Completed projects
Project name: “KERATECH – technology for the clean-up of the sludge with keratins, based on the fermented keratins segmentation”
Project period: 2009 - 2011
Institution providing financial support: European Union Regional development fund (VP2.1.3-ŪM-02-K Intelektas LT program)
Sum of the financial support: 758 784 Lt support from the fund, 832 346 Lt from JSC “Biocentras” finances.
Brief introduction of the project idea: To develop original novel complex technology, based on high biotechnologies, for the clean-up of the various waste with keratins, which could be used for the development of the new products and introduction them to the market.
Project name: “SORBENT - Soil remediation technique for in situ cleaning of soils contaminated with heavy hydrocarbons mixtures”
Project period: 2009 - 2011
Institution providing financial support: European Union program Framework 7
Sum of the financial support: 1 392 639 € support from the program, 485 279 € JSC “Biocentras” share.
Brief introduction of the Project idea: To develop and test new, reliable and economical technology for the clean-up of the soil contaminated with heavy oil fractions.
Partners: JSC “Grota”, Lithuania; Himal Przedsiebiorstwo Produkcyjno-Handlowe, Poland; Clean-Biotech, S.L.L, Spain; Wild Berry Environmental Ltd., UK; L‘Urederra Fundacion, Spain; Estonian Innovation Institute, Estonia.
Project name: “BIOSKALESTER - design and evaluation of ageing – resistant with controllable flammability biodegradable esters”
Project period: 2008 - 2010
Institution providing financial support: Lithuanian State Science and Studies Foundation
Brief introduction of the Project idea: During the project, biotechnological synthesis from oils, grease and other renewable sources is being researched. Most perspective synthesis processes are selected and manufacturing technologies to obtain and evaluate the experimental production – controllable flammability ageing-resistant biodegradable esters, are introduced. Suitability of the esters is examined in two areas: as plasticizers, used in plastic production, and like basic lubricants, used in bio lubricants.
Partners: Chemistry institute, Biotechnology institute, Vilnius University.
Project name: “KERAKTIV – products line, based on enzymatic keratins degradation in various waste, development opportunity research”
Project period: 2008 - 2009
Institution providing financial support: European Union Regional development fund (VP2-1.3-ŪM-01-K Idėja LT)
Sum of the financial support: finance from fund 56 218 Lt, finance from JSC “Biocentras” 56 218 Lt.
Brief introduction of the Project idea: Technical opportunity research has been prepared for the help of the R&D practice: to develop original novel complex technology, based on high biotechnologies, for the clean-up of the various waste with keratins, which could be used for the development of the new products and introduction them to the market.
Project name: “BIODIESELLUBRICANT - development of the new biodiesel and biolubricant production technologies based on biocatalysis”
Project period: 2007 - 2009
Institution providing financial support: Lithuanian State Science and Studies Foundation
Brief introduction of the Project idea: New biodiesel and biolubricant production technologies based on biocatalysis have been developed.
Partners: Lithuanian University of Agriculture; Vilnius University; Kaunas Technology University; Concern „Achemos grupė“, Lithuania.
Project name: “Cloning of protein preparation gene characterized with hemopoietic activity, research of biosynthesis and extraction processes.”
Project period: 2007 - 2008
Institution providing financial support: European Union Regional development fund (BPD 3.1.)
Sum of the financial support: finance from fund 880 000 Lt, finance from JSC “Biocentras” 400 000 Lt.
Brief introduction of the Project idea: New protein medicinal preparation has been developed, characterized with hemopoietic activity, which means that in human organism it stimulates the growth of blood cells like granulocytes and monocytes that protects the organism from bacterial infections.
Project name: E! 3296 “AMSIS – complex information technologies system for accidents prevention and accidents consequences clean-up”
Project period: 2004 - 2007
Institution providing financial support: European Union program EUREKA
Sum of the financial support: total project budget 450 000 €.
Brief introduction of the Project idea: Complex information technologies system for accidents prevention and accidents consequences clean-up has been developed. It enables to evaluate the volume of the accident very quickly and to choose optimal solutions for the liquidation of the accident consequences. System is dedicated for large companies that have a risk for pollution spill to the environment or for those, which clean-up pollution from the soil and water.
