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.
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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
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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 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 […]
Dr Justyna Topa Receives the Polish Academy of Sciences Award for Young Scientists
Dr Justyna Topa, a researcher in the Immune Memory and Cell Reprogramming Group led by Dr. hab. Wojciech Siwek, has [...]
DiaNA Project: From a Blood Sample to Diagnostic Insight
The NSCLC Diagnostics – Algorithm (DIANA) project, implemented at the International Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science (ICCVS), University of Gdańsk, […]
Training & Networking Highlights
Dr Alicja Sznarkowska Completes Scientific Research Exchange at the University of Dundee
In July 2026, our researcher Dr Alicja Sznarkowska spent four weeks at the laboratory of Prof. Albena Dinkova-Kostova at the [...]
Dr Artur Piróg at Eurobiotech 2026
The project “NSCLC Diagnostics – Algorithm (DiaNA)” has been successfully completed, marking the end of an important stage of work [...]
EEBG 2026 Bioinformatics Summer School
Between June 29 and July 5, 2026 Martyna Siewiera, a researcher at ICCVS, participated in the Eastern European Bioinformatics and [...]