UNICOPS – Review visit at MOLecoLAB UMed – Łódź, 8/01/2026

8 January 2026, a review visit took place at the Medical University of Lodz campus, at the MOLecoLAB Center for Molecular Research on Diseases of Civilization. This visit was carried out as part of the UNICOPS project (101190929), work package WP2.

The meeting, organized and led by MOLecoLAB UMed, in collaboration with the Safety Core, focused on analyzing security solutions for research infrastructure. The program included presentations, discussions with security personnel, and a study visit to the facility, concluding with a joint summary of the findings.

This activity is an important element of the research phase of the UNICOPS project, aimed at identifying potential areas for further development, good practices and developing recommendations and procedures supporting the protection of research infrastructure.

We would like to thank all meeting participants for their commitment and partnership, in particular Professor Paweł Ptaszyński (Director of the CSK Hospital), Attorney Marcin Kikowski, and Ms. Aneta Andrzejczyk, Ms. Ewa Godek, Ms. Milena Gierczak (Medical University of Lodz).

and representatives of Safety Core – Mr. Dominik Klimas and Zbigniew Gajda, as well as Seris Konsalnet – Krzysztof Moszyński.

The meeting was attended by experts and representatives of partners – University of Lodz: Prof. Michał Bijak, M.A. Karolina Tomczyk, M.A. Marcin Podogrocki, WSB – Prof. Adrian Siadkowski, as well as the Sigoria company – Sebastian Kawczyński PhD and Agnieszka Kucharska-Jastrząbek PhD, and WIChiR -Aleksandra Spławska PhD and Monika Szyposzyńska PhD.

MOLecoLAB UMed – represented by: Prof. Ireneusz Majsterek (MOLecoLAB Manager), Tomasz Pytel, M.Sc. (LAB Manager MOLecoLAB), Prof. Tomasz Popławski (LAMB coordinator), Maksymilian Stela PhD (CBRN safety lab.) and Aneta Rubach, M.A.

We would like to thank the Medical University of Lodz and the MOLecoLAB team for the professional organization of the visit and open, substantive cooperation.

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