We would like to invite you to read a new article published in the JOR Spine. This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of how donor sex is reported in intervertebral disc degeneration and osteoarthritis preclinical research using human or animal samples and in vivo models. This article is part of the CARTHAGO project, which was funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme.

From 13 to 16 August 2025, Marcin Waligora and Tomasz Krawczyk took part in the 37th European Conference on Philosophy of Medicine and Healthcare, which had the theme of ‘Bioethics and Philosophy of Medicine after the Pandemic’. The conference took place in Manchester, UK. Marcin Waligora presented his work, ‘Direct and surrogate benefit in cancer clinical trials’, while Tomasz Krawczyk discussed ‘Dialogue towards ethical participation. A qualitative study of Deaf people’s research experiences’.

On June 16-19, Karolina Strzebońska attended the EACR 2025 Annual Congress of the European Association for Cancer Research in Lisbon. She presented poster entitled „Risk and benefit for basket clinical trials in oncology: a systematic review with meta-analysis”.

On June 12-13, Karolina Strzebońska attended the Linköping University Medical Ethics Conference (LIMEC), Linköping, Sweden. She presented her work on „Ethical requirements for research with human participants in precision medicine”.

We are very pleased to announce that Katarzyna Klaś from our Team has become a laureate of the START programme of the Foundation for Polish Science (START FNP).

START FNP is the oldest scholarship programme in Poland for the best young scientists representing all fields of science. Its aim is to support outstanding young scientists and encourage their further scientific development.