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| TITLE OF RESEARCH PROJECT | SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR OF THE DEPARTMENT | PARTICIPATING ACADEMIC STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT | FUNDED BY | DURATION |
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CA24132 – Accelerating Innovation and Development of European Microbial Foods (Mic2Food) |
Myrsini Kakagianni | Myrsini Kakagianni | COST Association (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) – EU | 2025-2029 |
| Quality Control of Ready-made Packaged Salads. | Ioannis Giavasis | “CHATZIS”-Agricultural Supplies, Prepared Salad Production | 2025-2026 | |
| Quality Control of Tomato juice Samples and Tomato Products, and Staff Training in Laboratory Quality Control of Tomato Products. | Ioannis Giavasis | Damavand | 2025-2026 | |
| Flavour, oDour and tExture improvements of pLant-based daIry produCts using microbIal fermentatiOn prodUctS (DELICIOUS) | Myrsini Kakagianni | Horizon-EU | 2024-2028 | |
| Study of the biofunctional activity of edible olive oil fruit extract on health markers and the gut microbiome of healthy dogs of the Greek Army. | Ioannis Giavasis | Polyhealth | 2024-2025 | |
| “Development of new salt-based products” | Stavros Lalas | Dadakaridis Salt S.A. | 2024-2025 | |
| Heterologous synthesis of exopolysaccharides from Lactic Acid Bacteria | Theodoros Goulas | Myrsini Kakagianni | Vemico Ltd (UK) | 2024-2025 |
| Excellence hub in green technologies: Introducing innovation ecosystems in the Mediterranean food value chain – EXCEL4MED | Myrsini Kakagianni | Horizon-EU | 2023-2026 | |
| Transfer of antibiotic resistance genes between foodborne bacteria in aquaculture facilities and e bacteria in aquaculture facilities and seafood_ TranSeafood_Proj.ID:16591) | Myrsini Kakagianni | ELIDEK | 2023-2025 | |
| Optimization of roe ointment production and evaluation of its shelf life after addition of antimicrobials, antioxidants and stabilizers | Ioannis Giavasis | Trikalinos ΕΕ | 2023-2025 | |
| “New Innovative Methods for Producing Products of High Nutritional Value from Pomegranate” | Stavros Lalas | Dimitris Makris, Ioannis Giovanoudis | SPECIAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICE “EASTERN MACEDONIA, THRACE” | 2023-2025 |
| Study of the biofunctional action of edible olive fruit extract on health indicators and the intestinal microbiome of healthy dogs of the Hellenic Army | Ioannis Giavasis | POLYHEALTH A.E. | 2023-2025 | |
| Product Quality Control and Hygiene Control of Pasta Production Laboratory | Ioannis Giavasis | Bousdra Ekaterini | 2023-2024 | |
| “Research activities for the optimization of extraction methods of bioactive substances from plant material” | Stavros Lalas | Dimitris Makris | ELKE-University of Thessaly | 2023 |
| “Quality control of pitted olives” | Stavros Lalas | Ioannis Giovanoudis | PVG Hellas A.E. | 2023 |
| Research actions to study the effect of triterpenes on the response of plants to abiotic stresses | Myrsini Kakagianni | FUNDING OF OTHER PROJECTS (UTh) | 2022-2026 | |
| Improving animal nutrition, health and productivity and meat quality through the use of natural antioxidant-antimicrobial polyphenols in animal nutrition – INNOVAPOULTRY | Ioannis Giavasis | Myrsini Kakagianni | Region of Epirus – Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Tourism | 2022-2025 |
| “BioWineries“ Production of sulfite-free wine, with natural antioxidants, identification of indigenous winemaking yeasts and production of superior quality balsamic vinegar from the PGI dried wine of Siatistas | Ioannis Giavasis | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | 2022-2025 | |
| 7269 ELKE: “Consulting for ISO 22000 study and quality control (microbiological, physicochemical, organoleptic) and product suitability” | Theofanis Georgopoulos | mammas pie, Larissa, https://mamaspie.gr/company/ | 2022-2024 | |
| Technical study on the techniques and technologies for developing cultured meat food products on a laboratory scale | Ioannis Giavasis | Theodoros Goulas | Food Novelties | 2022-2023 |
| “Research and development of breaded chicken products with added high nutritional value, their nutritional evaluation and scientific support for their promotion.” | Ioannis Giavasis | Aggelakis Α.Ε. | 2021-2023 | |
| ”Strategic Planning for Agriculture and Rural Transformation and Action – SPARTA”. | Konstantinos Polymeros | World bank Group – Ministry of Food and Agriculture – E.U. | 2021-2022 | |
| Utilization of mushroom cultivation substrates and inoculated wood, straw and agricultural/forest byproducts, as alternatives to plastic and wood (FUNGIWOOD) | Ioannis Giavasis | Green Fund (EU) | 2021-2022 | |
