Grants 2000-2005

European Research grants

1. LIFE 00 ENV/GR/000671 MINOS:“Process development for an integrated olive oil mill waste management recovering natural antioxidants and producing organic ferilizer” (2001-2004). Best life environment project award.

2. LIFE 03 ENV/GR/000223 DIONYSOS: “Development of an economically viable process for the integrated management of winemaking industry waste; production of high added value natural products and organic fertilizer” (2003-2005). Top-5 best life environment project award.

3. PHYTOHEALTH: “Improving health through dietary phytoestrogens. A pan European network on consumers issues and opportunities for producers.”

4. EPET 2004: “Design and development of new functional foods and food supplements, based on the Mediterranean diet and the biodiversity of the Greek flora.”

5. EUREKA 2003:“SERMs - Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators:Synthesis and evaluation of biological activity.”

6. EUREKA 2005: “Utilization of perisperm and other parts of the sesame plant for extraction and further isolation of bioactive compounds with high added value.”

7. EUREKA 2005: “Exploitation of tomato and fruit industry waste via the recovery of high added value bioactive constituents.”

8. EUREKA 2005: “Evaluation of the estrogenic activity of natural compounds and derivatives thereof: Development of innovative pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.”

9. EUREKA 2005: “Integration of bioactive plant extracts in the production and certification of high quality biofunctional dairy products.”

10. EUREKA 2005: “Exploitation of Thessaly s grape pomace distillates particularities for the production and certification of high quality Tsipouro.”