About CeNT UW

The Centre of New Technologies (CeNT UW) is an interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to the understanding of important biological, chemical, and physical phenomena. 

Our scientists tackle fundamental scientific problems as well as collaborate on the translation and application of knowledge to the industry.

CeNT UW provides a truly international outlook with an unsurpassed environment for both young and established researchers, as well as promotes the education of the PhD students.

The activities carried out at CeNT UW in 2017 and in 2018 can be found in more details in the Director’s Annual Report for 2017 and in Director’s Annual Report for 2018, which we are cordially inviting you to read.

The Centre of New Technologies (CeNT UW) is an interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to the understanding of important biological, chemical, and physical phenomena.

Our scientists tackle fundamental scientific problems as well as collaborate on the translation and application of knowledge to the industry.

CeNT UW provides a truly international outlook with an unsurpassed environment for both young and established researchers, as well as promotes the education of the PhD students.

The activities carried out at CeNT UW in 2017 and in 2018 can be found in more details in the Director’s Annual Report for 2017 and in Director’s Annual Report for 2018, which we are cordially inviting you to read.

Acting Director
Prof. Jacek Jemielity
Deputy Director for Infrastructure
Anna Kalinowska, MSc Eng.
Deputy Director for Research Organization
 
Chief Financial Officer
Artur Zieliński, MSc

In progress …

Founding Document of CeNT UW – Founding Document
  • Regulations of the CENT UW

THE ORDINANCE NO 202 OF THE RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW of 31 August 2020 on the Regulations of the Centre of New Technologies – University of Warsaw (Polish version only)

THE ORDINANCE NO 89 OF THE RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW of 27 July 2018 on the Regulations of the Centre of New Technologies – University of Warsaw (Translation)

Regulations of the Director of CeNT UW

  1. REGULATION N0. 2/2024 OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW of February 1, 2024 regarding the adoption of the Regulations on the employee’s stay in the CeNT I building at night, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. 
  2. REGULATION No. 1/2020 OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES of July 28, 2020 on the amendment of Regulation No. 4/2018 on the establishment of specialized laboratories (Polish version only)
  3. REGULATION No. 4/2018 OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES dated 12th of September 2018 on establishing specialist laboratories (Polish version only)
  4. REGULATION No. 3/2018 (status- archive) OF THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES dated 27th of August 2018 r. on establishing the Rules of receiving foreign guests at CeNT UW (Polish version only)
  5. REGULATION No. 2/2018 (status- archive) OF THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES dated 21.08.2018 r. on establishing specialist laboratories (Polish version only)
  6. REGULATION No. 1/2018 OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES dated 7th of February 2018 on establishing the Council of Professors of CeNT UW (Polish version only)

Regulations of the Rector of UW

Declaration for candidates for the position of academic teacher – template: declaration_rules of conducting competitions

Information clause for candidates about processing of personal data – template: Information clause_personal data processing

Regulations for the reservation and usage of shared laboratory equipment- for IMol

CeNT UW Regulations on the procedures, rules and forms of awarding public contracts for supplies, services and construction works with a value not exceeding PLN 50,000 PLN net

CeNT UW was created in 2011 as an independent organizational unit of the University of Warsaw. The idea behind the creation of CeNT UW was to build up the strength of the University in chosen areas of research. Initially, the CeNT UW crew was composed of four research groups dealing with structural chemistry, molecular biology, and environmental sciences.

The CeNT UW building was constructed on the cost of 25,5 mln EUR, with the total space of 18 000 m2, including almost
9000 m2 of laboratory space plus 4500 m2 of didactic/office space, plus servers.

During the first months of its activity CeNT UW was headed by Professor Marcin Pałys, whose successor was Professor Piotr Węgleński, former Rector of the University of Warsaw. From March 1st, 2017 untill April 2019 the Director of CeNT UW was Professor Agnieszka Chacińska.

Presently, Professor Wojciech Dominik is acting director of CeNT UW, Krzysztof Kilian, PhD, DSc is Deputy Director for Research Organization and Anna Kalinowska, MSc, Eng. is Deputy Director for Infrastructure.

