International Projects

• Coordinator of “ROBIOS” -- Strenghtening Romanian Research and Training Capacities in Biosensing and Related Areas (FP6), INCO Contract Number 017464/2005.
   
• Principal contractor for “CHARPAN” - Charged Particle Nanotech (FP6), Contract Number IP 515803.
   
• Novel Impedimetric Affinity Biosensors (IAB) for toxicological applications exploiting E. coli membrane protein LamB. Romania -- Flanders Bilateral Agreement.
  Partners: Prof. Dr. Wim de Coen, Universiteit Antwerpen; Dr. Wim Lauyren, IMEC Belgium; Prof. Dr. Patrik Wagner, Limburgs Universitair Centrum.
   
• Role of membrane organization and dynamics on cell behavior and response to external stimuli. Romania -- Flanders Bilateral Agreement.
  Partners: Prof. Dr. Paul Steels, Faculty of Medicine, Limburgs Universitair Centrum; Prof. Dr. Marc de Broe, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University Hospital Antwerpen; Prof. Dr. Maria Luiza Flonta, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest.
   
• Development of an Impedance Assay for Immunocapture. Brancusi Romania -- France bilateral agreement.
  Partners: Prof. Dr. J.-L. Marty, Universite de Perpignan; Prof. Dr. C. Grommidh, Universite de Montpellier.
   
• "AFRAMILK" Antifraud impedimetric and ultrasonic control system to detect fraud (adulteration) of milk – GRD1-2000-25801.
  Project started in February 2001 within the 5th framework Program of the European Commission, with a duration of 42 months between 2001-2004
  Partners: Institute for Bioprocess - and Analysis Methods, Germany; Centre for Molecular Electronics, Durham University, UK; SECAD S.A., France; RIKILT, State Institute for Quality Control of Agricultural Products, Holland; MEVGAL DAIRY PRODUCT INDUSTRY S.A., Greece.
   
• Towards the development of a rapid portable immunoassay device for the detection of Microorganisms and Toxins in Food industry & Ecology - COBASE Grant Program 2001.
  Partner: Dr. O. Sadik, Department of Chemistry, State University New York, Binghamton.
   
• Impedance Spectroscopy of biological membranes: modeling the epithelial tissues and the dielectric dispersion of the plasma membrane - Romania-Flanders bilateral agreement – 2001-2003
  Partners: Prof. Dr. W. Van Driessche, Catholic University, Leuven; Prof. Dr. P. Steels, LUC, Prof. Dr. G. Borghs IMEC, Belgium
   
• Fluid Rheology Application to biology and medicine, financed by the World Bank
  Coordinator: "Politehnica" University Bucharest, Faculty of Energetics.
  Partners: Clinic of Gastroentherology "Fundeni" Hospital, Bucharest; Institute of Non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, Univ. of Wales - UK; Material Science Deptartment, T.U. Darmstadt - Germany; Chemical Engineering Department, Universidad de Huelva, Spain;
   
• Biomonitoring – quantitative evaluation of biological systems, Romanian-German Bilateral Agreement reference number RUM 003-98
  Partner: Prof. Dr. E. Gersing, Anaesthesiology Clinic, Georg-August University, Goettingen, Germany
   

National Projects

• AGRAL Project RO
  Monitoring the effect of carbonic micro-structured matrices on "in vitro" development of plants.
   
• INVENT Project RO
  INVENT Developing the invention "Rapid High Accuracy Impedance Measurement Method in AC" to HACCP in dairy industry.
   
• AQUALAB Project RO     - EN
  Mobile laboratory for water analysis (microbiological control, metal contamination) according to European Directives.
   
• NANOINT Project RO
  Controlling the interaction between human and bacterial cells with nanostructured surfaces. Strategies for achievement "Intelligent" biosurfaces.
   
• LIPTUM Project RO     - EN
  Role of membrane lipids on the response of tumoral cells to cytostatic treatement (LIPTUM).
   
• PROMEBIOS Project RO     - EN
  Promovarea participarii romanesti la programe europene de cercetare in domeniul biosenzorilor.
   
• 4 technology transfer projects for the food industry in the frame of National Programs for Industrial stimulation "RELANSIN" and "BIOTECH"
   
• CERES national program: ICB became a Centre of Excellence CE 7 / 12.11.2002
   
• Over 10 National Projects and Grants - financed by the Ministry for Education and Research, and the Romanian Academy.
   

Other Relevant Projects Carried Out

• Electromagnetic field effects on cell proliferation, Boehringer Ingelheim grant.
  Common project with The Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Jena, Germany;
   
• Noninvasive monitoring of the cell cycle (JSPS fellowship for Dr. E. Gheorghiu),
  Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Japan;
   
• Nonlinear analysis of cellular dynamics,
  Cooperation with the Department of Theoretical Physics, Wuppertal University, Germany;
   
• Biochemical and Biophysical mechanisms of intracellular signaling under stress conditions & Measurement of intracellular pH by means of Fluorescence techniques
  Joint project with the Medical University "Carol Davila", Bucharest;
   
• Applications of biodynamics to transfusion hematology for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes,
  Joint project with the National Institute of Hematology;
   
• Low-frequency electromagnetic field effect on cell membranes
  Project in the frame of the Bilateral Agreement Romania-Spain.