In June 2005, Dr Cezary Cybulski, one of the IHCC received a Pomeranian Nobel prize for his contribution to the CHEK2 discovery. The Prize , created in 2000 by scientific institutions of the West Pomerania region, aecognizies the achievements of outstanding young scientists, working in the region.

In Spring 2004, IHCC team discovered that CHEK2 gene can be used as indicator of of predispositions to several common types of cancer (including prostate, breast and colon). This discovery was published by American Journal for Human Genetics. It received extensive media coverage in Poland, not only from the leading daily, Gazeta Wyborcza, but also from national radio and TV networks.