CeNT UW Equipment list

    Group
High-performance liquid chromatographs with: ultraviolet-visible absorption (UV/VIS) detector
HPLC set:
1) S1132 - HPLC Pump System,
2) S1132 - HPLC Pump System,
3) S5300 - Sample Injector,
4) S4120 - Column Oven,
5) S7515 Vacuum Degasser,
6) S3210 UV/VIS Detector,
CeNT I Building

Room: 04.166
photo of the High-performance liquid chromatographs with: ultraviolet-visible absorption (UV/VIS) detectorChromatography
High-performance liquid chromatographs with: both diode array (DAD) and fluorescence (FLD) detectors
Agilent Technologies 1200 Infinity series containing:
1) pump,
2) autosampler,
3) column oven,
4) detector DAD,
5) detector FLD,
CeNT I Building

Room: 06.01

photo of the High-performance liquid chromatographs with: both diode array (DAD) and fluorescence (FLD) detectorsChromatography
High-performance liquid chromatographs with chiral columns set
HPLC set:
1) LC20AD - HPLC Pump System,
2) SIL10AF - HPLC Pump System,
3) CTO20AC - Column Oven,
4) SPD-M20A Detector
CeNT I Building

Room: 06.54
photo of the High-performance liquid chromatographs with chiral columns setChromatography
Fast protein liquid chromatograph
AKTA Pure 25 M
CeNT I Building

Room: 06.001
photo of the Fast protein liquid chromatographChromatography
Ion exchange chromatography
AKTA
CeNT I Building

Room: 02.237
photo of the Ion exchange chromatographyChromatography
Rotary evaporators set
AKTA
CeNT I Building

Room: 06.01
photo of the Rotary evaporators setChromatography
System for chromatographic puryfication of biomolecules
AKTA Purifier
Geology Building

Room: 2162
photo of the System for chromatographic puryfication of biomoleculesChromatography
System for chromatographic puryfication of biomoleculesAKTA Xpress
Geology Building

Room: 2162
photo of the System for chromatographic puryfication of biomoleculesChromatography
Flash chromatography system
CeNT I Building

Room: 06.54
photo of the Flash chromatography systemChromatography
Gas Chromatograph with mass spectrometerCeNT I Building

Room: 05.55
photo of the Gas Chromatograph with mass spectrometerChromatography
Inverted Routine Microscope
Eclipse TS 100-F
CeNT I Building

Room: 04.171
photo of the Inverted Routine MicroscopeMicroscopes
Fluorescence inverted microscope with digital image analysisOlympus IX73CeNT UW
Core Facilities

Room: 00.100
photo of the Fluorescence inverted microscope with digital image analysisMicroscopes
Fluorescence upright microscope with digital image analysis
Nikon Eclipse Ni-U
CeNT UW
Core Facilities

Room: 00.100
photo of the Fluorescence upright microscope with digital image analysisMicroscopes
Confocal (laser scanning) microscope
Zeiss LSM 700
CeNT UW
Core Facilities

Room: 00.100
photo of the Confocal (laser scanning) microscopeMicroscopes
Cryogenic-Transmission Electron Microscope200 kV Glacios with Falcon 3 EC 200 kV direct
electron detection camera
CeNT UW
Core Facilities

Room: 0-1.42
photo of the Cryogenic-Transmission Electron MicroscopeMicroscopes
Spectrofluorometer - universal purpose
Cary Eclipse BioMelt Agilent Technologies
CeNT I Building

Room: 06.04

photo of the Spectrofluorometer - universal purposeSpectroscopy
High Performance Fluorescence Lifetime Spectrometer
Fluotime 300 easy tau
CeNT I Building

Room: 02.228
photo of the High Performance Fluorescence Lifetime SpectrometerSpectroscopy
Spectrofluorometer with single photon detector
Edinburgh Instruments FS-5
CeNT I Building

Room: 02.228
photo of the Spectrofluorometer with single photon detectorSpectroscopy
Spectrofluorometer with control of sample temperature 15-35 °C
F7000
CeNT I Building

Room: 04.174
photo of the Spectrofluorometer with control of sample temperature 15-35 °CSpectroscopy
Stopped-Flow Spectrometer System for absorbance and fluorescence measurements
BioLogic ALX250
CeNT I Building

Room: 04.166
photo of the Stopped-Flow Spectrometer System for absorbance and fluorescence measurementsSpectroscopy
Ultraviolet-visible spectrofotometer (universal)
BioPhotometer (D30)
CeNT I Building

