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As the Department name indicates, the Department of Biotechnology is engaged in education, science, and consultancy activities in biotechnologies from the chemical, technical, and engineering points of view. The Department's core activities are in brewing, biotechnologies for environmental protection, alternative fuel production, issues of biofilms, and the production of biodetergents and enzymes.
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Interested students can participate in scientific and research work at the Department from the outset of their studies.
Given a wide range of contacts in Europe and worldwide, it is possible to apply for study or research fellowships.
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Research focuses on biotechnological processes in their entireties—including the behavior of biological agents; the study of unit operations which are involved in modern biotechnology, including downstream processing; aspects of bioengineering and the modeling and simulation of bioprocesses; the application of biotechnological processes in the food, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and chemical industries; and environmental protection.
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Collaboration with domestic and international industrial and research partners on a wide range of joint projects involving basic and applied research, scaling of technologies and reactors, solution of technological problems by form of grants or cooperation contracts is an essential part of our scientific and research work. An integral part of this cooperation is the involvement of students of all learning levels in such projects to improve their knowledge and skills.
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Contact
Room: |
A121 |
Phone: |
+420 220 44 4126 |
E-mail: |
karel.melzoch@vscht.cz |
Education and Employment
1982 | MSc. degree (Ing.), ICT Prague. |
1984-1989 | Research Engineer at the Department of Fermentation Chemistry and Bioengineering, ICT Prague. |
1989 | PhD degree in Fermentation Chemistry and Technology, ICT Prague. |
1989-1997 | Assistant Professor at the Department of Fermentation Chemistry and Bioengineering, ICT Prague. |
1997 | Associate Professor in the field of Biotechnology, ICT Prague. |
1997-2006 | Vice-dean of Faculty of Food and Biochemistry Technology, ICT Prague. |
2002-2011 | Head of the Department of Fermentation Chemistry and Bioengineering, ICT Prague. |
2006-2011 | Dean of Faculty of Food and Biochemistry Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague. |
2007 | Professor of Biotechnology, ICT Prague. |
since 2002 | Rector of UCT Prague. |
Study stays abroad
1986 | 2 month stay at Department of Industrial Biotechnology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Moscow, USSR (Bilateral agreement). |
1990 | 6 month stay at the Department of Microbiology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Bilateral Agreement of Governments). |
1993 | 6 month stay at the Department of Microbiology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Tempus mobility). |
1996 | 3 month stay at the INETI Lisbon, Portugal (Copernicus). |
Teaching Activity
Supervisor of Bachelor, Diploma and PhD Theses.
Lectures in downstream processing in Biotechnology and participation in several other subjects offered by the Department and Faculty.
Current Research Topics
Bioproduction of ethanol, butanol, lactic acid, biomass, ergosterol, antibiotics, etc.
Production of alternative biofuels
Biorefinery (biomass treatment)
Waste management, exploitation of wastes from agriculture and food processing
Methods of microbial cultivation, integrated fermentation systems and down-stream processing
Knowledge-based control and modelling of bioprocesses
Immobilization of microbial cells
Microbial physiology