With a strong pool of inspired thinkers and highly-trained professionals masterminding leading-edge technologies, Poland certainly holds its own and then some in an increasingly tech-driven world. Combining vision, ambition and specialised know-how these innovators are developing groundbreaking software, breaking new grounds in nano and bio technology and identifying new cures for diseases. Their work is aided by the strengthening cooperation between education and industry and the continued investment in research and development. As a result, Poland has quickly turned into a hotbed of new ideas and inventions that transcend the barriers of culture, language and geography.