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The circular economy is a domain where modern technologies address environmental issues towards creating a sustainable economy. A crucial aspect of these challenges involves designing and manufacturing novel biodegradable materials, which include packaging utilized in our daily lives on a large scale. C2C is a company that provides innovative solutions for producing biodegradable films. To delve deeper into their revolutionary technology, we talked with Marcel Nowosielski, the co-founder and development director of C2C.

The term 'high-tech' is often associated with various advancements, including robotics, which has long exceeded its industrial and military applications. Nowadays, there are more and more robots designed for everyday use, including those used in medical and care contexts. Accrea, a company based in Lublin and owned by Bartłomiej Stańczyk, specialises in creating such advanced robots.

At a time of mounting challenges for the healthcare sector, there is a growing need to educate new generations of medical professionals. Fortunately, advances in information technology are addressing these challenges and providing increasingly accessible and effective educational resources. One such tool is Virtuar, a specialized platform that uses virtual reality to train radiologists. Professor Agnieszka Trojanowska, from the Department of Radiology at the Medical University of Lublin, is the creator of this innovative project.

EMBIQ is a technology firm that has been operating in Lublin since 2009. With its focus on developing advanced web and mobile applications, the company is committed to creating innovative digital products that enhance lives and strengthen the success of its clients. Over the past 14 years, EMBIQ has established a strong reputation in the global tech market, offering a wide range of solutions and services, from web and mobile app development to business process automation, software integration, and custom software design. 

The Plastic Omnium Group operates in the broad automotive industry, primarily engaged in producing parts and accessories for vehicles. The Lublin plant is one of 137 production facilities located in 25 countries. Aware of environmental issues the world is facing today, the company is focused on designing more sustainable mobility, introducing alternative energy solutions, new mobility habits and increasingly smarter vehicles.

The revolution in unmanned aviation has opened up a new market for innovative drone solutions, with many companies emerging in this field in recent years. One such company is HD Air Studio from Lublin, which specializes in creating gimbals for stabilizing drone-captured images. Today, we had the opportunity to talk with Jakub Jakubczyk, the managing director, and Urszula Jakubczyk, the marketing director of HD Air Studio, about the company's activities.

The origins of brain-computer interfaces can be traced back to the 1920s, when German neurologist and psychiatrist Hans Berger discovered electrical activity in the human brain through EEG examination. Today, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) technology is also used in the study of the brain. We had the opportunity to talk with Slawomir Sobótka and Wojciech Broniatowski, the co-founders of Lublin-based Cortivision, about the potential offered by research carried out using fNIRS technology.

When we talk about high-tech technologies, we often refer to blockchain technology. The Lublin-based company, Quantum Blockchains, as its name indicates, deals with blockchain and quantum computers. Today we will talk about these ground-breaking technologies and their applications with the company's scientific director, Professor Piotr Kulicki. 

The current value of the global virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) market amounts to approximately USD 11 billion. It is expected that the VR market in the coming years will grow at around 13% per year, while AR / MR at a rate of over 20% per year. According to analysts of Goldman Sachs, by 2025 the market of medical VR and AR / MR solutions will be the second most important sector in the entire VR / AR / MR market after the gaming sector. We discussed how to take advantage of these trends in the field of neurological patient rehabilitation with BioMinds Healthcare Ltd., the developer of a unique neurological rehabilitation system embedded in the Metaverse - VR.

The beginning of the year is a great time to set new goals and check out what investments are planned for the brand-new 2023 within Lublin’s budget.

The computer games industry, or to be more precise gamedev (video game development), is a relatively young and yet the most dynamically developing sector of the creative industries today. In 2020 alone, Polish game developers generated revenue of almost one billion euros. Its dynamic growth is not only a matter of satisfying entertainment needs in the virtual world,  it is also the result of the increased popularity of game mechanics in other high-tech service and production industries. In today’s interview, we talked about the potential of gamedev in Lublin and the development of the latest gaming technologies implemented by the Lublin-based company - 'Pyramid Games’ with its CEO, Jacek Wyszynski and Julia Kurasz, the company's Chief Operating Officer

Artificial intelligence (AI) has attracted particular interest in recent years. One of the studies conducted in this area is the construction of machines and computer programs capable of realizing selected functions of the mind and human senses that are not subject to numerical algorithmization. We talked about the use of AI solutions and machine self-learning in the context of optimizing business processes and improving safety in an enterprise with representatives of the Lublin-based company CosmoEye.

A short while ago, the government program Poland.Business Harbor thanks to its great popularity among foreigners has been extended to include all countries in the world. There are numerous success stories of companies that managed to relocate their operations to Poland due to the facilitated visa path available within the program. Today we will take a closer look at one of them – ‘Productive Edge’ that even though it has only recently entered the Lublin market, it's already thriving! 

Access to highly qualified and ambitious talents, modern infrastructure, support of the local government, and high quality of life are among the most intriguing aspects that attract investors to our city. It is also a place where the IT sector is still insatiable and open to new challenges. One of the companies that recognized this business and economic potential is Uptime Development. Read the interview with the CEO of the company, Michał Jankowski who shares with us how as JMMJ they encouraged Uptime to invest in them but also why they decided to open one of their offices in Lublin.

They started as a small group of a few people, now it is a team of nearly 100 programmers, testers, analysts, developers and managers. CODEMA Software House has been thriving in Lublin since 2020 and from that very moment, the founders set themselves a specific goal: to satisfy their customers with perfectly designed software. Have they succeeded? Read an interview with the company's management: Jakub Kiszczak, Paweł Kosz and Marcin Kiszczak, who reveal, among other things, what the beginnings of the company in Lublin looked like, how much has changed since then, and what their plans for the nearest future are.

Process Solutions is a Business Outsourcing Group that provides services of accounting, tax reporting, HR and payroll to some of the largest international corporations in the world. Since its launch in 1999, the company has grown significantly, and currently has over 500 clients that it serves from its offices in 5 countries: Czechia, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary and Poland where beside Warsaw, the company can reach its clients from a new branch in Lublin. In a conversation with Invest in Lublin Managing Director of Process Solutions, Tomasz Tąkiel will reveal more details on what were the reasons behind this idea and how the process of entering Lublin market looked like from his perspective.

Airports are so much more than places to catch planes or do some duty-free shopping, they are among the largest investments a city can make. They facilitate trade, create jobs and generate revenue for the local economy. Today together with the commercial director of Lublin Airport, Marek Pierściński, we will take a close look at how the Lublin airport affects the economic growth and development of our city and region.  

Lublin voivodeship currently has the lowest unemployment rate (5.2%) since 1990. To a large extent, this is a result of constant efforts made by the Lublin Municipal Labour Office that for years has been implementing programmes and activities to promote employment, mitigate the effects of unemployment and assist investors in setting up a business through various financial and non-financial forms of support.

A vocational education system plays a significant role in skill development and employability as it’s designed to make students ready for work in their profession right after graduation. The ‘college for all’ mentality and false prejudice around vocational and technical schools led to neglect of other possible career paths. Meanwhile, in today’s world, solid practical skills are the need of the hour. The Polish labour market has undergone significant changes, creating lots of challenging, well-paid, highly skilled jobs for those with the abilities to do them.

Experts across the country agree that the warehouse market in Poland and globally is more than just fine. The pandemic has not slowed its growth and, in fact, it’s quite the opposite – shortened supply chains and the boom of e-commerce facilitate the construction of new industrial facilities. The key element of this process is the careful selection of a site for a new venture. So, what is the reasoning of investors when choosing a location and why is Lublin on the short list of decision-makers in the logistics market? This article will attempt to answer these questions.