| Development and optimization of wet fermentation bioprocesses for the production of probiotic bacteria and yeast cultures” | Ioannis Giavasis | Foodoxys | 2020-2025 | |
| Manufacturing of biofuctional mineral water with the addition of extracts from fruits, vegetables, Greek aromatic plants, hemp, Moringa oleifera leaves, and olive leaves from Greek varieties, which have been produced using innovative technology (deep eutectic solvents) or with the addition of humic and fulvic acids. | Stavros Lalas | Dimitris Makris, Ioannis Giovanoudis | Operational Programme Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2014-2020 (EPAnEK) | 2020-2024 |
| Development and application of formulated endophytic fungi for novel plant growth strategies – FORFUN | Myrsini Kakagianni | General Secretariat of Research and Technology, Operational Programme Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2014-2020 (EPAnEK) | 2020-2023 | |
| Production and validation of biopolymer-based antimicrobial biodegradable packaging films and edible coatings for improved food preservation and safety (NANOBIOPACK) | Ioannis Giavasis | Operational Programme Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2014-2020 (EPAnEK) | 2020-2023 | |
| Qualitative analysis of meat samples from Greek Brachycerat cattle (HBCB) | Ioannis Giavasis | HBCB | 2020-2023 | |
| Training in Quality and Food Safety Management Systems According to ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 22000:2018 Standards – Food Legislation and Labeling | Ioannis Giavasis | Self-funding (KEDIVIM) | 2020-2022 | |
| Food Quality Control – Methods for Controlling and Assessing Food Quality, Shelf Life and Safety | Ioannis Giavasis | Myrsini Kakagianni | Self-funding (KEDIVIM) | 2020-2022 |
| ICE CREAM CHALLENGE – Development of stable ice cream at elevated storage temperatures (-5C) | Ioannis Giavasis | Unilever – Iknowwho | 2020-2022 | |
| Study of antimicrobial activity of innovative disinfectants as chlorine substitutes | Ioannis Giavasis | Aivazidis | 2020 | |
| Development, Improvement and Quality Control of Plant Polyphenol Products with Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activity | Ioannis Giavasis | POLYHEALTH A.E. | 2019-2025 | |
| Quality Control of Products of the Tsianavas Meat Industry | Ioannis Giavasis | Tsianavas Eleftherios | 2019-2025 | |
| “Study of Antioxidant Activity of Extracts of the Company Korres S.A. – Natural Products” for the Company KORRES S.A. | Stavros Lalas | Korres S.A.-Natural Products | 2019-2023 | |
| ‘’Minimally processed value-added products from European sea bass’’ (value Seabass). | Konstantinos Polymeros | Operational Programme Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2014-2020 (EPAnEK) | 2019-2023 | |
| Provision of Consulting Services and Development of New Processed and Fermented Vegetable Products | Ioannis Giavasis | Freshland – Tsagkaropoulos | 2019-2022 | |
| INNOTRITION-“Production and use of novel fermented silage utilizing food waste / by-products and its effects on meat quality and safety and animal gut health and microbiota” | Ioannis Giavasis | ΙΝΤΕRREG Greece-Italy (EU program) | 2019-2022 | |
| Production of novel antioxidants, prebiotics and antimicrobials from olive mill waste and fruit pulp, using (green extraction technology) and evaluation of their antioxidant, antimicrobial and prebiotic activity (POLY_ECO_NATURAL) | Ioannis Giavasis | GSRT (Greece) | 2019-2021 | |
| Quality and microbiological control of dairy products, fruit juices and desserts and improvement of their hygiene and shelf life | Ioannis Giavasis | Gaitanides Georgios | 2019-2021 | |
| Use of pulsed electric field to extract valuable components from plant material | Stavros Lalas | Dimitris Makris, Ioannis Giovanoudis | Operational Programme Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2014-2020 (EPAnEK) | 2018-2023 |
| Manufacturing of biofunctional chocolate products by adding, entrapped in microemulsions, extracts of aromatic and medicinal plants produced by innovative technology (deep eutectic solvents) | Stavros Lalas | Dimitris Makris, Ioannis Giovanoudis | Operational Programme Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2014-2020 (EPAnEK) | 2018-2023 |
| ”Cardioprotective properties of farming gilthead sea bream enriched with biologically active lipids from olive oil by-products”. (ΕΠΑνΕΚ) 2014-2020. | Konstantinos Polymeros | Operational Programme Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2014-2020 (EPAnEK) | 2018-2022 | |
| “BRACKET – Boosting a novel and innovative training approach of key enabling technologies” | Ioannis Giavasis | European Union Programme Erasmus+, Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices | 2018-2021 | |
| ”Sustainable Seafood and Nutrition Security” | Konstantinos Polymeros | Konstantinos Polymeros | Ε.U funding | 2017-2021 |
