MSc Kamil Dąbrowski, received the first prize for his presentation in the competition for doctoral students as part of the International Conference on CRAFTing Human-Tech-Society
We are pleased to announce that MSc Kamil Dąbrowski, an employee of the Research & Development Laboratory and a doctoral student at the Intercollegiate Doctoral School of the Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk, won the first prize in the competition for doctoral students for short presentations at the International Conference on CRAFTing Human Tech-Society, held in Wrocław from 13 until 17 April 2026.
MSc Kamil Dąbrowski presented the objectives of the Lider XV project (LIDER15/0126/2024) headed by Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk, in which he is one of the main investigators.
Congratulations!
Progress in realisation of the NCN OPUS 23 (2022/45/B/ST8/02410)
We would like to inform you about the progress made in the realisation of the Opus 23 (2022/45/B/ST8/02410) entitled: “Development of new processes for the production and sterilization of functional plant drinks with the use of cold atmospheric plasma technology”, which was granted by the National Science Center to Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (Leader) in a consortium with University of Gdańsk.
The head of the project is professor of WUST Anna Patrycja Dzimitrowicz, PhD from Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, and the head from the Partner’s side is professor of UG Magda Caban, PhD. Scientists from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of UG & GUMed are also involved in the project, i.e. PhD Wojciech Śledź and PhD Agata Motyka-Pomagruk. Other collaborators involved in realisation of the project include both experienced scientists, i.e. professor Paweł Pohl, professor of WUST Piotr Cyganowski, professor of WUST Piotr Jamróz, as well as young scientists, i.e. MSc, Eng Karina Lenard, MSc, Eng Angelika Nowak and PhD, Eng Dominik Terefinko.
from the left: professor of UG Magda Caban, MSc eng. Angelika Nowak and MSc eng. Karina Lenard, while preparing research material necessary to develop an innovative method for determining the content of vitamin C in freshly squeezed juices
Realisation of this project has so far led to dissemination of research results in the form of five scientific publications:
1.”The development and validation of a new method for the fast determination of Al, Ba, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Sr and Zn in rice by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry“ by Pawel Pohl, Krzysztof Greda, Maja Welna, Piotr Jamroz, Anna Dzimitrowicz, Anna Szymczycha-Madeja; Analytical Methods, doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4AY00890A.
2. “Physicochemical, nutritional, microbiological, and cytotoxic properties of freshly-squeezed raspberry fruit juice treated by cold atmospheric pressure plasma, operated in a flowing mode“ by A. Dzimitrowicz, P. Jamroz, M. Caban, A. Motyka-Pomagruk, W. Sledz, D. Terefinko, W. Babinska-Wensierska, E. Lojkowska, P. Cyganowski, A. Klimaczak, P. Pohl, Food Control, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2025.111373.
3. “Effect of Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas on Physicochemical, Nutritional, and Cytotoxic Properties of Red and White Wines – Comprehensive Studies” by T. Klis, P. Pohl, A. Dzimitrowicz, A. Bielawska-Pohl, M. Caban, P. Cyganowski, A. Klimczak, P. Jamroz; Food Research International, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2025.117262.
4. “Preservation of Honey-based Solutions by Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma: Performance, Determination of Physicochemical, Nutritional and Microbiological Properties, and Future Perspectives” by Angelika Nowak, Piotr Jamroz, Piotr Cyganowski, Pawel Pohl, Kamil Krzysztof Dabrowski, Renwu Zhou, Agata Motyka-Pomagruk, Anna Dzimitrowicz; Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, doi: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11090-025-10624-6.
5. “New method for quantification of ascorbic acid in fruit juices with an application of ionic liquids as phase modifier in reverse phase HPLC” by M. Caban, K. Lenard, A. Nowak, A. Dzimitrowicz; Microchemical Journal, doi: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0026265X25017941.
The outcomes of this project were also presented in the form of oral communications and posters, i.e.
Oral presentations:
1. K. Lenard, A. Nowak, M. Caban, A.Motyka-Pomagruk, W. Sledz, D. Terefinko, P. Jamroz, P. Pohl, and A.Dzimitrowicz, Removal of toxic substances from liquid samples, 10th Central European Symposium on Plasma Chemistry (CESPC 2025), Bucharest, Romania, 31.08-05.09.2025 invited lecture
2. M. Caban, A. Dzimitrowicz, Tracking of the transformation products in plasma treated solutions by chromatography and mass spectrometry techniques, 10th Central European Symposium on Plasma Chemistry (CESPC 2025), Bucharest, Romania, 31.08-05.09.2025, oral presentation
3. Dzimitrowicz et al. It is possible to use cold atmospheric pressure plasma for wastewater purification and functional food production? – case studies, invited lecture, Invited lecture, 04.2024, National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Bucharest, Romania.
- 4. A. Nowak, K. Lenard, P. Jamroz, M. Caban, A. Motyka-Pomagruk, W. Sledz, P. Pohl, D. Terefinko, P. Cyganowski, A. Dzimitrowicz, Applications of non-thermal plasma systems in the fresh apple juice processing, presentation, 24.10.24, Young Science Beyond Borders
Posters:
- Lenard, M. Caban, P. Jamroz, D. Terefinko, P. Pohl, W. Sledz, A. Motyka-Pomagruk, A. Dzimitrowicz, Development of new processes for the production and sterilization of functional plant drinks with the use of cold atmospheric plasma technology, 06.2024, poster, Doctoral Training School COST CA 19110 Lithuania.
