DECIDE held its 1st Management Meeting in Warsaw from 27th to 30th May in Warsaw. The meeting was organised by Prof. Kutner with Prof. Marcinkowska. Matters discussed included management procedures, finances, reporting procedures, how the consortium will handle intellectual property, and training activities for ESRs with a focus on training in pharmaceuticals.

During the meeting, Partners and Andreia Ribeiro, one of our Marie Curie Fellows, were given an excellent guided tour of the birthplace and home of Marie Skodowska Curie, in the centre of Warsaw, and watched a documentary about the life and work of Marie Skodowska Curie. Partners were hosted at the Pharmaceutical Research Institute by the Director Prof Lukasz Kaczamarek and other senior scientists, and given a tour of the pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.

Photo of the group in Warsaw

Left to right at the home of Marie Curie are: Claire Byrne, Rhodri Ceredig, Misha Danilenko, Geoffrey Brown, Ewa Marcinkowska, Andreia Ribeiro, Andrzej Kutner, Kevin Petrie, and Nick Barnes