Room: 04.127
photo of the Ultraviolet-visible spectrofotometer (universal)Spectroscopy
Ultraviolet-visible spectrofotometer (microliter type)
DeNovix DS-11
CeNT I Building

Room: 05.01
photo of the Ultraviolet-visible spectrofotometer (microliter type)Spectroscopy
Luminometer
Glomax 20
CeNT I Building

Room: 04.221
photo of the LuminometerSpectroscopy
Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectrometer
Ekspert 200 micro LC Qtrap 3200 ABSCIEX
CeNT I Building

Room: 06.04
photo of the Liquid Chromatography - Mass SpectrometerSpectroscopy
Nano-flow chromatograph with mass spectrometernLC-coupled Q-Exactive HF-XCeNT UW
Core Facilities

Room: 06.105
photo of the Nano-flow chromatograph with mass spectrometerSpectroscopy
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
700 MHz (VARIAN)
CeNT I Building

Room: 0-1.44
photo of the Nuclear Magnetic ResonanceSpectroscopy
Benchtop NMR spectrometer
Spinsolve carbon
CeNT I Building

Room: 0-1.51
photo of the Benchtop NMR spectrometerSpectroscopy
System for Automatic Reaction Preparation
Freedom EVO 150/8
Geology Building

Room: 2164
photo of the System for Automatic Reaction PreparationNext-Generation Sequencing
System for Preparing High-Quality NGS Libraries
neoprep library prep system illumina
Geology Building

Room: 2162
photo of the System for Preparing High-Quality NGS LibrariesNext-Generation Sequencing
Quality Control Automated System
Fragment Analyzer
Geology Building

Room: 2162
photo of the Quality Control Automated SystemNext-Generation Sequencing
Automated system that creates clonal clusters from single molecule DNA templates
cBot
Geology Building

Room: 2164
photo of the Automated system that creates clonal clusters from single molecule DNA templatesNext-Generation Sequencing
Electrophoresis system that separates DNA or protein samples by size
SageELF
Geology Building

Room: 2164
photo of the Electrophoresis system that separates DNA or protein samples by sizeNext-Generation Sequencing
DNA size selection for Next-Generation Sequencing
PippinPrep
CeNT I Building

Room: 05.108
photo of the DNA size selection for Next-Generation SequencingNext-Generation Sequencing
High-throughput sequencing system
HiSeq4000
Geology Building

Room: 2162
photo of the High-throughput sequencing systemNext-Generation Sequencing
Average-throughput sequencing system
HiSeq2500
Geology Building

Room: 2162
photo of the Average-throughput sequencing systemNext-Generation Sequencing
Low-throughput sequencing system
MiSeq
Geology Building

Room: 2162
photo of the Low-throughput sequencing systemNext-Generation Sequencing
Single cell sequencing system
Access Aray AX+FC1
Geology Building

Room: 2164
photo of the Single cell sequencing systemNext-Generation Sequencing
Genomic sequences analysis set
NextSeq500 Illumina inc.
CeNT I Building

Room: 05.114
photo of the Genomic sequences analysis setNext-Generation Sequencing
Thermal cycler
C1000Touch
CeNT I Building

Room: 02.128
photo of the Thermal cyclerPCR
Real-time PCR
LightCycler 480
CeNT I Building

Room: 05.01
photo of the Real-time PCRPCR
3rd class Isotopic Laboratory for work with 32P and 35S isotopes
CeNT I Building

Room: 02.177
photo of the 3rd class Isotopic Laboratory  for work with 32P and 35S isotopesLabelled materials study
Imager for chemiluminescence, UV, white light transillumination and multifluorescence
Amersham Imager 600 RGB
CeNT I Building

Room: 05.01
photo of the Imager for chemiluminescence, UV, white light transillumination and multifluorescenceLabelled materials study
Gell and Blot Imaging Systems
Typhoon FLA 9500
CeNT I Building

Room: 03.167
photo of the Gell and Blot Imaging SystemsLabelled materials study
Computer clusters
648 cores, 1.728 GB RAM, 3.3 GHz
CeNT I Building

photo of the Computer clustersIT infrastructure
Cell Laboratory adapted to conduct experiments with GMO I and GMM II
CeNT I Building

