The jury selected from among the TOP100 Women in Biotech the Top of the Top, i.e. the 10 most prominent female experts in Poland, who received the Excellence in Biotech Awards. Let's celebrate their success with us!
Biotech Entrepreneurs: Magdalena Kulczycka,Ph.D. - CEO, Biotech Innovation Institute - A molecular biologist and ecosystem builder who helped make Polish biotechnology more visible and connected internationally.
Biotech Entrepreneurs: Joanna Lipner, PhD, MBA - Co-founder & Managing Director, Pikralida sp. z o.o. - A biotech entrepreneur who co-founded Pikralida and helped bring its research from the lab to the clinical trial stage.
Biotech Entrepreneurs: Adriana Złahoda-Huzior - CEO, SimHub by Virmed - A biomedical engineering researcher and entrepreneur developing customised medical simulation solutions for global medtech partners.
Biotech for a Better World: Magdalena Kordon-Kiszala - CEO, intoDNA - A scientist and founder developing breakthrough DNA damage analysis technology used by leading pharmaceutical companies.
Biotech for a Better World: Natalia Maria Marek-Trzonkowska - Professor, Director of ICCVS - A researcher whose work includes pioneering Treg-based therapy for type 1 diabetes and cancer vaccine research.
Biotech for a Better World: Natalia Rozwadowska - Deputy Director for Development, Institute of Human Genetics PAS; Head of the Molecular Pathology Department, Institute of Human Genetics PAS; Research Director, FamiCordTX S.A. - A scientist advancing cell and gene therapy development in Poland through translational research and academia-industry collaboration.
Outstanding Biotech Achievement: Katarzyna Koziak - Chief Scientific Officer, BioResearch Pharma S.A. - A scientist and biotech innovator who has developed patented therapies and brought them close to market readiness.
Policy and Advocacy in Biotech: Marta Winiarska - President of the Board, Polish Union of Innovative Medical Biotech Companies BioInMed - A healthcare public affairs expert who has strengthened the voice and visibility of Poland’s medical biotech sector.
Research Excellence in Biotech: Monika Dobrzyńska-Mizera - Assistant Professor, Poznań University of Technology - A materials engineering researcher developing clinically validated polymer biomaterials for bone regeneration.
Research Excellence in Biotech: Magdalena Niemira - Assistant Professor - A researcher awarded for building an innovative oncology research programme from the ground up, combining multiple scientific disciplines with modern technology, resulting in a patent-protected breakthrough.
Honorable Mention in the Rising Stars in Biotech Category: Karolina Chwiałkowska - Assistant Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Computational Molecular Medicine, Clinical Research Centre, Medical University of Bialystok - A molecular geneticist translating genomics and computational medicine into real benefits for patients.
