These are our Projects
Projects
Project Title
Funding source
Period
MICROBES-4-CLIMATE - Microbial services addressing climate change risks for biodiversity and for agricultural and forestry ecosystems: enabling curiosity-driven research and advancing frontier knowledge
Horizon Europe
2024-2029
Novel technologies for CO2 sequestration from industrial exhaust streams for the production of biofuels and bio-active compounds by microalgae
Prefecture of Attica, Greece
2022 – 2024
Exploitation of Greek microbial diversity for the development of innovative cosmeceuticals and food supplements
EPAnEK 2021-2027, Operational Program “competitiveness – entrepreneurship – innovation”
2021 - 2023
Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure (MIRRI-IS21) Implementation and Sustainability for the 21st Century (MIRRI-IS21)
DESCA - Horizon 2020
2020-2022
Development of food products enriched with probiotic cultures embedded in prebiotic matrices (PROBIYO)
Greek GSRT (Greek Chinese Cooperation)
2019-2021
Fostering Synthetic Biology standardization through international collaboration (BIOROBOOST)
COST action -Horizon 2020
2019-2021
Development of a combined chemical and biological process for the deep desulfurization of oil products (DEEPDESOIL)
EPAnEK 2014-2020, Operational Program “competitiveness – entrepreneurship – innovation”
2018 - 2021
Synthetic Biology: From -omics technologies to genomic integration (OMIC-ENGINE)
Greek GSRT – National Research Infrastructures Program
2018 - 2021
Bioconversion of Food Industry Wastes to Biopolymers for Packaging Applications in a Biorefinery Concept (WASTES-TO-BIOPOLYMERS)
EPAnEK 2014-2020, Operational Program “competitiveness – entrepreneurship – innovation”
2018 - 2021
The National Research Infrastructures on Integrated Structural Biology, Drug Screening Efforts and Drug target functional characterisation (INSPIRED)
Greek GSRT – National Research Infrastructures Program
2018 - 2021
Bioconversion of CO2 to high added-value bioproducts through sustainable microalgae biorefineries (CO2-BIOPRODUCTS)
EPAnEK 2014-2020, Operational Program “competitiveness – entrepreneurship – innovation
2018 - 2021
Genome sequencing of lignin and cellulose degrading isolates from Greek habitats
Joint Genome Institute (US Department of Energy), California, USA
2017-2021
Investigation of the ability of selected Streptomycetes endemic to Greece to protect agricultural plants - Application in the field
European Scientific Institute
2017-2020
Understanding BActerial LIgnin degradation via comparative –OMICS technologies for lignin valorization (BALIOMICS)
Newcastle University, Institute of Sustainability, UK
2016-2018
Thermotolerant enzymic nanostructures as catalysts for the production of biofuels from renewable carbon sources (NANOCATS4FUELS)
State Scholarships Foundation (IKY/Siemens)
2015-2017
Engineering advanced biocatalysts for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into fermentable sugars (ABCAT)
Greek GSRT (Excellence Award II)
2013-2015
The Sustainable Integrated Method for the Production of Lignocellulosic Ethanol (SIMPLE)
Greek Ministry of Education (Program Cooperation 2011)
2013 - 2015
Biosynthesis and genetic selection of cyclic peptides with potential therapeutic effects against Alzheimer’s disease: Inhibitors of Αβ protein aggregation (CYCLIPAD)
Greek Ministry of Education (Program THALES 2011)
2012-2015
Use of cyanobacteria and microalgae on a pilot scale for biodiesel production
GF ENERGY (corporation)
2011-2012
Benthic Microorganisms of Marine Ecosystems as Producers of Bioactive Compounds
Greek Ministry of Education (Program HERACLITUS II)
2010-2013
Applications of in silico methods to microorganisms of medical interest
Greek Ministry of Education (Program HERACLITUS II)
2010-2013
Biocontrol of the phytopathogenic fungus Rhizoctonia solani with endogenous strains of streptomycetes
Research Committee of the University of Athens
2007-2008
Study of the bacterial diversity in the Acropolis monuments: a way to deal with the problem of their deterioration by microorganisms
Greek Ministry of Education
2006-2008