Room: 04.174
photo of the Cell Laboratory adapted to conduct experiments with GMO I and GMM IICell lines investigations
CO2 Incubator
KM-CC17RH2E PANASONIC
CeNT I Building

Room: 05.113
photo of the CO2 IncubatorCell lines investigations
Laminar flow cabinets
HERAsafe KS 9
CeNT I Building

Room: 04.174
photo of the Laminar flow cabinetsCell lines investigations
Cell Analyzer
LSR Fortessa
CeNT UW
Core Facilities

Room: 04.124
photo of the Cell AnalyzerCell lines investigations
Cell Sorter
FACSAria Fusion
CeNT UW
Core Facilities

Room: 03.229
photo of the Cell SorterCell lines investigations
Electroporation system for transfecting every cell type
GENE PULSER XCELL
CeNT I Building

Room: 04.171
photo of the Electroporation system for transfecting every cell typeCell lines investigations
Respirometer for biological purposes
Oroboros Oxygraph-2kCeNT I Building

Room: 05.12
photo of the Respirometer for biological purposesCell lines investigations
Incubator shaker
Innova 44
CeNT I Building

Room: 04.182
photo of the Incubator shakerGeneral biological equipment
Centrifuge - laboratory grade
5430R
CeNT I Building

Room: 05.113
photo of the Centrifuge - laboratory gradeGeneral biological equipment
Centrifuge with cooling
5415R
CeNT I Building

Room: 04.174
photo of the Centrifuge with coolingGeneral biological equipment
Speed centrifuge with cooling
AVANTI J-30I
Geology Building

Room: 2168
photo of the Speed centrifuge with coolingGeneral biological equipment
Superspeed centrifuge
SORVALL LYNX 6000
CeNT I Building

Room: 04.120
photo of the Superspeed centrifugeGeneral biological equipment
Cytocentrifuge
Cytospin 4
CeNT I Building

Room: 04.125
photo of the CytocentrifugeGeneral biological equipment
Ultracentrifuge
WX100
CeNT I Building

Room: 04.127
photo of the UltracentrifugeGeneral biological equipment
Hybridization oven
MS OVEN
CeNT I Building

Room: 02.177
photo of the Hybridization ovenGeneral biological equipment
Sample concentrators
miVAC
CeNT I Building

Room: 05.01
photo of the Sample concentratorsGeneral biological equipment
Lyophilizer
FreeZone
CeNT I Building

Room: 02.236
photo of the LyophilizerGeneral biological equipment
Sonication devices with cooling
Bioruptor Plus UCD-300i
CeNT I Building

Room: 05.01
photo of the Sonication devices with coolingGeneral biological equipment
Homogenizer
GentleMACS Dissociator
CeNT I Building

Room: 04.125
photo of the HomogenizerGeneral biological equipment
Gel documentation system
GelDoc XR+
CeNT I Building

Room: 06.046
photo of the Gel documentation systemGeneral biological equipment
Hybrid Multi-Mode Reader
Synergy H1MFDG
CeNT I Building

Room: 04.127
photo of the Hybrid Multi-Mode ReaderGeneral biological equipment
Ultra-Low Temperature Freezer
hef u570
CeNT I Building

Room: 04.121
photo of the Ultra-Low Temperature FreezerGeneral biological equipment
Dewar flask
UN1977
CeNT I Building

Room: 04.50
photo of the Dewar flaskGeneral biological equipment
Cryostat
Leica CM1860
CeNT I Building

Room: 05.044
photo of the CryostatGeneral biological equipment
Type 1 Ultrapure Water Systems
Milli Q Type 1 Water system
CeNT I Building

Room: 04.127
photo of the Type 1 Ultrapure Water SystemsGeneral biological equipment
Animal House Equipment

CeNT UW

Room: WUM
photo of the Animal House EquipmentAnimal studies
System for euthanasia of laboratory animals
CeNT I Building

Room: 0-1.53
photo of the System for euthanasia of laboratory animalsAnimal studies
Large Steam Sterilizer
STERIVAP SP HPE 669-2ED
CeNT I Building

Room: 0-1.18
photo of the Large Steam SterilizerScullery room equipment
Steam Sterilizer for liquid
UNISTERI HP 559-2ED
CeNT I Building

