Ochota Biocentre is a scientific consortium established on 1 January 2008 by six institutes which are located at Ochota Campus in Warsaw.

Ochota Biocentre members are:

• Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics PAS
• Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, PAS
• Mossakowski Medical Research Center, PAS
• NaÅ‚Ä™cz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, PAS
• Institute of Fundamental and Technological Research, PAS
• International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology

With over 1000 scientists publishing yearly over 350 scientific papers, Ochota Biocentre is one of the largest research centres in Poland.  The main goal of Ochota Biocentre is to consolidate the research potential of its participants who are capable of carrying out extensive research activities in disciplines such as biology, medicine and bioengineering.

All Ochota Biocentre institutes are involved in implementation of two large projects financed by structural funds:

Ochota Biocentre - IT infrastructure for the development of strategic directions in biology and medicine

The project is coordinated by IBB PAS. The basic assumption underlying Ochota Biocentre is the concentration and the use of considerable scientific potential, represented by a large group of experts working in the institutes on the preparation of large research projects that go beyond the capabilities of the activity of individual laboratories. The Consortium's tasks overlap with the statutory area of the Institutes based on the topics of biology, medicine and bioengineering.

Budget: 26 530 185,40 PLN
UE participation: 22 550 657,59 PLN
Period: 01.04.2009-30.09.2013
Contract number: POIG.02.03.00-00-003/09-00

Centre for Preclinical Research and Technology (CePT)

The largest biomedical and biotechnological project undertaking in Central and Eastern Europe, coordinated by Warsaw Medical Univeristy. The aim of this project is to create a dynamic scientific centre in Warsaw consisting of closely cooperating environmental research centres, conducting research on the most common civilizational diseases,
especially: neoplastic, neurological and vascular, as well as ageing and age-related diseases.

Total Budget: 388 444 071,00 PLN
UE participation: 305 447 500 PLN
Period: 01.01.2008-31.03.2013
Contract number: POIG.02.02.00-14-024/08-00