Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia

Prof. Milan Certik, PhD. (director of Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of technology) is a team leader/lecturer and his research is focused on study and regulation of microbial production of biologically active lipophilic compounds by solid state and submerged fermentations and applications of these bioproducts in food/feed fields. An important part of his work also deals with gene engineering, characterization of the key gene coding biosynthesis of biologically active compounds and their functional expression in microorganisms and plants. The work links classical biotechnology and agrobiotechnology as well as microbial and plant genomic and metabolomic with the aim to improve nutritional properties of agro-sources into high-valued bioproducts. He has published 178 scientific and special papers, 1 book and 12 chapters in books and participated in 450 conference contributions (36 Keynote/Invited lectures). He has stayed at several Universities/Institutions over the World (e.g. Japan, Thailand, USA, Taiwan, France, Greece, Norway…).