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Participation in ECCO XLI – “Impact of microbial resources in health care, agriculture and ecology” – Brussels 2023
Within the framework of our ECCO membership, Joanna Bucka-Kolendo, Ph.D. and Justyna Nasiłowska, M.Sc. from the Collection of Industrial Microorganisms of Instytut Biotechnologii Przemysłu Rolno-Spożywczego - PIB attended a wonderful conference - ECCO XLI 'The impact...
Horizon Europe Brokerage Event for Cluster 6 – Calls 2024 (Care4Bio project)
On the 26th of September, the representatives of the Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology, Prof. Krystian Marszałek from the Department of Fruit and Vegetable Product Technology and Agata Wierzbińska, M.A. from the Department of Research Coordination,...
Introductory training – European Food Risk Assessment Fellowship Programme (EU-FORA)
This month, the IBPRS-PIB young researchers Nikola Maciejewska, M.Sc. from the Department of Food Quality and Łukasz Woźniak, Ph.D. from the Department of Food Analysis participated, as scholars of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in the 3-week introductory...
Meeting of the COST Action Working Group: ‘CA21149 – Reducing acrylamide exposure of consumers by a cereals supply-chain approach targeting asparagine’
On 6th September, Anna Szafrańska, PhD, Eng. Head of the Department of Grain Processing and Bakery, participated in the meeting of the COST Action Working Group: ‘CA21149 - Reducing acrylamide exposure of consumers by a cereals supply-chain approach targeting...
‘PROMISEANG’ PROJECT KICK-OFF MEETING
On the 15th of September, the Institute of Agricutural and Food Biotechnology was a host to the kick-off meeting of the Horizon Europe Project ‘PROMISEANG’ - ‘Alternative PROteins from MIcrobial fermentation of non-conventional SEA sources for Next-Generation food,...
28th AIRAPT and 60th EHPRG International Conference
On the 23rd-28th of July, representatives of our scientific staff - Professor Krystian Marszałek and Ph.D. student Zhe Chen from the Department of Fruit and Vegetable Product Technology participated in the '28th AIRAPT and 60th EHPRG International Conference'...
Congratulations on your scholarship Mr. Zhe Chen!
Prof. Waclaw Dabrowski Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology- State Research Institute informs that as a result of the competition for a scholarship/Ph.D. student position in the NCN OPUS 16 project entitled: "New derivatives of plant carboxylic acids as...
Cooperation between Istanbul University and IBPRS
Last week, the representatives of IBPRS - Joanna Bucka-Kolendo, Ph.D. (Department of Microbiology) and Agata Wierzbińska, M.A. (Department of Research Coordination, Scientific Information and Marketing) held meetings at the Istanbul University which were organized as...
Lukasz Wozniak Ph.D. and Nikola Smigielska M.Sc. received scholarships in The European Food Risk Assessment (EU-FORA) Fellowship Programme
We are pleased to announce that within the Institute’s cooperation with EFSA, 2 young researchers from the IBPRS-PIB have received scholarships in this year's edition of The European Food Risk Assessment (EU-FORA) Fellowship Programme. They will complete their...
Prof. Waclaw Dabrowski Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology – State Research Institute was founded in 1949 in Warsaw as the Main Institute of Agricultural and Food Industry. Having changed its name several times, last one given in 2012 before the incorporation into its structures of two other institutes with a long tradition: The Institute of Meat and Fat Industries and the Sugar Industry Institute, as well as several other research laboratories. Currently, the institute consists of 12 departments equipped with modern laboratories and using more than 600 accredited research methods.
The main task of the Institute is to conduct basic and applied research in the field of agri-food biotechnology, safe food production and storage, supporting agri-food industry and carrying out activities aimed at improving the quality of people’s life. The Institute cooperates with industrial partners from various areas of the agri-food sector and related sectors, including environmental protection, renewable energy and refrigeration.
The Institute employs over 200 employees, including three titular professors, nine associate professors and 33 PhD researchers.
Prof. Wacław Dąbrowski Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology – State Research Institute conducts scientific, development and implementation work in the field of biotechnology and agri-food technology. These works, of final application type, encompass many disciplines, such as:
technical microbiology and food microbiology, cellular engineering, process engineering, chemistry and biochemistry, food technology, human nutrition and dietetics. The Institute’s fields of activity also include many sectors of the agri-food industry: yeast industry, spirit distillation, viticulture, vinegar production, beer brewing, fruit and vegetable processing, cereal processing and storage, potato and starch processing, bakery and confectionery, food concentrates, frozen and chilled food, sugar production, meat and fat processing, and the production of microbiological preparations (enzymatic, probiotic, starter cultures and others)
Research areas – key words:
food safety, food analysis, food quality, biodiversity, functional food, food concentrates, renewable energy sources, starch products, fermentation technology, meat and fat industry, fruits, vegetables, cereal processing, bakery, distillers, refrigeration, sugar industry, microbiology, dairy industry, collection of cultures.
