Three Poles on Forbes’ young talent list

The 30 Under 30 Europe list features 300 risk-takers bringing new ideas to Europe in ten categories.

Mateusz Hołda, 26, is a professor at the Jagiellonian University’s Medical College. At 21, he co-founded a research group focusing on understanding the architecture of the human heart. He currently leads an eight-strong research team in projects to map the heart's anatomy in greater detail to help doctors performing surgeries. He is listed in the Science&Health category.

Marek Tomaszkiewicz, 29, is the quest director for the Polish company CD Projekt Red’s role-playing game, Cyberpunk 2077. He was previously lead quest designer for the company’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt which shipped 6 million copies in the first six weeks after launch. He is listed in Sports&Games category.

Actor and producer Maciej Musiał, 24, is among 30 up-and-coming talents listed in the Entertainment category.

He co-created and starred in "1983", a television show in which Polish communism never fell. It was sold to Netflix, marking the streaming service's first Polish-language original series. He is also known for his role in the popular Polish TV show "Rodzinka Place" and has co-hosted "The Voice of Poland" since 2013. (mk)