In September this year, a draft bill establishing the Medical Research Agency (ABM) will be ready – said health minister Łukasz Szumowski.

At the beginning, the Agency’s budget, modeled on the British Medical Research Council, would amount to PLN 100 million.
The Medical Research Agency will be divided into three divisions. The first division will deal with providing scientific grants for the implementation of research projects. The second division will conduct scientific research commissioned by the administration, and the third department will carry out the Agency’s own research.

– The agency will not be a bank to provide money – announced Minister Szumowski and added that conducting research will be easier because the Agency will use the database of medical institutes that are subject to the Minister of Health.