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International Course: Principles of Biosafety

16-20 September 2019Antwerp, Belgium People responsible for biosafety and biorisk management in an organization have to cope with an increasing complexity and diversity of topics This international course provides a comprehensive review of all essential elements of risk assessment and risk management, and highlights topics indispensable for biosafety practitioners to fulfil their tasks. The course also […]

IHU Molecular Ecology/Molecular Biology Lab

As part of the MSc in Bioeconomy: Biotechnology and Law and the MSc in Sustainable Agriculture and Business, the International Hellenic University has developed and operates the Molecular Ecology/Molecular Biology Lab in the IHU premises. The lab is equipped with state-of-the-art, modern equipment for advanced research on the fields of molecular biology, molecular ecology, environmental […]

A new research paper from the IHU MSc in Bioeconomy: Biotechnology and Law team

A new research paper from the IHU MSc in Bioeconomy: Biotechnology and Law team (authored by Soultana Tatsika, Katerina Karamanoli, Hera Karayanni and Savvas Genitsaris). The article is titled “Metagenomic Characterization of Bacterial Communities on Ready-to-Eat Vegetables and Effects of Household Washing on their Diversity and Composition” Read the whole article

IHU Students @ Belgium for a BioContact Training!

During the period 6-13 July 2019, the students of the IHU MSc in Bioeconomy: Biotechnology and Law, had the unique opportunity to visit the beautiful city of Ghent, as well as other cities of Belgium, such as Brussels and Antwerp. The BioContact Training included: Guidance by the biosafety experts of Perseus company in the research […]

Next Generation Sequencing Technology in Food Microbiology

by Soultana Tatsika, MSc Student in Bioeconomy / International Hellenic University The advances in DNA sequencing, with the development of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) allow the comprehensive examination of microbial communities, without the need of cultivation (Hall 2007). Thus, instead of examining the genome of an individual bacteria strain that has been grown in a […]

Microalgae: what is it and how we can use it

by Maria Georgakopoulou, MSc alumni in Bioeconomy / International Hellenic University The global climate change has caused dramatic effects in the availability of resources, mainly affecting the food and energy sectors. The parallel rise of global population, estimated to reach nine billion in 2050, has forced the investigation of alternative sources, in order to find […]

For your LONDON’S EYEs only : biotechnological companies in London UK flourishing despite Brexit.

by Victoria Dipla, MSc Student in Bioeconomy / International Hellenic University London is one of the cities in what is known as the “golden- triangle” in Britain, with the other two competitor cities being Oxford and Cambridge. Still ,though, and despite the competition and the total amount of  £182m, that was raised by biotech companies […]