experts.
The Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS) is actively engaged in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Our researchers perform advisory role for the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
The Polish-U.S. Fulbright Commission invites applications for Humanities and Social Sciences Research Fellowships at the Polish Institute of Advanced Studies (PIASt). Application deadline: Tuesday, September 15, 2020.
A special advisory team was appointed by the Minister of Science and Higher Education on 25 March. Its task? To formulate recommendations on preventing the spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The team of experts includes scientists from the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS).
Should we be wearing masks? Is it possible to catch the virus from a dog? What’s the purpose of a quarantine, since we can test for the virus? When will the epidemic end? The Polish Academy of Sciences has been inundated with questions about the pandemic, so we have collated some answers to the most commonly asked ones. We will update this page whenever new scientific information emerges.
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