Isolation and molecular typing of microbial strains involved in the production process. Quantitative and qualitative control of critical microbial population in processed foods
Vivartia (corporation)
2005-2010
Optimization of bioethanol production from renewable lignocellulosic substrates using metabolic engineering tools
Greek GSRT (PENED 2003)
2005-2008
Planning of strategies for the control of pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria in drinking water reservoirs
Greek Ministry of Education (Research Capacity Building Program)
2005-2008
Designing a strategy to identify microbial strains with biotechnological properties in samples from the Greek environment
Greek Ministry of Education (PYTHAGORAS II)
2005-2006
Detection of the pathogenic bacterium Campylobacter jejuni, the faecal indicator Escherichia coli and toxic cyanobacteria in the Marathon reservoir
EYDAP (corporation)
2005
Detection of actinobacteria of biotechnological interest in natural environments using molecular techniques
Research Committee of the University of Athens
2004-2005
Study of the microbial flora in the Acropolis monuments
Greek Ministry of Culture
2002-2004
Utilization of dairy industry waste for biotechnological production of xanthan
Research Committee of the University of Athens
2002-2003
Innovative approaches to the discovery of novel bioactive compounds from natural actinomycete communities
EU-ACTAPHARM
2001-2003
Bioconversion of plant by-products of soy industry into protein feed
Research Committee of the University of Athens
2001-2002
Examination of Genetically Modified product samples
Paid service
2000-now
Utilization of Dairy Industry Waste for Biotechnological Production of Anthanium and Its Use as Lactomer / Stabilizer in Food Products
Research & Technology Operational Program II Subprogram 1
2000-2001
Microbial Biotechnology. Microbiology – Microbial Fermentation
Research Committee of the University of Athens
2000-2001
Integrated and innovative approach to simultaneous production of high added value products (amino acids – oligo/polysaccharides) from sugar factory by-products
Research & Technology Operational Program II Subprogram 1
1998-2001
Antibiotic resistance genes in the environment. A comprehensive, multi-phasic survey of prevalence and transfer
EU-Biotechnology, RESERVOIR
1998-2000
Streptomyces as a useful tool for the bioremediation of oil-contaminated soils
Research Committee of the University of Athens
1998-1999
Integrated proposal to reduce the environmental impact of tannery industrial solid waste
National Fund for the Implementation of Regulatory and Urban Plans
1998-2000
Microbial dechromization of solid tannery waste to recover chromium and proteins of high nutritional value
Research Capacity Building Program
1997-1999
Innovative technology for the economic and ecological valorization of carob beans
ΝΑΤΟ Science for stability programme
1997-2001
Reducing sugar factory losses by controlling microbial activity on production lines
Industrial Research & Technology Development Program 96
1997-1998
Improvements of treatments and validation of the liquid-solid waste from the two phases olive oil extraction
IMPROLIVE
1997-2000
Isolation of hyperthermophilic bacteria from the Greek volcanic island Sandorini. Bacterial screening for enzyme production of potential biotechnological and industrial importance
BRITICH COUNCIL
1996-1999
Assessment of the course of colonization of the Acropolis monuments by micro-organisms
Acropolis Monuments Maintenance Committee
1995-1997
Program of streptomycete strain isolation from selected ecosystems
Novo Nordisk (corporation)
1995
An integrated and innovative R&D approach to the production of biotechnological products from agricultural products and by-products
Research & Technology Operational Program II Subprogram 1
1995-1998
Establishment and Development of a National Laboratory Network for the Applied Research and Production of Bioactive Peptides
STRIDE program
1992-1994
Establishment and Development of a National Laboratory Network for the Applied Research and Production of Βioactive Peptides
STRIDE HELLAS 91 program
1992-1994
The effects of selection on gene stability and transfer in population of bacteria in soil
BRIDGE program
1991-1993
