Medical University of Warsaw as one of the two Polish universities (alongside Warsaw School of Economics), was offered a partnership in Value Based Healthcare Dragon's Grant & Endorsement international project. His Magnificence Rector Prof. Zbigniew Gaciong was invited to the esteemed jury of the Polish edition.

Research and development works within the project implementation "Synthesis of API, development of formulation and in vivo studies of a cream containing human gut microbiota postbiotic metabolite – U228 for topical treatment of atopic dermatitis” will be conducted by Jakub Piwowarski, PharmD, PhD from the Department of Pharmacognosy and Molecular Basis of Phytotherapy in cooperation with Barbara Żyżyńska-Granica, MD PhD from the Chair and Department of Biochemistry. The research will be conducted in an environmental Microbiota Lab established within the structures of the Center for Preclinical Research and the Department of Pharmacognosy and Molecular Basis of Phytotherapy at the MUW.

Professor Krzysztof Zieniewicz and Professor Marcin Grabowski, together with their teams, were among those awarded in the prestigious "Golden Scalpel 2020" Plebiscite - organized by the "Pulse of Medicine". The competition promotes those who increase the quality and innovation of medical care in Poland. The excellent jury awarded 10 projects out of several dozen applications.

Within the second round of the competition for research and development activities in the field of non-commercial clinical trials, scientists from our University received funding of PLN 8 million 676 thousand from the Medical Research Agency.

On 07.12.2020, the Medical Research Agency awarded a grant of PLN 100 million, which will enable the development of ultra-modern oncological therapy in Poland.

On 2 December this year, in the Second Department of Radiology of UCC MUW, a pioneering computer tomography-guided procedure of percutaneous cryoablation of a renal tumor was performed.

Please read the following Order no. 272/2020 of the Rector of the Medical University of Warsaw of November 30, 2020 amending the Order No. 193/2020 of the Rector of the Medical University of Warsaw of September 24, 2020 on the organization of classes at studies, doctoral studies, doctoral school, postgraduate studies, courses and training, and the organization of credits and exams, in the winter semester of the academic year 2020 / 2021 in connection with the COVID-19 epidemic.

Please read the following Order no. 258/2020 of the Rector of the Medical University of Warsaw of November 13, 2020 amending the Order no. 193/2020 of the Rector of the Medical University of Warsaw of September 24, 2020 on the organization of classes at studies, doctoral studies, doctoral school, postgraduate studies, courses and training, and the organization of credits and exams, in the winter semester of the academic year 2020 / 2021 in connection with the COVID-19 epidemic.

On Friday, November 13, to celebrate the 212th anniversary of teaching medicine in Warsaw, the university's authorities laid flowers under the stone Obelisk commemorating the anniversary of our University.

On the initiative of the Medical Simulation and Innovation Center of the Medical University of Warsaw and the Termini company, the COVID.Termini.app was created, the first Polish application to help diagnose coronavirus-infected patients without the need to visit a doctor. This application used on a large scale will be able to relieve the burden on the health service and provide the data on the course of the disease.