We would like to congratulate this year's winners of the Foundation for Polish Science awards. Professors Marcin Nowotny from the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, Bartosz Grzybowski from the Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and Adam Łajtar from the Department of Archaeology at the University of Warsaw received the 2022 Awards of the Foundation for Polish Science yesterday. The gala ceremony took place at the Royal Castle in Warsaw. We are pleased to have had the opportunity to meet this year's award winners.

The prize is considered the most prestigious scientific award in Poland and is given for outstanding scientific achievements and discoveries "that push the boundaries of knowledge and open new cognitive perspectives, make an outstanding contribution to the civilizational and cultural progress of our country, and secure Poland's prominent place in meeting the most ambitious challenges of the modern world."

The Foundation's prizes were awarded for the 31st time.

Prof. Marcin Nowotny of the International Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology in Warsaw receives the award

Prof. Bartosz Grzybowski from the Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences receives the award

Prof. Maciej Żylicz, Chairman of the Board of the FNP

Prof. Dorota A. Pawlak, Chair of the Board of Directors of ENSEMBLE³, Prof. Grzegorz Chałasiński, Laboratory of Quantum Chemistry, UW, Prof. Leszek Kaczmarek, Head of the Laboratory of Neurobiology at the M. Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Prof. Maciej Żylicz, Chair of the Board of Directors of FNP, Dr. Oleksandr (Sasha) Malyi, Head of the Inverse Materials Design Research Group at ENSEMBLE³ and Katarzyna Walczyk-Matuszyk - Deputy Director at the National Contact Point for EU Research Programs.

Katarzyna Walczyk-Matuszyk - Deputy Director at the National Contact Point for EU Research Programs, Michal Pietras, Director of Program Activities at FNP, Dr. Oleksandr (Sasha) Malyi, Head of the Inverse Materials Design Research Group at ENSEMBLE³, Prof. Tomasz Dietl, Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, winner of the FNP Award 2006 and Prof. Dorota A. Pawlak, Chair of the Board of Directors of ENSEMBLE³.

Prof. Dorota A. Pawlak, Chair of the Board of Directors of ENSEMBLE³, Prof. Maciej Żylicz, Chair of the Board of Directors of FNP, Prof. Leszek Kaczmarek, Head of the Laboratory of Neurobiology at the M. Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and Dr. Oleksandr (Sasha) Malyi, Head of the Inverse Materials Design Research Group at ENSEMBLE³.

Prof. Dorota A. Pawlak, Chairwoman of ENSEMBLE³'s Board of Directors and Dr. Oleksandr (Sasha) Malyi, Group Leader of ENSEMBLE³' Inverse Materials Design Group