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The project partners are convinced that a sustainable exploitation strategy, such as the one proposed in the present project for the by-products of invasive wild populations, can be further expanded through future collaborations. Based on the knowledge that will be acquired through this project, it is possible to expand further strategies for the utilization of bioactive components by other species of the Greek marine habitats. This will lead to the expansion of the range of natural compounds and / or food and cosmetic ingredients with defined properties and the strengthening of the utilization of the by-products in the agri-food sector.
National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) is the top Technical University in Greece. Today NTUA has more than 7000 students, employs 700 persons as academic staff and more than 2500 researchers. NTUA is coordinating or participating in several European projects and received 500 million EUR funding from European Commission in the last decade. The Laboratory of Process Analysis and Design (LPAD) from the School of Chemical Engineering of NTUA, will work in the project’s accomplishment.
LPAD is the oldest laboratory of the School of Chemical Engineering at NTUA, which has systematically contributed in the development of the School, since 1908. The area of expertise of LPAD can be summarized in (a) development of novel, functional food products, including product design, quality and sensory control of the final product, as well as shelf-life determination, (b) toolbox development for functional foods and novel processes – development of user-friendly database systems including literature data on food properties, (c) analysis of data, (d) development of mathematical models describing the physical processes and thermo-physical properties of materials, (e) experimental and applied study of the physical industrial processes, such as drying methods, extraction methods, novel encapsulation methods, etc. applied in the food industry, (f) process scale-up, (g) valorization of food waste and by-products, (h) recovery of functional compounds from various natural sources, such as plants, herbs, algae, etc. (i) in vitro digestion studies, and (k) life cycle assessment and environmental management for the determination of the economic and environmental impact of several products and processes. LPAD personnel consists of 2 Professors, 3 permanent researchers, 7 post-doctoral researchers, 10 PhD candidates, as well as 10 undergraduate students preparing their Diploma research thesis.
You can read more about LPAD research activity here
Brief description of the Laboratory
ICHTHYAI has been granted all the required licenses and codes (EL83 BioExp 01) for experiments in aquatic organisms, according to P.D. 56/2013 in accordance with Directive 2010/63 / EU (decision no. 4053 / 14-3-2017). The protocol for the experimental procedures has been approved with the decision no 5379 / 4-4-2017.
In the field of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Environment, more than 85 research, development and educational projects have been implemented and are being implemented since 2013.
Scientific collaborations:
Hellenic Pasteur Institute – University of Thessaloniki – ELKETHE – University of Thessaly – University of Udine, Italy – Selonda SA – Nireas SA – Aquaculture of Kefalonia – ETHPZ – Fisheries Research Institute, ETHIAGE, Nea Peramos Kavala – Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Biology, Athens – Museum of Natural History of the Petrified Forest of Lesvos – National Sea
Research items: fish nutrition and development, fish diseases, fish vaccination-immunology, fish genetic improvement-disease resistance, effects of climate change on the phenotype of infectious microorganisms, etc.
Staff: 4 Professors, 3 researchers (1 EIB and 2 ODIHR), 2 postdoctoral researchers, 6 PhD candidates, as well as 15 undergraduate students conducting their diploma thesis.
Brief description of the Laboratory
The Hellenic Centre for Marine Research is a governmental research organisation operating under the supervision of the GENERAL SECRETARIAT FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (GSRI) of the MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENTS. The HCMR comprises three Research Institutes: the Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture (IMBBC), the Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters (IMBRIW) and the Institute of Oceanography (IO).
HCMR supports EXPLIAS with the following:
For more information visit https://www.hcmr.gr
Research project
ExplIAS: Design and piloting methods of commercial exploitation of marine alien species towards the contribution to the control of their population.
Co-funded by Greece and European Union. MIS code (5049912)
