Grants and Projects

The Nature of the Inhibitory Effect of Monascus Pigments on Bacteria of the Genus Clostridium, GA26-21769S 
Provider: Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (GACR)
Principal investigator: prof. Dr. Ing. Petra Patáková, Ústav biotechnologie, VŠCHT Praha
Co-investigators: doc. Ing. Karel Sedlář, Ph.D., VUT Brno
Duration: 2026-2028

Interaction of polyphenol antioxidants with cereal starch and proteins under extrusion conditions; 25-16506S
Provider: Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (GACR)
Principal investigator: Marcel Karabín, Ph.D., Institute of Biotechnology, University of Chemical Technology, Prague
Co-investigators: prof. Ing. Tomáš Brányik, Ph.D., Research Institute of Brewing and Malting, a.s., doc. Ing. Evžen Šárka, CSc., Institute of Carbohydrates and Cereals, UCT Prague
Duration: 2025-2027

Sustainable polyurethanes: from cradle to grave with the help of enzymes; 24-10651K
Funding provider: Czech Science Foundation (GACR)
Researcher in charge: doc. Ing. Martin Halecký, Ph.D., Department of Biotechnology, UCT Prague
Co-researcher: Ing. Hynek Beneš, Ph.D., Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences and prof. dr hab. inż. Janusz Datta, Gdansk University of Technology
Period: 2024-2026

Biorefining and circular economy for sustainability, TN02000044
Funding provider: Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TACR) – programme NCK
Researcher in Charge: Ing. Olga Šolcová, DSc., Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS
Co-researcher: prof. Ing. Karel Melzoch, CSc.,  Department of Biotechnology, UCT Prague and a consortium of other institutions
Period: 2023-2028

New solutions in the area of reducing energy intensity and reducing emissions in biorefining processes and agriculture, TN02000044/01
Funding provider: Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TACR) – programme NPO
Researcher in Charge: Ing. Olga Šolcová, DSc., Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS
Co-researcher: prof. Ing. Karel Melzoch, CSc.,  Department of Biotechnology, UCT Prague and a consortium of other institutions
Period: 2023-2026