diff --git a/apps/pathway-design/server/tsconfig.app.json b/apps/pathway-design/server/tsconfig.app.json
index 828517b4..e1d3a87b 100644
--- a/apps/pathway-design/server/tsconfig.app.json
+++ b/apps/pathway-design/server/tsconfig.app.json
@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
 {
-    "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
     "compilerOptions": {
-        "outDir": "../../../dist/out-tsc",
-        "module": "ES2022",
-        "types": ["node"],
+        "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,
         "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
-        "target": "es2022",
-        "strictNullChecks": true,
+        "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
+        "incremental": true,
+        "module": "ES2022",
+        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
         "noImplicitAny": true,
+        "noImplicitThis": true,
+        "outDir": "../../../dist/out-tsc",
+        "strict": true,
         "strictBindCallApply": true,
-        "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
-        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
+        "strictNullChecks": true,
+        "strictPropertyInitialization": true,
+        "target": "es2022",
+        "types": ["node"]
     },
     "exclude": ["src/**/*.spec.ts", "src/**/*.test.ts", "src/**/*.step.ts"],
+    "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
     "include": ["src/**/*.ts"]
 }
diff --git a/libs/common/configs/server/env/tsconfig.json b/libs/common/configs/server/env/tsconfig.json
index 679400da..2f5d83dd 100644
--- a/libs/common/configs/server/env/tsconfig.json
+++ b/libs/common/configs/server/env/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 {
-    "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "compilerOptions": {
-        "module": "es2022",
+        "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,
         "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
-        "strict": true,
+        "incremental": true,
+        "module": "es2022",
+        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+        "noImplicitAny": true,
         "noImplicitOverride": true,
-        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
         "noImplicitReturns": true,
-        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
+        "noImplicitThis": true,
+        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
+        "strict": true,
+        "strictNullChecks": true,
+        "strictPropertyInitialization": true
     },
+    "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "files": [],
     "include": [],
     "references": [
diff --git a/libs/common/configs/server/swagger/tsconfig.json b/libs/common/configs/server/swagger/tsconfig.json
index 679400da..2f5d83dd 100644
--- a/libs/common/configs/server/swagger/tsconfig.json
+++ b/libs/common/configs/server/swagger/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 {
-    "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "compilerOptions": {
-        "module": "es2022",
+        "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,
         "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
-        "strict": true,
+        "incremental": true,
+        "module": "es2022",
+        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+        "noImplicitAny": true,
         "noImplicitOverride": true,
-        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
         "noImplicitReturns": true,
-        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
+        "noImplicitThis": true,
+        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
+        "strict": true,
+        "strictNullChecks": true,
+        "strictPropertyInitialization": true
     },
+    "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "files": [],
     "include": [],
     "references": [
diff --git a/libs/common/contracts/events/pathway/tsconfig.json b/libs/common/contracts/events/pathway/tsconfig.json
index 679400da..2f5d83dd 100644
--- a/libs/common/contracts/events/pathway/tsconfig.json
+++ b/libs/common/contracts/events/pathway/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 {
-    "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "compilerOptions": {
-        "module": "es2022",
+        "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,
         "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
-        "strict": true,
+        "incremental": true,
+        "module": "es2022",
+        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+        "noImplicitAny": true,
         "noImplicitOverride": true,
-        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
         "noImplicitReturns": true,
-        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
+        "noImplicitThis": true,
+        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
+        "strict": true,
+        "strictNullChecks": true,
+        "strictPropertyInitialization": true
     },
+    "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "files": [],
     "include": [],
     "references": [
diff --git a/libs/common/events/tsconfig.json b/libs/common/events/tsconfig.json
index cfb13557..b66ccf16 100644
--- a/libs/common/events/tsconfig.json
+++ b/libs/common/events/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 {
-    "extends": "../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "compilerOptions": {
-        "module": "es2022",
+        "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,
         "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
-        "strict": true,
+        "incremental": true,
+        "module": "es2022",
+        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+        "noImplicitAny": true,
         "noImplicitOverride": true,
-        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
         "noImplicitReturns": true,
-        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
+        "noImplicitThis": true,
+        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
+        "strict": true,
+        "strictNullChecks": true,
+        "strictPropertyInitialization": true
     },
+    "extends": "../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "files": [],
     "include": [],
     "references": [
diff --git a/libs/common/tools/server/http-exceptions/tsconfig.json b/libs/common/tools/server/http-exceptions/tsconfig.json
index 679400da..2f5d83dd 100644
--- a/libs/common/tools/server/http-exceptions/tsconfig.json
+++ b/libs/common/tools/server/http-exceptions/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 {
-    "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "compilerOptions": {
-        "module": "es2022",
+        "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,
         "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
-        "strict": true,
+        "incremental": true,
+        "module": "es2022",
+        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+        "noImplicitAny": true,
         "noImplicitOverride": true,
-        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
         "noImplicitReturns": true,
-        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
+        "noImplicitThis": true,
+        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
+        "strict": true,
+        "strictNullChecks": true,
+        "strictPropertyInitialization": true
     },
+    "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "files": [],
     "include": [],
     "references": [
diff --git a/libs/pathway-design/common/business/pathway/rules/tsconfig.json b/libs/pathway-design/common/business/pathway/rules/tsconfig.json
index 27fb839a..4085d7dd 100644
--- a/libs/pathway-design/common/business/pathway/rules/tsconfig.json
+++ b/libs/pathway-design/common/business/pathway/rules/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 {
-    "extends": "../../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "compilerOptions": {
-        "module": "es2022",
+        "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,
         "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
-        "strict": true,
+        "incremental": true,
+        "module": "es2022",
+        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+        "noImplicitAny": true,
         "noImplicitOverride": true,
-        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
         "noImplicitReturns": true,
-        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
+        "noImplicitThis": true,
+        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
