Funding under the frames of Innovation Incubator 2.0 programme
The Investment Committee of the Innovation Incubator 2.0 programme granted 30 750,00 PLN for pre-implementation works under the title “Method of preparing plant material and the method of detecting and identifying bacteria from the species Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum, Pectobacterium atrosepticum and bacteria from the genus Dickeya” to the team of Research & Development Laboratory of the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk: professor Ewa Łojkowska, MSc Agata Motyka-Pomagruk, MSc Weronika Babińska, Dr eng. Wojciech Śledź.
The Innovation Incubator 2.0 programme is financed by the European Union (financing agreement No. MNiSW / 2019/169 / DIR) under the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020.
Realisation of the project is coordinated by the Technology Transfer Office of the University of Gdańsk.
Professor Ewa Łojkowska involved in realisation of a new project from Horizon 2020 programme
The obtained RESBIOS project (RESponsible research and innovation grounding practices in BIOSciences) is a continuation of the ongoing STARBIOS2 project that kindly supported Research and Development Laboratory of IFB UG & MUG. The main objective of RESBIOS is to introduce the concept of RRI (Responsible Research and Innovation) into research institutions from the field of biological and related sciences. That activity shall lead to institutional changes in relation to five key areas of RRI (social involvement, education, gender equality, open access and ethics).
The project will last three years and will be realised in a consortium gathering 12 partners from 11 countries, under the coordination of University of Tor Vergata in Rome. The Project’s budget is 1.5 million euro.
Project Manager from Univeristy of Gdańsk is Professor Krzysztof Bielawski – Vice-Rector for Development and Cooperation with Business and Industry.
Professor Ewa Łojkowska was also involved in this project proposal.
Polish patent for application of caffeine in plant protection
We are pleased to inform that our employees have obtained a Polish patent for the use of an aqueous solution of caffeine in the plant protection field. For more information regarding this approach check our previous publications:
Dr. eng. Wojciech Śledź
Professor Ewa Łojkowska
Distinction in the competition for young scientists organized by PAS
We are pleased to inform that Agata Motyka-Pomagruk was awarded with a distinction in the competition organised by Polish Academy of Sciences for young scientists for the best publication in the field of biological and agricultural sciences. The stated work was published in Biotechnology and Bioengineering journal and concerns an effective system for the eradication of plant pathogenic bacteria from liquid waste of agricultural or industrial origin.
Professor Ewa Łojkowska in the council of UG
The Senate of the University of Gdańsk chose, in accordance with the requirements of the new Law on Higher Education and Science, the first Council of the University of Gdańsk (Resolution No. 10/19 from 28 February 2019 regarding establishment of the first Council of the University of Gdańsk).
On March 20 2019 the members of the first Council of the University of Gdańsk were appointed:
→ Dr Marek Głuchowski
→ MSc Maciej Dobrzyniecki
→ Dr. eng. Kazimierz Janiak
→ Professor Ewa Łojkowska
→ Prof. UG Dr. Dorota Pyć
→ Prof. Grzegorz Węgrzyn
→ Agata Myszka
Radio broadcast on application of plasma in agriculture
Audience of Radio Gdańsk had the opportunity to listen to an educational program on application of plasma in the agriculture.
Dr Wojciech Śledź and MSc Agata Motyka-Pomagruk discussed the usage of glow discharges generated at atmospheric pressure in the plant protection field. These studies are conducted in cooperation with the scientists from the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology.
The broadcast is available on the website of Radio Gdańsk. We also encourage reading about the scientific aspects of this solution as described in our publications and patent applications.
Weronika Babińska was awarded with the scholarship from Minister of Science and Higher Education in Poland
Our employee, Weronika Babinska, was awarded with prestigious scholarship from the Minister of Science and Higher Education in Poland for outstanding scientific achievements for the academic year 2018/2019.
More information about the award might be found on the official website of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
