VIII. PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROGRAMS

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Program Title

Duration

Funding Agent

Amount (€)

1

BIOT-CT91:The effects of selection on gene stability and transfer in population of bacteria in soil

1991-1993

EU Project BRIDGE

100000

2

Establishment and Development of a National Laboratory Network for the Applied Research and Production of Bioactive Peptides

1992-1994

EU Project STRIDE HELLAS

76302

3

Expansion of the Project STRIDE HELLAS 91: Establishment and Development of a National Laboratory Network for the Applied Research and Production of Bioactive Peptides

1992-1994

EU Project STRIDE HELLAS

16140

4

EPET II-Subprogram 1: A comprehensive and innovative approach to R&D for production of agricultural biotechnology products and by-products

1995-1997

Hellenic Ministry of Education, Greek General Secretariat of Research and Development

90000

5

Streptomyces strains isolated from selected ecosystems

4/1995-7/1995

Nordisk S/A

5869

6

Study to evaluate the course of colonization of the monuments by microorganisms

4/1995-6/1995

Acropolis Restoration Committee

2935

7

ATH/882/2/AU/96-98: Isolation of hyperthermophilic bacteria from the Greek volcanic island Sandorini. Bacterial screeni fo enzyme production of potential biotechnological and industrial importance

1996- 1998

British Council

2640

7

Stud to evaluate the course of colonization of the monuments by microorganisms

4/1995-6/1995

Acropolis Restoration Committee

2935

8

IMPROLIVE (FAIR-CT96-1420): Improvements of treatments and validation of the liquid-solid waste from the two phases olive oil extraction

1997-1999

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138000

9

PAVE Program 96 (BE 321): Reducing losses of the sugar industry to control microbial activity in the production lines

1997-1999

Hellenic Ministry of Education, Greek General Secretariat of Research and Development

8804

10

GR-Carob project: Innovative technology for the economic and ecological valorization of carob beans

1997-2001

NATO Science for stability program

314013

11

PENED: Microbial dechromatation of tannery waste for recovery of chromium and protein of high nutritional value

1997-1999

Hellenic Ministry of Education, Greek General Secretariat of Research and Development

8804

12

ETERPS: Integrated proposal to reduce the environmental impact of industrial solid waste from tanneries

1998-2000

Hellenic Ministry of Environment

99780

13

Streptomyces as a useful tool for biological repair of oil contaminated soils

1998

Special Account of Research Funds, NKUA

2348

14

RESERVOIR (BIO4 CT98 0053): Antibiotic resistance genes in the environment. A comprehensive, multi-phasic survey of prevalence and transfer

1998-2000

EU-Biotechnology

160000

15

EPET Subprogram II-1: Integrated and innovative approach to simultaneous production of high added value products (amino acids-oligo/polysaccharides) from by-products of the sugar industry

1998-2000

Hellenic Ministry of Education, Greek General Secretariat of Research and Development

96552

16

Microbial Biotechnology. Microbiology - Microbial Fermentation

2000

Special Account of Research Funds, NKUA

2348

17

EPET Subprogram II-1: Utilization of waste products of the dairy industry for the biotechnological Xanthan production and use as an emulsifier/stabilizer in diet goods

2000-2001

Hellenic Ministry of Education, Greek General Secretariat of Research and Development

39650

18

Control of samples of genetically modified products

2000-to date

Spin off ISO/IEC Department of Botany NKUA17025

140294

19

QLK3-CT 2001-01783D6, AC ACTAPHARM: Innovative approaches to the discovery of novel bioactive compounds from natural actinomycete communities

2001-2003

EU-ACTAPHARM

207000

20

Biodegradation of industrial soy by-products into fodder

2001 

Special Account of Research Funds, NKUA

2054

21

Exploitation of the dairy industry waste for biotechnological production of Xanthan

2002

Special Account of Research Funds, NKUA

2054 

22

Study of the microbial flora in the Acropolis monuments

2002-2004

Hellenic Ministry of Culture

38000

23

Detection of actinobacteria with biotechnological interest in natural environments using molecular techniques

2004

Special Account of Research Funds, NKUA

2000

24

EPEAK II: M.Sc. Microbial Biotechnology

2003-to date 

Hellenic Ministry of Education, General Secretariat of Research and Development

429000 

25

PYTHAGORAS II: Developing a strategy to identify microbial strains with biotechnological properties in samples of the Greek environment

2005-2006

Hellenic Ministry of Education, Greek General Secretariat of Research and Development

37000

26

PENED 2003: Design of strategies to control pathogenic or non-pathogenic bacteria in potable water reservoirs

2005-2008

Hellenic Ministry of Education, General Secretariat of Research and Developmen

69240

27

Detection of pathogenic bacterium Campylobacter jejuni, the fecal indicator Escherichia coli and toxic cyanobacteria in the reservoir of Marathon

3/2005-9/2005

Hellenic Water Supply and Sewerage Company (EYDAP SA)

10616

28

Isolation and molecular typing of microbial strains involved in the production process. Quantification and quality control of critical microbial populations in prepared foods

2005-to date

Vivartia SA

214060

29

Study of bacterial diversity in the monuments of the Acropolis: response towards deterioration by microorganisms

2006- to date

Hellenic Ministry of Culture

50000 

30

Biocontrol of the phytopathogenic fungus Rhizoctonia solani by endogenous Streptomyces strains

2007

Special Account of Research Funds, NKUA

1300

31

Use of cyanobacteria and microalgae at pilot scale for production of biodiesel

2011-to date

GF Energy SA

10000