+        "strict": true,
+        "strictNullChecks": true,
+        "strictPropertyInitialization": true
     },
+    "extends": "../../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "files": [],
     "include": [],
     "references": [
diff --git a/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/application/tsconfig.json b/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/application/tsconfig.json
index 679400da..2f5d83dd 100644
--- a/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/application/tsconfig.json
+++ b/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/application/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 {
-    "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "compilerOptions": {
-        "module": "es2022",
+        "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,
         "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
-        "strict": true,
+        "incremental": true,
+        "module": "es2022",
+        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+        "noImplicitAny": true,
         "noImplicitOverride": true,
-        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
         "noImplicitReturns": true,
-        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
+        "noImplicitThis": true,
+        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
+        "strict": true,
+        "strictNullChecks": true,
+        "strictPropertyInitialization": true
     },
+    "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "files": [],
     "include": [],
     "references": [
diff --git a/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/business/src/lib/value-objects/research-field.value-object.ts b/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/business/src/lib/value-objects/research-field.value-object.ts
index 56d6855c..92dc13ce 100644
--- a/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/business/src/lib/value-objects/research-field.value-object.ts
+++ b/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/business/src/lib/value-objects/research-field.value-object.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,4 @@ export class ResearchFieldValueObjects {
     toString() {
         return this.researchField;
     }
-
-    private isEmpty(researchField: string | undefined) {
-        return researchField === undefined || researchField.length === 0;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/business/tsconfig.json b/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/business/tsconfig.json
index 679400da..2f5d83dd 100644
--- a/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/business/tsconfig.json
+++ b/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/business/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 {
-    "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "compilerOptions": {
-        "module": "es2022",
+        "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,
         "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
-        "strict": true,
+        "incremental": true,
+        "module": "es2022",
+        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+        "noImplicitAny": true,
         "noImplicitOverride": true,
-        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
         "noImplicitReturns": true,
-        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
+        "noImplicitThis": true,
+        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
+        "strict": true,
+        "strictNullChecks": true,
+        "strictPropertyInitialization": true
     },
+    "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "files": [],
     "include": [],
     "references": [
diff --git a/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/infrastructure/tsconfig.json b/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/infrastructure/tsconfig.json
index 679400da..2f5d83dd 100644
--- a/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/infrastructure/tsconfig.json
+++ b/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/infrastructure/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 {
-    "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "compilerOptions": {
-        "module": "es2022",
+        "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,
         "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
-        "strict": true,
+        "incremental": true,
+        "module": "es2022",
+        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+        "noImplicitAny": true,
         "noImplicitOverride": true,
-        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
         "noImplicitReturns": true,
-        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
+        "noImplicitThis": true,
+        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
+        "strict": true,
+        "strictNullChecks": true,
+        "strictPropertyInitialization": true
     },
+    "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "files": [],
     "include": [],
     "references": [
diff --git a/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/interface-adapters/tsconfig.json b/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/interface-adapters/tsconfig.json
index 05ae6b5b..99c949f3 100644
--- a/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/interface-adapters/tsconfig.json
+++ b/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/interface-adapters/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 {
-    "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "compilerOptions": {
-        "module": "es2022",
+        "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,
         "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
-        "strict": true,
+        "incremental": true,
+        "module": "es2022",
+        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+        "noImplicitAny": true,
         "noImplicitOverride": true,
-        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
         "noImplicitReturns": true,
-        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
+        "noImplicitThis": true,
+        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
+        "strict": true,
+        "strictNullChecks": true,
+        "strictPropertyInitialization": true
     },
+    "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "files": [],
     "include": ["src/**/*.ts"],
     "references": [
diff --git a/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/presenters/tsconfig.json b/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/presenters/tsconfig.json
index 679400da..2f5d83dd 100644
--- a/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/presenters/tsconfig.json
+++ b/libs/pathway-design/server/pathway/presenters/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 {
-    "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "compilerOptions": {
-        "module": "es2022",
+        "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,
         "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
-        "strict": true,
+        "incremental": true,
+        "module": "es2022",
+        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+        "noImplicitAny": true,
         "noImplicitOverride": true,
-        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
         "noImplicitReturns": true,
-        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
+        "noImplicitThis": true,
+        "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": true,
+        "strict": true,
+        "strictNullChecks": true,
+        "strictPropertyInitialization": true
     },
+    "extends": "../../../../../tsconfig.base.json",
     "files": [],
     "include": [],
     "references": [
diff --git a/tsconfig.base.json b/tsconfig.base.json
index edc6bb14..f7e9dc85 100644
--- a/tsconfig.base.json
+++ b/tsconfig.base.json
@@ -6,9 +6,14 @@
         "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
         "experimentalDecorators": true,
         "importHelpers": true,
-        "lib": ["es2020", "dom"],
-        "module": "ES2022",
+        "inlineSources": true,
+        "lib": ["es2022", "dom"],
+        "module": "esnext",
         "moduleResolution": "node",
+        "noImplicitReturns": true,
+        "noUnusedLocals": true,
+        "noUnusedParameters": true,
+        "noEmitOnError": true,
         "paths": {
             "@bewoak/common-configs-server-env": ["libs/common/configs/server/env/src/index.ts"],
             "@bewoak/common-configs-server-swagger": ["libs/common/configs/server/swagger/src/index.ts"],