About us
The International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science (ICCVS) has been established in 2017 as a joint unit of the University of Gdańsk (UG) and the University of Edinburgh (UoE) within a project carried out within the International Research Agendas Programme of the Foundation for Polish Science and the European Union under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
The project “International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science” has been supported with 42 122 280 PLN from ERDF for 2017-2023. The aim of the project has been comprehensive research into immunotherapies that could lead to the creation of personalized therapeutic cancer vaccines, followed by their commercialization and implementation into clinical practice.
Meet ICCVS
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ICCVS as the only Polish team highlighted in the #Science4EU: Scientists in Action Campaign
‘Chemotherapy is less precise than biological therapies. It is like trying to kill a mosquito with a hammer – and the mosquito is sitting on your knee. You might miss it, or worse, hurt yourself’.
Prof. Natalia Marek-Trzonkowska
Director of the ICCVS
ICCVS in numbers
Research Groups
Projects
Scientific Publications
Our research groups pursue interdisciplinary research spanning immunology, cancer biology, biotechnology, bioinformatics, and related areas of biomedical science.
We carry out nationally and internationally funded projects, drawing on extensive experience in scientific excellence, collaboration and research management.
We contribute to the global scientific community through publications and collaborations with researchers worldwide, with our research leading to 9 patent applications.
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Research & Centre Updates
ICCVS at the 3rd BEING SEA-EU Conference 2026
From 15–17 September 2026, ICCVS participated in the 3rd BEING SEA-EU Conference, hosted by the University of Gdańsk. The conference [...]
Pomorska Noc Naukowców 2026 – visit our stand!
Pomorska Noc Naukowców is part of European Researchers' Night - a Europe-wide initiative that celebrates science by bringing researchers and [...]
ICCVS at the XVI Summer Oncology Academy for Journalists
Prof. Natalia Marek-Trzonkowska, Director of ICCVS, participated in the XVI Summer Oncology Academy for Journalists held on 19–21 August 2026 […]
Training & Networking Highlights
Dr Aleksandra Borek-Dorosz at ICCVS: Raman Spectroscopy in Biomedicine
On 16th September we had the pleasure of hosting Dr Aleksandra Borek-Dorosz from the Department of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in [...]
ERA-Shuttle Summer School 2026
The ERA-Shuttle projectinvites researchers and research managers and administrators (RMAs) to the ERA-Shuttle Summer School 2026, organised during 5-9 October [...]
Dr Aleksandra Borek-Dorosz at the Science, Biotech and Beyond Seminar
Join us on 16 September 2026 for the next seminar of the Science, Biotech and Beyond series organized at ICCVS. [...]