Partners: Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, Latvia; JSC „Kemek engineering“, Lithuania; „Lattelekom“, Latvia.
Project name: E! 3726 “DEGREAS – optimized complex technology for grease waste utilization”
Project period: 2006 - 2009
Institution providing financial support: European Union program EUREKA
Sum of the financial support: total project budget 370 000 €.
Brief introduction of the Project idea: New inexpensive and effective technology for grease waste treatment in environment has been developed. According this technology, grease from effluent at first is removed mechanically and then they are degraded biologically with active micro organisms.
Partners: Kaunas Technology University, Lithuania; Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, Latvia; Lazdonas Piensaimnieks, Latvia; Zeltabele, Latvia.
Project name: “ULSYS – ultimate pressure dressing system for the treatment of venous ulcers”
Project period: 2005 - 2007
Institution providing financial support: European Union program Framework 6
Sum of the financial support: total project budget 1 634 816 €, 193 646 € JSC “Biocentras” finance.
Brief introduction of the Project idea: Novel ultimate pressure dressing system for the treatment of venous ulcers has been developed. It reduces patients’ treatment time and cheapens venous treatment process.
Partners: Blueprint Innovation Ltd., UK; Focus Product Development Ltd., UK; UAB „Lokmis“, Lithuania; Informa S.r.l., Italy; UAB „Valentis“, Lithuania; Campus Micro Technologies GmbH, Vokietija; Vernon Carus Ltd., UK; Aintree Hospital NHS Trust, UK; Puslaidininkių fizikos institutas, Lithuania; Bradford Vascular Surgical Woundcare Unit, UK; Techovent Limited, UK.
Project name: “PURILEACH – modular purification system for heavily polluted leachate”
Project period: 2005 - 2007
Institution providing financial support: European Union program Framework 6
Sum of the financial support: total project budget 763 768 €, 173 135 € JSC “Biocentras” finance.
Brief introduction of the Project idea: New, reliable and economical system for purification of the heavily polluted leachate has been developed.
Partners: Fundacijon L‘UREDERRA Plaza de los Fueros, Spain; Aqua Enviro Ltd., UK; Hidraulica, Depuracion y Ecologia., Spain; Bomers Engineering, The Netherlands; Servicios de Montjurra S.A, Spain; OZON kornyezetvedelmi Szolgaltatoo Kft, Hungary; UAB „Lokmis, Lithuania; UAB „Agava“, Lithuania; UAB „Prekybos namai Krivis“, Lithuania; Silesian University of Technology, Poland.
Project name: “ABSORB – novel absorbent for a clean-up of the polluted oil reservoirs, sewage and gas”
Project period: 2003 - 2004
Institution providing financial support: European Union program Framework 5
Sum of the financial support: 180 000 € JSC “Biocentras” finance.
Brief introduction of the Project idea: New economical and effective absorbent for a clean-up of the polluted oil reservoirs, sewage and gas has been developed.
Partners: VANE BEHEER B.V., The Netherlands; A. Silva Matos-Metalomecanicas S.A., Portugal; Wipa Tankschutservice Gmbh, Germany; Servicios de Montjurra S.A, Spain; Oil Cleaning Bioproducts Ltd., UK; The Velters CO. Ltd., UK; Rapra Technology Ltd., UK; Fundacion L‘UREDERRA Plaza de los Fueros, Spain.
Project name: E!2522 “OPTISOILCLEAN – optimized complex technology of cleaning soil contaminated by oil pollutants”
Project period: 2001 - 2005
Institution providing financial support: European Union program EUREKA
Sum of the financial support: total project budget 750 000 €.
Brief introduction of the Project idea: Complex technology for clean-up of the polluted soil has been developed and optimized. According to this technology, migrating fraction of the contaminated oil is separated with bio-surfactants, whereas non-migrating fraction is neutralized with active micro organisms.
Partners: KTU, Lithuania; Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, Latvia