DUNAREA PROD
CERCETARE
ABOUT THE PROJECT
- Eurostars number: EUROSTARS-3-E!6956
- Financing contract number: 10/2025
- The project title: Integrating novel biopreservatives for the optimization of food safety in dairy products
- Acronym: BIOSAFE4DAIRY
- Project Coordinator: DUNAREA PROD SRL
- Project Manager: Sergiu Dragu
- Financed by: Unitatea Executiva pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior a Cercetarii, Dezvoltarii si Inovarii (UEFISCDI) – Program 5.8 – Cooperare europeana si internationala – Subprogramul 5.8.2 Initiative europene si internationale – EUREKA-EUROSTARS
- Link to UEFISCDI page: www.uefiscdi.gov.ro
- Contract total value: 2.542.003 lei
- Contract value (budget source): 2.100.000 lei
- Duration of implementation: 10.06.2025-10.06.2028
CONSORTIUM COMPONENTS
- Project Coordinator
DUNAREA PROD SRL
Calea Plevnei nr. 8,
Localitatea Bucuresti, sector 5, 50052, Romania
Project Manager – Sergiu DRAGU; dunarea.eureka@yahoo.com
- Partener P1
INSTITUTUL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU CHIMIE SI PETROCHIMIE – ICECHIM Bucuresti
Spl. Independentei 202, sector 6, 06021, Bucuresti, Romania
Project responsible – PhD. Biologist Diana PASARIN; diana.pasarin@gmail.com - Partener P2
UNIVERSITATEA DE STIINTE AGRONOMICE SI MEDICINA VETERINARA BUCURESTI
Bulevardul Marasti nr. 59, sector 1, 011464,
Bucuresti, Romania
Project responsible – PhD. in
Animal Science Iuliu-Gabriel MALOS; iuliumalos@yahoo.com
- Partener P3
DOMCA S.A.
Camino de Jayena,82, 18620, Alhendin, Granada, Spain
Project responsible – R & D Project Manager, José Manuel García MADERO, jgmadero@dmcrc.com
OBJECTIVE
The project aims to develop innovative, clean-label solutions that address the growing consumer demand for natural and healthy foods, while complying with regulatory standards and contributing to the sustainability of the dairy and food ingredients sector.
PROJECT EXPECTED RESULTS
- Innovative formulations of natural food preservatives based on plant extracts, essential oils, and postbiotics with antimicrobial properties.
- New
dairy products (yogurt and spreadable types) with natural food preservatives.
WORK PACKAGES
Work package I – Optimization of extraction processes and characterization of components for the food preservative, Ongoing period: 10.06.2025 – 31.12.2025
Work package II – Development of the food preservative and the dairy product, Ongoing period: 31.12.2025 – 31.12.2026
Work package III – Scale-up of processes and their validation, Ongoing period: 31.12.2026 – 31.12.2027
Work package IV – Validation of the final dairy products, Ongoing period: 31.12.2027 – 10.06.2028
Work package V – Economic effects reporting CO – DUNAREA PROD SRL, Ongoing period: 10.06.2028 – 10.12.2029
Work package VI – Economic effects reporting CO – DUNAREA PROD SRL, Ongoing period: 10.12.2029 – 10.06.2031
TASKS WITHIN WORK PACKAGES
Work package I – Optimization of extraction processes and characterization of components for the food preservative
A.I.1 – A. Physico-chemical characterization of raw materials
A.I.2 – C. Physico-chemical characterization of raw materials
A.I.3 – Optimization of extraction processes and essential oils production
A.I.4 – A. Physico-chemical characterization of extracts and essential oils and standardization of extraction processes
A.I.5 – (Partial) Development of dairy product matrices for the incorporation of the food preservative
EVENTS
CONTACT
Contact person: Sergiu DRAGU, dunarea.eureka@yahoo.com
Address: Calea Plevnei nr. 8, Localitatea Bucuresti, sector 5, 050052, Romania
Tel: 0727392930