Globalization of the industry and scientific research market requires collaboration among specialists from all over the world.

The advancement of information technologies, knowledge-based management as well as the continuously increasing number of international projects make it necessary for all scientific, R&D and industrial entities to join forces and conduct research in the area of all global competencies, so as to meet the needs of particular countries and organizations.

The Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology is involved in long-term academic and research partnerships with R&D institutions from Europe and Asia.

Our international partners include research centers and universities from:

CHINA

• Academic and R&D agreement with the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS).
  Scope of cooperation: Cooperation within the exchange of experiences and the joint publications.
• Academic and R&D agreement with the College of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University.
  Scope of cooperation: Cooperation within the exchange of experiences and joint publications.

GERMANY

• Academic and R&D agreement with the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden.
  Scope of cooperation: Application of microorganisms for the enzymatic polycondensation and degradation of polymers.

ITALY

• Academic and R&D agreement with the Università degli Studi di Padova. 
  Scope of cooperation: Innovative high-pressure process to extend the shelf life of organic „ready-to-eat” food, Project ERA-NET, SUSFOOD2

JAPAN

• Academic and R&D agreement with the Division of Microbiology, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi.
  Scope of cooperation: Potential of metabolic pathways of fungi of the genus Trichoderma in the process of degradation / transformation of fusion mycotoxins together with the assessment of the bioavailability of newly formed degradation products in vitro.

PORTUGAL

• Academic and R&D agreement with the University of Minho.
  Scope of cooperation: Implementation and Sustainability of Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure for 21st Century, H2020 project

SPAIN

• Academic and R&D agreement with the Universitat de València.
  Scope of cooperation: The use of new, innovative techniques for the preservation, processing of food and the study of nutrients bioavailability.

UKRAINE

• Academic and R&D agreement with the Lviv Polytechnic National University.
  Scope of Cooperation: Cooperation within the exchange of experiences in improvement of sugar production technology, organization of joint conferences and joint publications and patents.
• Academic and R&D agreement with the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
  Scope of cooperation: Cooperation within the exchange of experiences in improvement of sugar production technology, organization of joint conferences and joint publications and patents.