- Nowak, P. Jamróz, P. Cyganowski, A. Dzimitrowicz, Influence of non-thermal plasma (NTP) on honey-based beverages properties, poster, 06.2024, Doctoral Training School COST CA19110 Lithuania.
Patent applications:
Method of processing juices from fruits of plants from the Rosaceae family, functional juices from fruits of plants of the Rosaceae family obtained by this method and a high-throughput plasma system for implementing this method, number P.452836.
from the left: Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk, Prof. WUST Anna Dzimitrowicz, MSc Eng Karina Lenard, MSc Eng Angelika Nowak, Dr. Wojciech Śledź and Prof. UG Magda Caban – part of the team involved in the realisation of the Opus 23 project
We will inform you about the next successes in the course of the project realisation:)
Dr. Weronika Babińska-Wensierska elected to the Board of the Gdańsk Branch of the Polish Biochemical Society!
We are pleased to announce that on January 19, 2026, during the reporting and election meeting of the Gdańsk Branch of the Polish Biochemical Society, the Board for 2026-2029 has been elected.
Dr. Weronika Babińska-Wensierska, who works as the Deputy Technical Manager in the Research and Development Laboratory of IFB UG&MUG , has been elected the Chair of Polish Biochemical Society Branch in Gdańsk.
Congratulations on the success and we wish fruitful work on behalf of the Society.
The 2026-2029 Board of Polish Biochemical Society Branch in Gdańsk: Dr. Weronika Babińska-Wensierska, Dr. Sylwia Klińska-Bąchor and Dr. Ewa Piotrowska
Our inventions and the goals of the Lider XV project presented on national television
We are pleased to announce the broadcast of film materials about our inventions, as well as the presentation of the goals of the project Lider XV (no. Lider15/0126/2024) entitled ,,EcoAgroPlazm Project: Innovative, High-Throughput, and Ecological Technology for Plant Seed Decontamination Using Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma“ on national television.
The film materials were released:
→ 26.12.2025 at 17:18 in Teleexpress program (TVP Info)
→ 28.12.2025 at 21:48 in Panorama (TVP3 Gdańsk)
→ at the facebook account of TVP Info
We highly encourage watching 🙂
Work in progress. Fot. Rafał Mielczarek, UG
A consortium from University of Gdańsk and Wrocław University of Science and Technology working on innovative applications of cold atmospheric pressure plasmas.
From the left: MSc. Kamil Dąbrowski; Dr. hab. eng. Piotr Jamróz, Professor at WrocTech; MSc Jakub Orłowski; Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk (head of Leader XV project), MSc Michał Prusiński; Dr. hab. eng. Anna Dzimitrowicz, Professor at WrocTech; Professor Ewa Łojkowska; Dr. hab. eng. Wojciech Śledź.
Fot. Rafał Mielczarek, UG
We are starting realisation of the Lider XV project under the acronym EcoAgroPlazm!
We are pleased to announce that on December 1, 2025, we launched the project “EcoAgroPlazm Project: Innovative, High-Throughput, and Ecological Technology for Plant Seed Decontamination Using Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma” (contract number Lider15/0126/2024), led by Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk. This project received funding of 1,799,985.00 PLN from National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) in the frames of Lider XV competition.
On December 3 2025, at 10:30 AM, the researchers involved in the project met for the kickoff meeting of this project.
We will keep you updated on the results of realisation of the Lider XV project:)
Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk presented the assumptions of the Lider XV project (LIDER15/0126/2024) at the meeting at the NCBR office in Brussels
During a meeting with 17 beneficiaries of the Lider XV program at the NCBR office in Brussels, Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk presented the assumptions of the headed by her Lider15/0126/2024 project under the acronym EcoAgroPlazm. Participation in this meeting enabled demonstration of the potential of the scientific idea based on the presented preliminary research outcomes, obtain feedback from the other participants, and build a network of contacts, which is crucial in the field of modern science.
Participants of the meeting of beneficiaries of the Lider XV program at the NCBR office in Brussels. Source: NCBR
The employees of R&D Laboratory in the organizing committee of the XXVIII Biotechnology Summer School:)
Dr. Weronika Babińska-Wensierska and Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk, the members of the Research & Development Laboratory of IFB UG & MUG, co-organized XXVIII Biotechnology Summer School, which took place 22–26 September 2025, at the “SZARLOTA” Recreation Complex in Kościerzyna, located in the picturesque Kashubian region.
This year’s edition was themed “The Green Side of One Health: from basics to industrial applications,” emphasizing the importance of biotechnology in protecting the health of humans, plants, and the environment.
The program included lectures by distinguished scientists from Poland and abroad, including Jane Parker, Jonathan A. Napier, Monika Kałużna, Alessio Mengoni, and Magdalena Frąc, on topics such as: modern methods for improving plant immunity, sustainable agriculture, lipid biotechnology, the composition of environmental microbiomes, and various applications of genetic engineering. Workshops on the use of artificial intelligence in scientific work, career development outside of academia, and less formal activities such as a field game, a costume party, a barbecue, and a kayaking trip were also scheduled.
Biotechnology Summer School is an initiative organized since 1994, whose goal is not only to share the latest scientific knowledge, but also to build an international network of collaborations and foster integration within a creative academic environment.