Room: 0-1.18
photo of the Steam Sterilizer for liquidScullery room equipment
Universal Steam Sterilizer
3870 ELV-D
CeNT I Building

Room: 0-1.18
photo of the Universal Steam SterilizerScullery room equipment
Washing Machine with drying
Miele
CeNT I Building

Room: 0-1.18
photo of the Washing Machine with dryingScullery room equipment
Set for spectrophotometry setup with intensity control
Electrochemical workstation, photoelectrochemical cell simulation module, light source with the integrated monohromator, set for photoelectrochemiacal absorbance / transmittance „in situ” investigation consisting of: solar symulator class ABA, 250-900 nm photoelectrochemical cel, chemical absorbance / transmittance systems
CeNT I Building

Room: 05.055
photo of the Set for spectrophotometry setup with intensity controlElectrochemistry
Set for photoelectrochemiacal investigation
Solar symulator class IEC
CeNT I Building

Room: 05.055
photo of the Set for photoelectrochemiacal investigationElectrochemistry
Photoelectric spectrometer for quantum efficiency measurement
CeNT I Building

Room: 05.055
photo of the Photoelectric spectrometer for quantum efficiency measurementElectrochemistry
Scanning Probe Microscope
SECM-063
CeNT I Building

Room: 05.055
photo of the Scanning Probe MicroscopeElectrochemistry
Potentiostat
Typ. Metrohn
CeNT I Building

Room: 05.055
photo of the PotentiostatElectrochemistry
Potentiostat
BioLogic SP 300
CeNT I Building

Room: 05.055
photo of the PotentiostatElectrochemistry
X-ray photoelectron spectrometr
Geology Building

Room: 3091
photo of the X-ray photoelectron spectrometrSurface analysis equipment
IR Spectrometer
Vertex 80V
Geology Building

Room: 3080
photo of the IR SpectrometerSurface analysis equipment
Magnetometer
SQUID
Geology Building

Room: 3088
photo of the MagnetometerPhysicochemical Properties Analysis Devices
Simultaneus Thermal Analyzer connected with quadrupole mass analyzer
STA-QMS
Geology Building

Room: 3080
photo of the Simultaneus Thermal Analyzer connected with quadrupole mass analyzerPhysicochemical Properties Analysis Devices
Composition-Pressure Izoterms analyzer
HY-ENERGY LLC
Geology Building

Room: 3080
photo of the Composition-Pressure Izoterms analyzerPhysicochemical Properties Analysis Devices
Titration calorimetry set
NanoITC
CeNT I Building

Room: 04.174
photo of the Titration calorimetry setPhysicochemical Properties Analysis Devices
Physical Property Measurement System
Geology Building

Room: 3086
photo of the Physical Property Measurement SystemPhysicochemical Properties Analysis Devices
Microscale Thermophoresis instrument
Monolith
CeNT I Building

Room: 06.004
photo of the Microscale Thermophoresis instrumentPhysicochemical Properties Analysis Devices
Glove-Boxes Workstation
UNILABPLUS ECO
CeNT I Building

Room: 02.160
photo of the Glove-Boxes WorkstationGeneral physical and chemical equipment
Solvents purification system
CeNT I Building

Room: 06.054
photo of the Solvents purification systemGeneral physical and chemical equipment

Composition of the CeNT Scientific Council:

Chairman of the CeNT Scientific Council: prof. dr hab. Zygmunt Lalak (University of Warsaw, Faculty of Physics – physical sciences)

Deputy Chairman of CeNT Scientific Council: prof. dr hab. eng. Barbara Nawrot (Center for Molecular and Macromolecular Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences – chemical sciences)

Members of the CeNT Scientific Council:

– prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Woźniak (University of Warsaw, Faculty of Chemistry – chemical sciences)

– prof. dr hab. eng. Adam Proń (Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry – chemical sciences)

– prof. Władysław (Wladek) Minor (University of Virginia – biological sciences, physical sciences)

– prof. dr hab. Artur Osyczka (Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology – biological sciences)

– dr hab. Sławomir Żółtek (University of Warsaw, Faculty of Law and Administration – legal sciences)

– prof. Cédric Blanpain (Université Libre de Bruxelles – life sciences)

– prof. Huub de Groot (Leiden Universiteit – physical sciences)

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