Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine

16/12/2025

NICR & EATRIS-CZ: Platform for accelerating biomedical innovations 💫

The major research infrastructure EATRIS connects more than 120 research institutions and 11 Czech centers, including NUVR. Together, we build an infrastructure that accelerates the translation of basic research results into clinical practice.

✅ Helps transfer basic research findings into clinical applications.
✅ Contributes to the development of new drugs and diagnostic tools.
✅ Connects experts across Europe – from molecule design to patient testing.

Watch how the collaboration between Eatris and NÚVR - Národní ústav pro výzkum rakoviny is transforming medicine across Europe.
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💡 EATRIS-CZ. Evropská síť mozků i technologií. 👉 Velká výzkumná infrastruktura EATRIS propojuje více než 120 výzkumných institucí a 11 českých center včet...

15/12/2025

💡 NICR: WHY WAS A NETWORK THAT IS TRANSFORMING CANCER RESEARCH CREATED?

🔬 Biomedical research is not just about cells — it is about the people who search for answers among them.
NICR is a network that connects the laboratory, the clinic, and society, changing the way cancer research is developed in the Czech Republic.
In the Mezi buňky podcast, the three NÚVR - Národní ústav pro výzkum rakoviny (NICR) directors explain how this collaboration came about and what it means for patients and for the future of Czech science.

08/12/2025

CACR 2025: KEY HIGHLIGHTS AND RESULTS OF THE NÚVR PROJECT ✨

📊 This year’s CACR Meeting—the largest national oncology conference in the Czech Republic—offered not only a top-tier scientific program, but also a major presentation of the NÚVR project results and a discussion on its future direction during the sustainability phase.

➡️ You can see what it was like in the video.

05/12/2025

Thrilled to be in the Spotlight! 🌟🎄🎁

On behalf of the Czech node, many thanks to our Portuguese colleagues for the inspiring handover in Lisbon and to the entire community for the trust and support.

We look forward to working with all of you on turning precision and personalised health innovations into real benefits for patients – from cutting-edge multiomics and advanced imaging to clinical translation, AI and digital health.

🇨🇿 Let’s make the Spotlight a driver of new collaborations, joint projects and better care across Europe.

🇨🇿 Spotlight on the Czech Republic! Following the handover from Portugal this week in Lisbon, the Czech Republic has now officially stepped into the EATRIS Spotlight programme, with the topic “Precision and Personalised Health – from Discovery to Patient.”

The Czech Spotlight Programme highlights the country’s contribution to building a future where healthcare is more precise, predictive, and patient-centred. The programme will showcase pioneering projects, infrastructures, and partnerships that embody this vision – from biomarker-driven cancer therapies to AI-powered digital twins for healthy ageing.

👉 Find out more here: https://eatris.eu/countries/czech-republic/

04/12/2025

From 24 to 26 November 2025, more than 300 leading figures from Czech and international scientific and biomedical communities gathered in Olomouc for the Czech Annual Cancer Research Meeting (CACR Meeting 2025). This year, the meeting proudly marked its 20th anniversary! 💫👏

This year’s CACR Meeting featured nearly 50 oral presentations and more than 90 posters. Conference President and NICR Medical Director Marián Hajdúch reminded attendees that scientific meetings dedicated to cancer research have a twenty-year tradition in Olomouc. Over the past four years, the gathering has been co-organized under the CACR Meeting brand together with NICR, MedChemBio and the national research infrastructure for translational medicine, EATRIS-CZ.

NÚVR - Národní ústav pro výzkum rakoviny (NICR) also presented the results of its 3.5 years of existence. In his opening remarks, NICR Director Aleksi Šedo emphasized that the establishment of NICR as a distributed network—uniting 11 academic institutions and 71 of their top research teams across three hubs (Prague, Brno, and Olomouc) through the National Recovery Plan’s EXCELES program. 🔬

Full article with photogallery ➡ https://imtm.cz/news/cacr-2025-fundamental-cancer-research-patients-bedside

📷 Denisa Pavelková

Eatris

03/12/2025

When science in the Czech republic joins forces 💪

Today’s Review Conference of the EXCELES projects brought together members and representatives of participating projects and institutions in Prague to jointly assess their results and outline possible directions for the next phase of collaboration.

