What Medical Research Agency does

Agencja Badań Medycznych (Medical Research Agency, ABM) is a Polish government agency established in 2019 and operating under the supervision of the Ministry of Health. Its mandate is to fund and coordinate non-commercial clinical trials and biomedical research in Poland. The agency distributes state-budget subsidies and National Recovery Plan (KPO) funds through competitive grant programs targeting Polish scientific institutions, innovative enterprises in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and diagnostics, and indirectly serves patients by enabling access to publicly funded clinical trials. As a public entity, ABM does not charge for its services; its scale is driven by state budget allocations and EU funding flows rather than commercial revenue.

ABM operates an integrated technology platform for the lifecycle of a funded study: a Funding Application System for grant submissions and evaluation, the eCRF ABM electronic data capture system used by trial sites, and the Wyszukiwarka badań (Clinical Trial Finder) that exposes trial listings to patients and researchers. The agency also coordinates the Polish Clinical Research Network (Polska Sieć Badań Klinicznych / PSBK), a national infrastructure comprising Regional Digital Medicine Centers, Clinical Research Support Centers (CWBK), and standardized training programs including GCP courses and the Polish Clinical Scholars Research Training (P-CSRT). Sub-brands include the Warsaw Health Innovation Hub (WHIH) and the Centrum Wsparcia Badań Klinicznych. ABM maintains core partnerships with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy, and the European Commission, and distributes communications through its website, social media, and the annual ABM Conference.

Name

Medical Research Agency

Legal name

Agencja Badań Medycznych

Website

https://abm.gov.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Agencja Badań Medycznych is a Polish government agency that funds non-commercial clinical trials and coordinates national biomedical research infrastructure — including the Polish Clinical Research Network, eCRF data systems, and KPO-backed grant programs — for research institutions, innovative enterprises, and patients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Clinical Research Funding

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Health and Welfare Funds (525120)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Research Funding Agencies (Public/Quasi-Public) (HLAJALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Health Program Grants Management & Administration (HLAJALAC), Global Health Research, Clinical Trials & Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) (HLAJAOAM), Research & Science Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAI)

Keywords

• Clinical research funding
• Non-commercial clinical trials
• Biomedical research grants
• Clinical research network
• Medical research coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Agencja Badań Medycznych (Medical Research Agency) is a Polish state government agency that funds and coordinates non-commercial clinical trials across Poland. It manages the Polish Clinical Research Network (PSBK), runs open funding competitions under the state budget and the National Recovery Plan (KPO), and operates digital tools including the eCRF ABM electronic case report form system and a public clinical trial finder portal. Its services are provided free of charge to scientific units, research institutions, enterprises, and patients.

Product overview

Medical Research Agency operates as a unified platform providing funding, infrastructure, and coordination services for medical research in Poland. The core offering consists of a funding application system for grant competitions, a clinical trial search engine for patients and researchers, and the eCRF ABM electronic data capture system for trial data management. These are supported by the Polish Clinical Research Network infrastructure, which includes regional digital medicine centers and clinical trial support centers. The products function as an integrated ecosystem where researchers can apply for funding, conduct clinical trials, manage data electronically, and patients can search for available studies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Polska Sieć Badań Klinicznych (PSBK): Polish Clinical Research Network - a network supporting clinical trials in Poland
• Warsaw Health Innovation Hub (WHIH)
• Centrum Wsparcia Badań Klinicznych

Products and services

• Non-Commercial Clinical Trial Funding

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ministerstwo Zdrowia (Ministry of Health)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe agency operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Health, which entrusts it with funds for improving the efficiency, accessibility, and quality of the healthcare system.
• Ministerstwo Funduszy i Polityki Regionalnej (Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinates communication and implementation of the National Reconstruction Plan (KPO) activities, with cooperation from various ministries and involved entities.
• Warsaw Health Innovation Hub (WHIH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative initiative for health innovation in Warsaw, supporting the development of innovative healthcare solutions.
• Polska Sieć Badań Klinicznych (Poland Clinical Research Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network coordinated by ABM for developing and supporting clinical research infrastructure across Poland, including Regional Digital Medicine Centers and GCP training.
• Komisja Europejska (European Commission)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperates with the European Commission on KPO implementation and healthcare system improvements.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• INSERM: France's national institute for health and medical research, conducting and coordinating biomedical research. Comparable as a government-affiliated health research organization, though INSERM is also a research performer rather than purely a funder.
• Innovate UK: UK's national innovation agency funding business-led R&D including health and life sciences. Comparable as a publicly funded R&D grantmaking body supporting innovation, though with broader sectoral scope.
• German Research Foundation (DFG): Germany's central public research funding organization covering all academic disciplines including biomedical sciences. Comparable as a public-sector grantmaking body for scientific research, though broader in scope than ABM.

Regional players

• FNR Luxembourg (Fonds National de la Recherche): Luxembourg's national research funding agency covering all scientific domains. Comparable as a small European public research funding agency with national scope and government oversight.

Direct peers

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): Canada's federal agency responsible for funding health research. Comparable as a government health research funding agency that supports investigator-initiated and priority-driven research across multiple disciplines.
• Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet): Sweden's government funding agency for basic and applied research, including medicine and health. Comparable as a public research grantmaking body with national scope and government funding.
• ZonMw: Dutch organization funding and stimulating health research and innovation, including clinical research programs. Comparable as a public health research funding agency with grant competitions and infrastructure programs.
• Swiss National Science Foundation: Swiss federal agency funding scientific research across all disciplines. Comparable as a publicly funded research grantmaking foundation operating under government supervision.
• European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP): Public-public partnership funding clinical trials for poverty-related diseases, with EU institutional backing. Comparable as a publicly funded multi-country clinical trials funding program with EU institutional structure.
• National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR): UK government agency that funds and enables clinical research through a national infrastructure of research centers and networks. Highly comparable as a publicly funded clinical research funding and infrastructure body operating in a single national jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/agencjabadanmedycznych
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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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