Biotech Lab

The laboratory of Biotechnology (Biotech lab) is a research unit of the Department of Biological Applications and Technologies (http://bat.uoi.gr/eng/index.php) of the University of Ioannina (www.uoi.gr). 

 More than 60 under-graduate, 10 M.Sc. and 10 PhD students as well 4 Postdocs have been worked or work in the laboratory of Biotechnology.

The research group of the Laboratory of Biotechnology consists of 2 University professors (Prof Haralambos (Haris) Stamatis and Assistant Professor  Petros Katapodis), 1 researcher (Dr. Angeliki Polydera),  2 post-doctoral researchers, 5 PhD students and 5 MSc students. The research group has a significant research activity and experience in the field of Enzyme and Microbial Technology, Biocatalysis and Nanobiotechnology.

Members of the group were participated in 30 European and Greek funded research projects and have has more than 160 publications in International peer-review Journals and books. The Biotechnology Laboratory maintains a fruitful collaboration with numerous Greek and European Laboratories.

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The main research activities of the members of the Biotech lab focus on the

 – Development of new “green” bioprocesses in conventional and non-conventional media for the production of high-value products (antioxidants, nutraceuticals, compounds with antiplatelet, anticancer, anti-angiogenic anti-microbial and anti-aging activity) and biodegradation of pollutants

– Development of bionanoassemblies and bionanodevices and their application in biocatalytic processes, drug delivery and biosensing 

– Study of the enzyme function-structure relationship in organized nanostructures and nanomaterials

-Green processes for the production of nanomaterials and fine-chemicals

– Production, cloning, overexpression, purification and characterization of enzymes, Improvement of enzymes properties using enzyme engineering approaches

– Production of high-value products and biofuels by microbial cultures and microalgae (Modeling/Optimization/ Scale-up).

–  Microbial biodegradation/biotransformation of pollutants.