On 22nd May 2025, a meeting was held concerning cooperation between the Children’s Memorial Health Institute and representatives of Heidelberg University Hospital – Hopp Children’s Cancer Centre Heidelberg (KiTZ Heidelberg)
The meeting concerned the possibility of conducting joint, non-commercial clinical trials in the field of paediatric oncology. The guests were given a tour of the newly opened Oncology Clinic.
The meeting was attended by: the clinical director of the IPCZD, Prof. Bożenna Dembowska-Bagińska, and representatives of the IPCZD team: Prof. Joanna Trubicka, head of the Paediatric Oncogenetics Laboratory; Marta Szymańska, Deputy Head of the Hospital Pharmacy, Dr. Rafał Bartczuk, Head of PeRCMC, and representatives of CWpediBK (Dorota Gągała, Sylwia Cichosz, Dr. Małgorzata Pisera, Iwona Grząbka).
The Children’s Memorial Health Institute is not only the largest paediatric hospital in Poland, but also a research unit conducting extensive scientific activity. Our activities are supported by, among others:
- Paediatric Clinical Research Support Centre (CWpediBK)
- Paediatric Regional Centre for Digital Medicine (PeRCMC)
- Biobank
These units were established thanks to state budget funding from the Medical Research Agency, which confirms the strategic importance of paediatric clinical trials in the national healthcare system.
