Research projects

Current and completed projects in recent years

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2025

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Bio2AgroFood Applied research into the use of microalgae to enrich foods, as functional feed additives and as biostimulants in crop cultivation (Dr. Bernhard Blank-Landeshammer, Interreg Czech Republic-Austria funding line, EUR 356,000)
JRZ for innovative bioavailability research Research into balanced and optimized nutrient intake in humans and animals and development of improved food supplements and animal feed (Dr. Bernhard Blank-Landeshammer, CDG, EUR 2.3 million)
FFoQSI FP3 K1 Competence Center for Feed and Food Quality, Safety and Innovation (FFG, Upper Austria, Lower Austria and Vienna, EUR 19.4 million in the third funding period 2025 - 2028)

2024

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MikroAktiv MikroAktiv is a cooperation project between the Upper Austrian University of Applied Sciences and FFoQSI and aims to strengthen the safety, sustainability and functionality of food and animal feed (IBW/EFRE & JTF 2021-2027 | Upper Austria, EUR 1.4 million)
PhytoFRASS Research on the effects of black soldier fly feeding products on plants and soil (FFG, dissertation program of the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, 120.000,- Euro)
Black Soldier Fly 2.0 Applied research on sustainable process optimization in black soldier fly breeding (FFG basic programme individual project 67,000 euros)

2023

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TC-BIOsens Development of different biofunctional surfaces as sensory interfaces for (non-)cellular analyses. (Dr. Peter Lanzerstorfer, TIMed 2022++ 1.124.185,- Euro)
TC-NoFAT Combination of cell biology, bioanalytics and bioinformatics for the characterization of plant extracts for the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). (Dr. Bernhard Blank-Landeshammer, TIMed 2022++
BIOCYTOPLAC Bioavailability and cytoprotective potential of tormentic acid and its esterified form from plant cell cultures
Regio-Plants Health-promoting effects of regional plants in the region Bavaria-Tyrol-Upper Austria

2022

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TCA3-TC-BIOsens Development of different biofunctional surfaces as sensory interfaces for (non-)cellular analyses.

2021

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Cell surface clusters of MHC class I molecules The two-hybrid antibody micropattern technique, which distinguishes the conformational forms of class I MHC, is used to study the formation of these clusters, their structure and their physiological role. This work is complemented by single molecule microscopy, biochemistry and in silico studies. (Dr. Peter Lanzertorfer, FWF JOINT, 276.853,- Euro)
PhytoFERM Microencapsulation and fermentation of plant substances to increase their biological effectiveness (FFG, dissertation program of the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, 120,000 euros)
REACT - Technologies for the manufacture of zero defect products Development of various methods in the field of “Zero Defect Manufacturing” (ZDM). ZDM aims to generally avoid or at least significantly reduce rejects. This is particularly important in connection with the entire value chain of food and animal feed. 01.01.2021 - 30.09.2022 (ERDF | Upper Austria, 715,000 euros)

2020

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ZELLchip Cell biochips as a basis for the investigation of MHC class I molecule clusters (FFG, dissertation program of the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, 109.705,- Euro)

2019

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TC-PhytoCluster
Phytogenics Molecular biological characterization of the protective mechanisms of selected phytogenic substances

2018

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FODMAPs Analytical methods for the detection of FODMAPs and microorganisms involved
TC BioScreen

2017

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FFoQSI K1 Competence Center for Feed and Food Quality, Safety and Innovation, FFoQSI (FFG, Upper Austria, Lower Austria and Vienna, EUR 16.4 million in the first funding period 2017 - 2020 and EUR 19.4 million in the second funding period 2021 - 2024)
TC-Ressel
TC-Micro-Patterning
TeaSTAR

2016

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SLF

2015

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PhytoSTAR
BF-GlucoSTAR High-content screening platform for the identification and characterization of insulin-mimetic substances
KuRR

2014

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StarPATT

2013

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PhytoDoc

2012

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Celmophyt