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We highly encourage to read the article, published in Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, in which Professor Ewa Łojkowska clarifies the possibilities of commercializing scientific research results and introduces the challenges related to this procedure.

We are grateful for mentioning the activities of our R&D laboratory:)

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Ewa Łojkowska was selected to the Committee of Experts of the RE-IMAGINE EUROPE Program, All European Academies (ALLEA) and European Sustainable Agriculture through Genome Editing (EU-SAGE) dedicated to “Sustainable Agriculture and Innovation” chaired by Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation in the previous European Commission.

The objective of this project is to better understand how the Field to Fork (F4F) strategy can become a key component of the European Green Strategy and how agricultural innovations such e.g. CRISPR genome editing of crops can be implemented. The aim of the Committee of Experts will be to determine how, with ambitious climate goals being Europe’s priority, it is possible to develop a global standard for sustainable agricultural development, while protecting biodiversity and limiting the use of agricultural land.

We are pleased to announce that the Innovation Incubator 4.0 project financed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (POIR 2014-2020) was granted by the Investment Committee for pre-implementation work in our Laboratory.

The project entitled ,,Detection of pectinolytic bacteria from the species Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum, Pectobacterium atrosepticum and from the genus Dickeya spp. in plant material by using the PCR multiplex method – integration with the ISO 14001: 2015 system” recieved  30,000.00 PLN and was awarded to the head of our Laboratory, Prof. Ewa Łojkowska.

Implementation of this project is coordinated by the Technology Transfer Center of the University of Gdańsk.

We are pleased to announce that the NCN Council nominated Prof. Ewa Łojkowska from our Laboratory to AcademiaNet – European Database of Outstanding Women Academic.

This database was created by Swiss National Science Foundation and encloses candidates selected according to stringent criteria that include significant qualifications and outstanding scientific and organizational achievements.

The goal of AcademiaNet is to gather profiles of best female scientists from all scientific disciplines. Then via this platform most appropriate representatives of each scientific discipline might be selected if there is a need for female experts to scientific committees or best lecturers.

We are pleased to announce that the Minister of Education and Science nominated Professor Ewa Łojkowska to the advisory council evaluating applications for granting the scholarships financed by the Minister.

We are pleased to announce that Research and Development Laboratory of the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk, headed by prof. dr hab. Ewa Łojkowska, received on 20th of October 2020 Accreditation Certificate No. AB1760 granted by Polish Center for Accreditation.

The accreditation was obtained thanks to great commitment of the Laboratory employees: Dr. Wojciech Śledź (technical manager), Dr. Natasza Kaczyńska (quality manager), Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk (deputy quality manager) and MSc Weronika Babińska.

The first step in our journey for obtaining PCA accreditation was to receive a certificate confirming our work accordingly to ISO17025 standards in March 2018. The laboratory group was supported by the EU HORIZON 2020 project “Structural Transformation to Attain Responsible BIOSciences” (STARBIOS2) and by Innovation Incubator 2.0 Program.

It is worth noting that we are the first laboratory at the University of Gdańsk to be certified by the Polish Center for Accreditation.

Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk was awarded the Prime Minister’s award for a distinctive doctoral dissertation.

The dissertation “Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of bacteria from Dickeya solani species and development of novel control methods against phytopathogens” was appreciated for identification and description of the full genetic pool of Dickeya solani. This bacterium is the causative agent of very important potato diseases. The outcomes of the presented thesis will find applications in agricultural practice.

The supervisor of the doctoral thesis of Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk was Professor Ewa Łojkowska, the co-supervisor was Professor Alessio Mengoni from the University of Florence and the assistant supervisor was Dr. Eng. Wojciech Śledź.

The dissertation was prepared in cooperation with the group of prof. Alessio Mengoni from the University of Florence and with the research team of Professor Paweł Pohl from Wrocław University of Science and Technology.

24.07.2020 Patent Office of the Republic of Poland granted us a patent for a new invention entitled ‘Method to eradicate bacterial phytopathogens with the use of direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge’ (Application no. P.419246 from 2016-10-26) 🙂

This invention is the outcome of collaboration between University of Gdansk and Wroclaw University of Science and Technology.  It enables effective inactivation of plant pathogenic bacteria in a flow-through plasma-based system. The idea is to inhibit the spread of disease-causing agents in the natural environment.