European Commission's JRC and Poland’s Łukasiewicz Research Network launch partnership

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and Poland’s Łukasiewicz Research Network signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding, launching a "new partnership to strengthen scientific cooperation in key areas such as advanced materials, sustainable chemistry, energy transition, digitalisation, and the circular economy" on 17/10/2025.

The agreement was signed by JRC Director-General Bernard Magenhann and Łukasiewicz President Hubert Cichocki, in the presence of Poland’s Minister of Science and Higher Education Minister Marcin Kulasek.

The new partnership will promote joint research projects, knowledge exchange, and opportunities for Łukasiewicz laboratories to support JRC research. Łukasiewicz employees will also have access to the JRC laboratories.

"This agreement is essential for the creation of leading European laboratories and modern research infrastructure. The Łukasiewicz research network contributes to this agreement, among other things, by offering solutions that are truly useful to industry. Our laboratories are open to the needs of entrepreneurs and start-ups,…