Under the auspices of the Mayor of Prague, doc. MUDr. Bohuslav Svoboda, CSc., the conference opened with presentations by the directors of the EXCELES programs:
prof. MUDr. Aleksi Šedo, DrSc., Director of NÚVR - Národní ústav pro výzkum rakoviny
RNDr. PhDr. Zdeněk Hostomský, CSc., Director of NIVB
prof. MUDr. Robert Jech, Ph.D., Deputy Scientific Director of NEUR-IN
prof. Mgr. Klára Šeďová, Ph.D., Director of SYRI

25/11/2025

Alžběta Srovnalová presented her work at the CytoData 2025 conference in Berlin 💫

Our colleague Alžběta Srovnalová presented her poster titled “High Content Morphology Profiling Enables Discovery Of Autophagy-Modulating Therapeutics” at the CytoData 2025 conference in Berlin.

The event was held at the Campus Berlin-Buch on 20–21 November 2025 and brought together experts in image-based profiling, high-content screening, and data-driven cell biology. Congratulations! 👏

20/11/2025

📣 Join NICR Edu Lectures at the Czech Annual Cancer Research Meeting 2025! Don’t miss this inspiring session full of insights, challenges, and amazing presentations.

REGISTRATION ➡ https://cancermeeting.cz/nicr-edu-workshop/

NÚVR - Národní ústav pro výzkum rakoviny

18/11/2025

💊 Join NICR Edu Lectures at the Czech Annual Cancer Research Meeting 2025! Some of you are already doing a great job popularizing your research, while others may still be hesitating. But NICR Edu at the CACR Meeting 2025 is here for everyone!

➡️ https://cancermeeting.cz/nicr-edu-workshop/

💬 In an open and fair environment, you’ll learn how to communicate science clearly and with respect.
💡 Get inspired, share your experiences, and take your science communication to the next level.
🧠 And most importantly — you’ll get to try everything out in practice during individual workshops!

📍 Don’t miss this inspiring session full of insights, challenges, and success stories!

11/11/2025

❗️Cancers of the mouth and throat are insidious — they can develop silently for up to ten years. By the time they are discovered, patients often already have metastases. According to Marián Hajdúch, Medical Director of the NÚVR - Národní ústav pro výzkum rakoviny , the development of these tumors could, in many cases, be prevented. They are triggered by human papillomaviruses (HPV), which can be detected.

💧Gargle tests could be offered by dentists or general practitioners, says Hajdúch. “We could even introduce a self-collection option — meaning that patients would receive a test kit by mail and could perform the gargle test at home on their own,” he explains. The sample would then simply be sent back to the laboratory by post. “This is exactly how colorectal cancer screening works in countries like the Netherlands and Finland, and it functions very well. Participation rates there range between 70 and 85 percent,” Hajdúch told Aktuálně.cz.

Full article in Czech ➡ https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/domaci/staci-jeden-oralni-sex-a-v-krku-se-spusti-rakovina/r~c785086eb9fe11f0beca0cc47ab5f122/

06/11/2025

📣We’re pleased to announce that the preliminary program for Czech Annual Cancer Research Meeting 2025 is online! ✨
You can check the lectures and poster section at ➡ www.cancermeeting.cz.

31/10/2025

💫 As a proud partner of the event, IMTM would like to thank all visitors, experts, sponsors, colleagues, and everyone who supported and helped create the wonderful atmosphere of the 3rd annual patient conference ONKO PACIENT 2025, held on October 23, 2025, at the Old Town Hall in Prague. This time, the main topic was cancers associated with HPV infection.

Full article ➡ https://imtm.cz/news/onko-pacient-2025-vaccination-can-eradicate-entire-group-cancers